General Education Assessment

The ongoing assessment of the General Education (GE) program at CSUN is one of the responsibilities of the Educational Policies Committee, as mandated by the CSU General Education Requirements (EO 1100) outlined in Article 6.2.5. This mandate also includes (1) "Each CSU campus shall define GE student learning outcomes within a programmatic structure. GE program learning outcomes should be assessed on a regular, periodic basis” in section 3.3 and (2) Develop an assessment plan (in section 6.2.5.a) that:

1. Aligns the GE curriculum with campus GE outcomes;
2. Specifies explicit criteria for assessing the stated outcomes;
3. Identifies when and how each outcome shall be assessed;
4. Organizes and analyzes the collection of evidence; and
5. Uses the assessment results to make improvements to the GE program, courses, and pedagogy.

Assessment in the General Education program follows a rubric for each course, demonstrating how the course aligns with each GE criteria area.