Higher Learning Commission Information
The following documents provide information regarding the Higher Learning Commission's focus on student learning outcomes and assessment. Please take a few minutes to review these documents as they represent the standard to which the University is currently held. These documents also clarify exactly why the University Assessment Committee requires the information in each element of the assessment plans and why it requests the help of faculty, staff, and students in conducting assessment activities.
Higher Learning Commission Statement on Assessment(.htm) (.pdf)
Higher Learning Commission Criteria Related to Assessment(.htm) (.pdf)
(These Criteria are verbatim from the current Handbook of Accreditation. Pay particular attention to Criterion 3)
Higher Learning Commission Information on Student Learning Outcomes(.htm) (.pdf)
Higher Learning Commission Information About Measuring Student Learning(.htm) (.pdf)
Higher Learning Commission Statement on General Education(.htm) (.pdf)
These are reports that have recently been prepared for, or received from, the Higher Learning Commission regarding the current status of assessment on campus. There is much more to be done and a monitoring report must be submitted in 2006.
Higher Learning Commission Report
Response to Higher Learning Commission Report
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