Assessment Plans at Other Colleges and Universities
by Department or Interdisciplinary Program
The following examples of assessment plans at other universities and colleges are intended to be
illustrative of the possibilities for assessments. It is most important for faculty to design assessments that
address the key questions that they have about their curricula.
 What kinds of curricular decisions might be influenced by the assessment?
 How will those decisions be made and by whom?
 What are the key questions that we need to answer through the assessment?
 What could provide us with the data that we need to answer those questions?
ACCOUNTING
University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/outcomes/upload/ACTG.pdf (2007)
University of Texas – Pan American
https://portal.utpa.edu/portal/page/portal/utpa_main/daa_home/coba_new_home/coba_files/B815
60D15CD11868E044000E7F4F739C (2009-2015 plan)
Program information:
https://portal.utpa.edu/portal/page/portal/utpa_main/daa_home/coba_new_home/coba_files/MAC
C%20Program%20Learning%20Goals%20and%20Assessment%20Plan%20Overview.pdf
ANTHROPOLOGY
University of Colorado – Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/anth.htm (2002)
University of Florida
http://assessment.aa.ufl.edu/Data/Sites/22/media/pdf/clas_anthropology_aap_201112_revised3_accepted.pdf (2012)
ART
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
http://cte.illinois.edu/outcomes/pdfs/unitassess/art_and_design08.pdf (2008)
Kent State
http://explore.kent.edu/aa/aap/aapart.htm
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/art.html (2001)
ART HISTORY
University of Minnesota – Morris
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/committees/asl/unit2000/arthistory.html (2000)
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/assessment/upload/ArtHistUGPlan.pdf (2009)
Compiled 2/2013
BIOLOGY
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/biology.html (2001)
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0304/biology-plan.pdf (2004)
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/assessment/upload/BiosciAsses2005.pdf (2005)
BUSINESS
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/BUSINESS.HTML (2001)
University of Pennsylvania
http://www.br.psu.edu/Documents/Academics/Business_-_assessment.pdf (2010)
CHEMISTRY
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0304/chem-plan.pdf (2004)
University of Colorado – Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/chem.htm (1998)
COMMUNICATIONS
Indiana University East
http://www.iue.edu/academics/assessment/documents/CommunicationStudiesProgramAssessme
ntPlan.pdf (2009)
Sacramento State
http://webapps2.csus.edu/assessment/plans/Communication%20Studies.pdf (2012)
COMPUTER SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/math.html (2001)
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/bcis.html (2001)
United States Naval Academy
http://usna.edu/CTL/CSassess.htm
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Boise State
http://academics.boisestate.edu/provost/files/2009/01/ba-bs-criminal-justice.pdf (2005)
Compiled 2/2013
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/tech.html (2001)
ECONOMICS
University of Nevada – Reno
http://www.unr.edu/assess/PlanResources/Examples/Economics.asp
University of Colorado – Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/econ.htm (1999)
EDUCATION
IUPUI
http://www.planning.iupui.edu/923.html (2012)
University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Education/NCATE/progiece611.pdf
University of Nebraska - Kearney
http://www.unk.edu/academicaffairs/assessment.aspx?id=9168 The 2004-2007 is available on
their site or access their WEAVEonline to see more recent documents. Information for accessing
WEAVEonline can be found at http://www.unk.edu/academicaffairs/assessment.aspx?id=42778
ENGLISH
University of Colorado – Boulder –
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/engl.htm (2003)
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0203/english-report.pdf (2003)
United States Naval Academy –
http://usna.edu/CTL/English.htm
Writing – Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville –
http://www.siue.edu/ECPP/Statements/assessment.html (2002)
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Skidmore College –
http://www.skidmore.edu/assessment/programs/ES-Plan-2010.pdf (2010)
SUNY Potsdam –
http://www.potsdam.edu/offices/ie/assessment/upload/EnvironmentalScienceAssessmentPlanFall09.pdf
FINANCE
Compiled 2/2013
Oakland University
http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/oira/assessment/plans/Finance_Plan.doc
Western Carolina University
http://www.wcu.edu/WebFiles/PDFs/oipe_assess_BankingBSBAAssessmentPlan200607.pdf
(2007)
HISTORY
Oakland University
http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/OIRA/Assessment/Plans/HistoryAssess.Plan.BA.Narrative_11
_12_2008.doc (2008)
http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/OIRA/Assessment/Plans/History_Assess.Plan.BA.Matrix.doc
State University of West Georgia –
http://www.westga.edu/~history/assessment/assessment1.html (2011)
MANAGEMENT
AACSB Assessment Site
http://www.aacsb.edu/resources/assessment/default.asp
http://www.aacsb.edu/resources/assessment/faq.asp
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
http://new.ipfw.edu/dotAsset/123690.pdf (2007)
MARKETING
Illinois State University
http://cms.skidmore.edu/assessment/upload/marketing_Plan_Illinois.pdf (2006)
University of Central Arkansas
http://www2.uca.edu/panda/assess/20092010/cba_bba_mktg.pdf (2009)
MATHEMATICS
Buffalo State University –
http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/assessment/assessment/mathematics.htm (2003)
Southern Utah University
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0304/macs-plan.pdf (2004)
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/math.html (2001)
MODERN LANGUAGES
Cal State, San Bernardino (following English) –
http://academic-affairs.csusb.edu/progs/assessment/examples.htm
Oakland University
http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/oira/assessment/plans/Modern_Languages_plan.doc (2007)
http://www.oakland.edu/upload/docs/oira/assessment/plans/Modern_Languages_template.doc
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NURSING
IUPUI
http://www.planning.iupui.edu/922.html (2012)
Montana State University
http://www.montana.edu/wwwprov/assessment/nursing.pdf (2004)
http://www.montana.edu/nursing/pdf/A9.pdf (2012)
PHILOSOPHY
Colorado State University - Pueblo
http://www.colostatepueblo.edu/Assessment/ResultsAndReports/Documents/Plans/PhilosophyAssessmentPlan.pdf (2011)
University of Maryland
http://cms.skidmore.edu/assessment/upload/Philosophy_plan_UMD.pdf (2006)
PHYSICS
Georgia Institute of Technology
https://www.assessment.gatech.edu/wpcontent/uploads/assessment_plan_example_physicsbs.pdf (2004)
University of Colorado – Boulder –
http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/phys.htm (2003)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Boise State University
http://academics.boisestate.edu/provost/files/2009/01/ba-political-science.pdf BA (2005)
http://academics.boisestate.edu/provost/files/2009/01/bs-political-science.pdf BS (2005)
California State University – Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/political_science/pdf/5Year_Assessment_Plan_PoliticalSc
ience.pdf (2011)
PSYCHOLOGY
University of Baltimore
http://www.ubalt.edu/downloads/abs_plan.pdf
Utah State University
http://psychology.usu.edu/Assessment/Assessment-Plan/ (2010)
SOCIOLOGY
Chicago State University
http://www.csu.edu/gsea/sociology/documents/SociologyProgramAssessmentPlan2012.pdf
Compiled 2/2013
Sacramento State
http://www.csus.edu/psa/soc_v1/1Acad_Assessment.htm
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Colorado State – Pueblo
http://www.colostatepueblo.edu/Assessment/ResultsAndReports/Documents/finalproposedrevisionmay5242012.pdf (2012)
Southern Utah University –
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/social.html (2001)
THEATRE
Southern Utah University –
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/ta.html (2001)
University of Wisconsin – Platteville
http://www.uwplatt.edu/committees/aoc/assessments/theater_assessment.pdf (2009)
THEATER ARTS
Lees McRae College, North Carolina (Theater Arts Education)
http://www.lmc.edu/employee_resources/institutional_effectiveness/assessment/academic/educat
ion-division/theater-arts-education-program/ (2001)
Macalester College
http://www.macalester.edu/assessment/academicdepartments/activities/plans/theateranddance20
09.pdf (2009)
Southern Utah University –
http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/ta.html (2001)
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS
University of Washington
http://www.washington.edu/oea/pdfs/reports/AssessmentChart201113.pdf (2011-2013)
This chart includes information for all majors within each school at University of Washington.
Compiled 2/2013