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Assessing Learning in Majors, Minors, & Certificates

Assessing Learning in Majors, Minors & Certifications

Start by reviewing our assessment glossary to learn about essential program assessment definitions and terminology. Below are a list of tools to assess learning in the sequences of a major, minor, or certificate program.

Visit the Northwestern Assessment Gallery to see examples of assessment initiatives at the program, major, minor, and certificate levels.

Planning for Assessment at the Program Level

Curriculum mapping

Direct Measures for Assessing Student Learning

Developing ratings and criteria for capstones and other advanced projects
Assessing learning in graduate programs

Indirect Measures for Assessing Student Learning

Using entrance and exit surveys
Maintaining survey standards
Surveying alumni, faculty members, or employers
Learning from student transcripts

Contact Us

Lina Rombalsky Eskew
Senior Assistant Director of Equitable Assessment
Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching
lina.eskew@northwestern.edu