CLASS Assessment

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Science Assessment Explained

In education, the term assessment refers to the variety of approaches used to evaluate students' progress learning. At 糖心Vlog, we define assessment as the process of collecting information about student learning and the learning experience in order to analyze and implement improvements for student learning. Assessment helps us to determine how well learning outcomes at the course (SLOs), program (PLOs), and University (ILOs) level are being reached. The data is then used to inform curricular and pedagogical changes.

1. Curriculum maps. Graphic illustration (typically a table or matrix) that shows where learning outcomes are fostered in a program.  It is developed by program faculty to chart the relationship between the program outcomes (PLOs) and what is taught in the core required courses.  It focuses attention on how what is being taught relates to stated outcomes and helps faculty create a program assessment plan that provides information of the attainment of learning outcomes at both the program and course level.

2. Long-Term Assessment Plans (5-year plans) are used by college programs for planning for their required academic Annual Report as guided by the Committee on Academic Planning and Review (CAPR) to demonstrate self-evaluation and curricular revitalization and to make decisions about program, faculty and student needs, resource allocation, and management. Annual Reports support Five Year Program Reviews, see below.

3. Departments complete annual reports and five-year reviews on the assessment results for that academic year (annual report) and for the previous five academic years (five-year reviews) and plans moving forward based on those results.

Both Annual Reports by Department and Five-Year Reviews by Department are posted by CAPR.


(ILOs) are those learning outcomes that are expected of every graduate of the institution, both undergraduate and graduate and are closely aligned with General Education requirements. ILOs are assessed according to the in the major and in co-curricular programs and activities with a schedule that aligns timing for undergraduate, graduate, and General Education ILO assessment.

ILOs are also assessed in our Overlays in our Local Breadth Requirements which are approved courses in  Diversity, Social Justice, and Sustainability that meet graduation requirements.  ILOs are assessed by the ILO Subcommittee, a  faculty committee.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are associated with the requirements for the major. They are those outcomes that are expected of every graduate within a specific major or degree program and are focused on mastery and depth of disciplinary knowledge. Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes is the responsibility of program faculty. The results are reported annually and through a five-year review cycle to the Committee on Academic Planning and Review (CAPR).

 Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are developed by faculty and assessed by the individual faculty member teaching a course.  These are the knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of all students completing a course and are evaluated by the instructor as part of the regular grading process. Course Student Learning Outcomes for all courses are available in the and are included in every course syllabus as outlined in the  approved by the Academic Senate.

Accreditation & Curriculum

Accreditation

Accreditation is the recognition that an institution maintains standards requisite for its graduates to gain admission to other reputable institutions of higher learning or to achieve credentials for professional practice. The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality.

The CLASS Programs receiving external accreditation are also listed in the above link.

Make Changes to Your Program

Information on curriculum development for program changes can be found in the CLASS Curriculum Committee page.

 

CLASS Assessment

Departments/Programs Curriculum Map Long-term Curriculum Assessment Plan

Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies

B.A. Anthropology BA BA
B.A. Environmental Studies BA BA
B.S. Geography BS BS
B.A. Global Studies (formerly International Studies) BA  BA

Art

B.A. Art Not Available Not Available
B.F.A. Art Not Available Not Available
M.A. Interaction Design and Interactive Art (formerly Multimedia) Not Available Not Available

Communication

B.A. Communication BA  BA
M.A. Communication MA MA
Criminal Justice
B.S. Criminal Justice BS BS

English

B.A. English BA  BA
M.A. English (suspended 2019) Not Available Not Available
M.A. TESOL Not Available Not Available

Ethnic Studies

B.A. Ethnic Studies BA BA

History

B.A. History BA BA
M.A. History MA MA

Human Development

B.A. Human Development BA BA

Liberal Studies

B.A. Liberal Studies BA  BA

Modern Languages and Literatures

B.A. French BA BA
B.A. Spanish BA BA

Music

B.A. Music BA  BA
M.A. Music MA MA

Philosophy

B.A. Philosophy BA BA

Political Science

B.A. Political Science BA  BA

Public Affairs and Administration

M.S. Health Care Administration  MS MS
M.P.A. Public Administration MPA MPA

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology BS BS
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology MS MS

Sociology

B.A. Sociology BA BA

Social Work

M.S.W. Social Work MSW MSW

Theatre

B.A. Theatre Arts BA BA

 

Departments/Programs 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19

Anthropology, Geography, and Environmental Studies

B.A. Anthropology 2022 2019
B.A. Environmental Studies 2022 2019
B.S. Geography 2022 2019
B.A. Global Studies (formerly International Studies) 2022 2019

Art

B.A. Art 2022 2020 2019
B.F.A. Art 2022 2020 2019
M.A. Interaction Design and Interactive Art (formerly Multimedia) 2022 2020 2019

Communication

B.A. Communication 2022 2019
M.A. Communication 2022 2020 2019

Criminal Justice

B.S. Criminal Justice 2022 2019

English

B.A. English 2022 2019
M.A. English (suspended 2019) N/A N/A 2020 2019
M.A. TESOL   N/A N/A 2020 2019

Ethnic Studies

B.A. Ethnic Studies 2022 2019

History

B.A. History 2022 2020 2019
M.A. History 2022 2020 2019

Human Development

B.A. Human Development 2022 2019

Liberal Studies

B.A. Liberal Studies 2022 2019

Modern Languages and Literatures

B.A. French N/A 2019
B.A. Spanish N/A 2019

Music

B.A. Music 2023 2022 2019
M.A. Music 2022 2020 2019

Philosophy

B.A. Philosophy 2022 2019

Political Science

B.A. Political Science 2022 2019

Public Affairs and Administration

M.S. Health Care Administration  2022 2019
M.P.A. Public Administration 2022 2019

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology 2022 2020 2019
M.S. Speech-Language Pathology 2022 2020 2019

Sociology

B.A. Sociology 2022
2019

Social Work

M.S.W. Social Work 2022 2019

Theatre

B.A. Theatre Arts 2022 2019

 

Archive

Departments / Programs Curriculum Map

Assessment 

5-Yr Plan

Annual Assessment Reports

(submitted Fall of the following year)

2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019
AGES

AGES

INTS

AGES

INTS

ART/MM

ART

ART

COMM

COMM

COMM

CRJ

CRJ

CRJ

ENGL

ENGL

ENGL

ES

 ES

ES

HIS

HIST BA

HIST MA

HIST

HDEV

 HDEV

HDEV

LBST

 LBST

LBST

MLL

 MLL

MLL

MUS

 MUS

MUS

PHIL

 PHIL

PHIL

POSC

 POSC

POSC

PUAD/HCA

HCA

PUAD

 

HCA

PUAD

SLHS

SLHS

SLHS

SOC

SOC

SOC

SW

SW

SW

THEA

THEA

THEA