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Program Assessment Guidelines for the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

The Student Learning Assessment Committee (SLAC) will provide guidance, advocacy, and oversight of program assessment practices, ensuring that all programs within the Eberly College promote student learning, and align with the mission and goals of the College and University.

In order to better assist Eberly programs, chairs and committees with their assessment expectations, this webpage provides a streamlined explanation of the assessment process and collects necessary resources into one place.

To be updated annually, the following webpages aim to provide support for designing an assessment plan that fits each program’s needs, to create consistency across the college, and to provide guidance that will mitigate the time and effort it takes to respond to university requests. Once established, a consistent assessment process should create a firm basis to be used in support of a program’s greater mission and strategic goals.

The Eberly College Plan for Assessing Student Learning:

West Virginia University's institutional assessment guidelines provide a framework for student learning assessment. To ensure the quality of students' experience, each program (both undergraduate and graduate) within the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences is mandated to engage in ongoing and systematic efforts to better understand and improve learning by:  
  • Have an up-to-date and active assessment plan
    • Defining clear and measurable learning outcomes (course and program), curriculum map, and a detailed assessment plan (preferably for five years).  
  • Conduct assessment activity each academic year
    • Ensuring that students at all-levels of the program engage in sufficient learning experiences to achieve the above learning outcomes. 
  • Submit an annual report on assessment activities, programmatic goals, and the next steps in their assessment plan
    • gathering evidence, analyzing the data, and creating a summary report on how well student learning matches the program goals.   

The college recognizes that faculty-driven assessment is key to the quality of the student learning experience. Therefore, the college will convene an assessment committee comprised of faculty members across departments.

The Student Learning Assessment Committee (SLAC) will provide enhanced peer support for:

  1. Evaluating program assessment plans
  2. Discussion related to determination of program learning outcomes and program goals
  3. Creation of a comprehensive curriculum map and identification of long-term assessment cycle activities
  4. Working with the results of the current assessment cycle
  5. Any other support as needed

Eberly Assessment Guidelines – Assessment Plan for Academic Programs

Assessment is a way to know if students are learning what a program expects students will learn; evidence from assessment activities shows where to make changes for improvement and to show what is already working well.

Components of academic program assessment include:

  1. Program Mission Statement
  2. Program Learning Outcomes
  3. Curriculum Map
  4. Assessment Plan
  5. Review and Report