Assessment Cycle
Assessment Cycle
Timeline and Assessment Groups procedures
Mason Core areas are divided into three groups for staged implementation of the assessment cycle. Group 1 areas will begin the assessment cycle in Fall 2022; Group 2 areas will begin Fall 2023; and Group 3 areas will begin Fall 2024.
Group 1
Information Technology & Computing, Quantitative Reasoning, Written Communication*, Oral Communication*
Group 2
Literature; Social/Behavioral Sciences; Natural Science; Synthesis; Written Communication*, Oral Communication*
Group 3
Arts; Writing-intensive; Global History; Global Contexts; Just Societies; Capstone; Written Communication*, Oral Communication*
*Written and Oral Communication engage in annual assessment cycles; data summarized and shared with faculty and leadership each year