Assessment

The on-going assessment of the General Education program is one of the primary responsibilities of the General Education Committee, as mandated by the CSU Chancellor's Executive Order (EO) 1100. Campus faculty have the primary responsiblity for developing and revising the GE program and this includes (1) "periodically reviewing approved courses to ensure that they remain responsive to the essential learning outcomes framework identified in section 3.2" (i.e., the LEAP framework) and (2) "using evidence of student attainment of learning outcomes to inform the ongoing design fo the General Education curriculum and instruction."

Assessment in the General Education program follows a matrix demonstrating how the GEPSLOs align with each GE criteria area.

General Education Program Student Learning Outcomes (GEPSLOs)

Upon completion of General Education coursework, students will be able to:

1. Describe and/or apply principles and methods that are necessary to understand the physical and natural world.
2. Compare and contrast relationships within and between human cultures.
3. Communicate effectively in writing, using conventions appropriate to various contexts and diverse audiences.
4. Use oral communication to effectively convey meaning to various audiences.
5. Find, evaluate, and use authoritative and/or scholarly information to comprehend a line of inquiry.
6. Think critically and analytically about an issue, idea or problem, considering alternative perspectives and re-evaluation of
     one's own position.
7. Apply numerical/mathematical concepts in order to illustrate fundamental concepts within fields of study.
8. Describe the importance of diverse experiences, thoughts, and identities needed to be effective in working and living in
     diverse communities and environments.
9. Apply knowledge gained from courses in different disciplines to new settings and complex problems.

GE Area Requirements:

Area A: Basic Skills

• A1: Oral Communication
• A2: Written Communication
• A3: Critical Thinking

Area B: Mathematics and Natural Sciences 

• B1: Physical Science
• B2: Life Science
• B3: Laboratory
• B4: Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
• BB: Upper Division Science and/or Mathematics

Area C: Arts and Humanities 

• C1: Arts
• C2: Humanities
• C3: Arts and/or Humanities
• CC: Upper Division Arts or Humanities

Area D: Social Sciences 

• Dc: US Constitution
• Dg: US Government
• DD: Upper Division Social Science

Area E: Lifelong Learning and Information Literacy

Area F: Ethnic Studies

Resources

• GE Area and GEPSLO Alignment Matrix
• GE Assessment Plan