- Institutional Effectiveness
- Assessment
- Annual Assessment Update
Annual Assessment Update
Annual Assessment Updates support NIU's Program Review process. Each year academic degree programs must demonstrate and document the achievement of student learning outcomes and continuous program improvement. These annual reports build a database of content supporting Assessment Summary Reports, Program Reviews and Accreditation reports.
Annual assessment update reports will be due by June 1, 2025, unless the college has established an earlier deadline.
Academic Degree Programs
Every academic degree program is required to submit an Annual Assessment Update at the end of the academic year. Academic degree programs have three options for completing their annual updates.
Option 1 - Narrative-focused
Submit 2024-2025 Annual Assessment Update (narrative-focused).
Option 2 - Data-focused
The data-focused format aligns most closely with the Assessment Summary Report (formerly the Mid-cycle Status Report). As part of a 2025 pilot, the College of Health and Human Sciences programs will report their annual findings via the Assessment Summary Report template and upload the file via the data-focused link.
Submit 2024-2025 Annual Assessment Update (data-focused).
Option 3 - Accreditation Annual Report
Programs may submit a copy of an annual report submitted to their disciplinary accreditor, provided this summary includes actions and decisions related to student learning outcomes. Please contact Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation at aae@niu.edu for the submission link.
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Cocurricular Programs
Select Cocurricular programs are required to submit their Cocurricular Unit Assessment Plan and Summary at the end of the academic year. Cocurricular programs should use the data-focused option and upload their assessment plan and summary.
Upload document - Submit Annual Assessment Update
