Assessment in Academic Programs

All academic programs are assessed according to the Policy on Academic Assessment. Reports will be reviewed on a multi-year cycle by the Academic Assessment Committee (AAC), which will provide feedback to departments.

Assessment reports for FY22-23 are due September 29, 2023. Please review the Assessment Report and Program Review Calendar for the reports due this academic year.

This year we have new forms and a new submission process. Please go to the link below Fall 2023 Instructions and use the new forms below to complete each respective academic program assessment report. Instructions and resources are also available at the bottom of this page. Please note that new programs have their own form and instructions for reporting in the first three years of the program.

Once completed, please click on the link below to upload your report(s) to our new website; complete all required fields on the form and attach the file(s). Once you click the Submit button, the automated process will notify Martie Kaczmarek, Assessment Coordinator, and upload the report(s) to our website.

Submit Assessment Reports using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/bXkD7DKbtL

If you have any questions or need help with this process, please contact Martie Kaczmarek at mkaczmarek@ccsu.edu or ext.22304.

Assessment Reports

Externally Accredited Programs (with feedback on learning outcomes)

Externally accredited programs are no longer required to submit Full reports or Interim reports. These programs now submit Summary reports to the AAC every year, except on the year of their external accredited reporting submission. Accredited programs would, in this year, submit both their outgoing accreditation report and respective feedback summaries from the outside accrediting agency to the Martie Kaczmarek. This information is required for reports submitted to CSCU, Board of Regents, and NECHE.

Non-Externally Accredited Programs

Established Programs: All programs that are not accredited by a discipline specific external accreditation body (with feedback on learning outcomes) are on a 5-year cycle, consisting of a Full report in Year 1, followed by Program Review in Year 2, with Interim reports for years 3, 4, and 5. The assessment cycle is aligned with the Program Review Cycle such that the Full assessment report is due the year prior to the year that the department will submit their program review self-study. During the year of Program Review, departments are required to submit a Summary assessment report; this is necessary to comply with the Board of Regents and NECHE requirements.

For example, if your program is scheduled for Program Review in Fall 2021, then only a Summary assessment report will be due for that program in Fall 2021 (report covering AY2021-21 activities).

New Programs: All new programs that are not eligible for external accreditation must complete both the New Program Summary Sheet and the New Program Report in each of the first three years of the program. The New Program Report is a shorter version of the Full Report and recognizes that little or no data may be available early in the process. In Year 4, a regular Full Report will be due. The Academic Assessment Committee will review all new program reports for the first four years and will provide feedback to departments. In Year 5, Program Review will take place. New Programs will then move into the 5-year cycle for Established Programs.

For additional information, please call Martie Kaczmarek, Assessment Coordinator, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at 860-832-2304.