Assessment Calendar

Assessment of the Common Curriculum (CC) occurs on a three-year cycle to allow for a more intentional and meaningful evaluation of student learning. The Assessment Calendar outlines the components scheduled for assessment from AY 2026-2027 through AY 2031-2032. You can also review the historical calendar.

Year
 Action
1

Data collection and analysis.

Faculty collect and submit student assessment assignments to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) for juried assessment.
2

Identify improvement strategies.

IE reports the juried assessment results to participating departments who subsequently work to identify student learning improvement strategies (e.g., improvements to the learning environment, improvements to course design, assignment design revision, etc.).

Departments subsequently provide evidence of identifying improvement strategies.
3

Implement improvement strategies.

Departments implement the identified improvement strategies, preparing for the next data collection cycle with the goal of continuously enhancing student learning outcomes.

Departments subsequently provide evidence of implementing improvement strategies.
Although the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) does not collect assessment artifacts for all CC tags every year, faculty are expected to assess the components associated with their courses each term to ensure students are meeting the stated student learning outcomes.