Assessment Guidelines Overview
The Assessment Resources section serves as a centralized hub for institutional assessment guidance, requirements, and support. This area helps faculty, staff, and administrators plan, implement, and document assessment activities to support student learning, operational effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
This section includes:
- Assessment Guides (Undergraduate, Graduate, Certificate, and General Education)
- Assessment Services and Support from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness
- Assessment Reporting Deadlines and Extension Procedures
- Assessment Policies and Requirements
The Institutional Effectiveness team, within Academic Planning and Accountability, maintains these resources.
Support Services
We strive to promote quality education by serving as a resource to help faculty and staff engage in meaningful, sustainable assessment practices that support continuous improvement, student learning, and institutional effectiveness. Our areas of expertise include:
- Assessment and research methods
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Curricular redesign
- Data analytics
- Curriculum mapping
- Survey construction
- Statistics
To foster a culture of continuous improvement that supports evidence-based decision making and enhances student learning, our team offers the following types of services and support:
- Developing effective outcomes, assessment methods, and improvement strategies
- Collaborating with faculty, administrators, and staff to produce manageable, sustainable, and meaningful assessment plans and reports
- Supporting strategic planning and decision-making processes aligned with best assessment practices
- Developing and disseminating assessment-related resources
- Facilitating and implementing professional development opportunities related to assessment
- Documenting institutional assessment practices
- Reviewing and providing feedback on assessment plans and results
Our team is available to answer questions and assist you in all your assessment needs.
Assessment Report Deadline Extensions
Units needing additional time to submit an assessment report must review the Assessment Report Deadline Extension Guide and submit a request using the appropriate DocuSign form.
Submit the Correct Form
Academic Units (Academic Programs, General Education Courses, and Colleges):
Submit the Academic Extension Request Form
Administrative and Student Support Units:
Submit the Administrative Extension Request Form
Quick Process
- Review extension eligibility and requirements
- Complete the correct DocuSign form
- Submit before the published reporting deadline
- Await confirmation from Institutional Effectiveness
Assessment Policies and Institutional Requirements
Assessment activities at the university are governed by the following policies. Policies are listed below beginning with academic assessment and program quality policies, followed by administrative and institutional effectiveness policies.
Academic Assessment and Program Quality
Administrative and Institutional Effectiveness
