**Fall 2025 Course Materials are due by Monday, December 8, 2025**
Submission Guide for Mason Core Assessment
Fall 2025-Spring 2026
Natural Science | Global History | Writing Intensive
Thank you for your participation in Mason Core Assessment. All instructors teaching Mason Core courses in the Natural Science, Writing Intensive, and Global History categories will submit materials each semester during the assessment period. After the add/drop period ends, instructors of record will receive a unique submission link for each course section, with a separate submission required for each section.
All submission materials are due by the end of the semester, December 8, 2025.
| Materials | Instructions | Notes |
| Course Syllabus | Upload the course syllabus. | File Name: Course_Section_Syllabus (e.g., ENGR107_001_Syllabus). |
| Course Assignment | Upload one assignment that assesses student learning on one of the Mason Core Learning Outcomes in the course. | File Name: Course_Section_Assignment (e.g., ENGR107_001_Assignment).
Ensure the assignment allows students to clearly demonstrate proficiency in the identified learning outcome. |
| Learning Outcomes | Select the Mason Core Learning Outcome that best aligns with the knowledge and/or skills assessed in the uploaded assignment (see the Learning Outcomes table for more details). | While multiple outcomes may apply, choose the one most directly relevant to the assignment for submission purposes.
Briefly explain how the assignment assesses the learning outcome. |
| Student Artifacts | Upload the three student artifacts (completed student work) from the randomly selected sample of students in the course.
If you need to use an alternate Student GNumber, indicate this change by selecting the alternate GNumber from the drop-down list. |
File Name : Course_Section_Student GNumber (e.g., ENGR107_001_G123456).
Uploaded files can be up to 50MB. |
Learning Outcomes
Select the Mason Core Learning Outcome that best aligns with the knowledge and/or skills assessed in the uploaded assignment. Refer to the options below for each category type.
| Category | Learning Outcome | Description |
| Natural Science | ||
| Natural Science Overview (non-lab) 3-credits | Select one outcome from Learning Outcomes 1-4 | SLO 1. Understand how scientific inquiry is based on investigation of evidence from the natural world, and that scientific knowledge and understanding evolves based on new evidence and differs from personal and cultural beliefs.
SLO 2. Recognize the scope and limits of science. SLO 3. Recognize and articulate the relationship between the natural sciences and society and the application of science to societal challenges (e.g., health, conservation, sustainability, energy, natural disasters, etc.). SLO 4. Evaluate scientific information (e.g., distinguish primary and secondary sources, assess credibility and validity of information). SLO 5. Participate in scientific inquiry and communicate the elements of the process, including: a) making careful and systematic observations, b) developing and testing a hypothesis, c) analyzing evidence, and d) interpreting results. |
| Natural Science (lab) 4-credits | Select one outcome from Learning Outcomes 1-5 | |
| Approved Combined (lecture and lab) 4-credits | Lecture: Select one outcome from Learning Outcomes 1-4
Lab: Select Learning Outcome 5 |
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| Global History | ||
| Select Learning Outcome 2 | SLO 2. Communicate a historical argument through writing, speech, and/or digital media using a variety of primary and secondary sources. | |
| Writing Intensive | ||
| Select Learning Outcome 2 | SLO 2. Writing to Communicate: Compose one or more written genres specific to the field of study in order to communicate key ideas tailored to specific audiences and purposes; genres may be academic, public, or professional. |
Ready to submit your course materials for Mason Core Assessment?
You will receive an email with a submission link after the add/drop period ends. In the meantime, please start gathering your course materials using the list provided above.