Academic Assessment

Academic programs and certain certificate programs are required to identify student learning outcomes, and map those outcomes to their curriculum through a curriculum map. Programs will assess one outcome per year and report on that assessment in Nuventive – Mason’s assessment management system.

 

Annual Assessment Template and Feedback Rubric

All academic units must enter the unit’s mission statement, goals, objectives, methods and measures, results and analysis, and improvement plans as shown in the templates below.

• Academic Annual Assessment Template 2025
• Assessment Feedback Rubric 2025

 

Assessment and Nuventive Resources

Please refer to the resources below for more information on George Mason’s assessment practices:

• OIEP’s YouTube Videos 
• Quick Start Guide to Reporting in Nuventive for Academic Units

Below are examples of annual assessment reports submitted by programs at George Mason:

• Assessment Reports
  
  • MAT Art Education
  • MS Forensic Science
  • MS Systems Engineering
• Curriculum Maps
  
  • BA/BS Film and Video Studies
  • BA/BS Conflict Analysis and Resolution
  • MS Applied Information Technology

Assessment Schedule

Academic Units

All degree programs must complete the following in Nuventive by June 30^th, 2025:

• Fill out the Measures, Findings, and Improvement Plans for the student Learning outcome (SLO) assessed in 2024-25
• Fill out Improvements Made to report on steps taken from previous assessment cycles to improve student learning
• Update the mission statement, SLOs, and curriculum map, if necessary
• New degree programs need to have a mission statement, curriculum map, and SLOs present

Stand-alone Certificate Programs

• Stand-alone certificate programs are those with less than 50% of their courses included in the core of another degree program
• Stand-alone certificates are being assessed in 2025, with assessment reports due by June 30^th, 2025 in Nuventive
• See the Certificate Assessment page for further information on certificate assessment expectations

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