- Institutional Effectiveness
- Assessment
- Academic Degree Program Assessment
Academic Degree Program Assessment
A current and comprehensive assessment plan is essential for supporting student learning. Each degree program must maintain a plan that clearly outlines its student learning outcomes and the methods used to regularly collect data on these outcomes.
Assessment Plans
New Plans
All new degree programs must create an assessment plan as part of the degree program approval process.
Revise Existing Plan
Programs are required to submit updated assessment plans as part of the assessment summary report cycle. However, off-cycle updates to assessment plans can be made at any time. Current assessment plans can be accessed on the SharePoint site (NIU login required).
Use the academic degree programs assessment plan guidelines and template to create a new plan or revise an existing plan.
Annual Assessment Update
The annual assessment update is a central reporting of each program's efforts to assess student learning outcomes (SLO). These yearly updates build to the assessment summary report. View more information about annual assessment updates.
Assessment Summary Report
Academic degree programs must submit an assessment summary report and updated Assessment Plan approximately every six to eight years, typically midway through their NIU program review cycle. These reports summarize assessment data and document actions to improve student learning during the review period. The University Assessment Panel reviews and provides feedback on all assessment summary reports and assessment plans.
