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Academic program assessment

As an initial step in the ongoing program assessment process, each major degree program will develop an assessment plan that includes all courses associated with a degree major. Eventually, degree minors and courses not affiliated with a specific degree program will need to be integrated into college and campus assessment plans. Gen ed courses will be assessed as part of the General Education assessment sphere.

The program assessment process is as follows:

1. Identify program goals*
2. Identify program objectives*
3. Align courses with program goals and objectives
4. Providing evidence of how well students are meeting your goals and objectives
5. Develop a plan for ongoing student outcomes assessment
6. Conduct assessments and use results for improvement

• Program assessment - Getting started
• Two options for getting started with program assessment (pdf)
• Guidelines for internal review of academic programs (pdf)
  Excerpt from The Pennsylvania State University Assessment Plan for Student Learning.

*Penn State definition of goals, objectives and outcomes

Program assessment for shared degree programs

• Lead campuses for assessment of shared degree programs (pdf)