Core General Education Assessment
Wright State University continues to implement the general education Core assessment plan that was first developed during the Assessment Academy convened by our regional accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), from 2012 through 2015. The assessment plan is overseen by the Faculty Senate Core Oversight Committee and includes assessment of student mastery of the learning outcomes for each of the six elements of the general education Core, with assessment focusing on one element per year of a six-year cycle. The standardized assessment plan for each element includes faculty’s direct assessment of student work products using rubrics that were adopted and/or derived from the nationally-developed Valid Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics from the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). View the standardized template for the assessment plan and report (PDF).
Core courses will be evaluated once every six years to assess whether the course meets core learning outcomes. Courses will be grouped by element and follow this schedule:
Element 3—Global Traditions—Interdisciplinary Global Studies, 2017–2018
- AFS 2000 What is the African and African American Experience? (PDF)
- ART 2430 Nonwestern Art (PDF)
- ATH 2150 Comparative Nonwestern Cultures (PDF)
- ATH 2500 I Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
- ATH 2500 II Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
- ATH 2500 III Introduction to Cultural Anthropology for Health Care Professionals (PDF)
- CLS 1500 I Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture (PDF)
- CLS 1500 II Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture (PDF)
- CLS 1500 III Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture (PDF)
- CLS 1500 IV Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture (PDF)
- CLS 1500 V Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture (PDF)
- CS 1000 I Technology and Society (PDF)
- CS 1000 II Technology and Society (PDF)
- CS 1000 III Technology and Society (PDF)
- EC 2100 The Economics of State and Society (PDF)
- EC 2500 Economic Systems of the Global South (PDF)
- EC 2900 Global Economic, Business and Social Issues (PDF)
- ED 2100 Education in a Democracy (PDF)
- EES 2600 Introduction to Education (PDF)
- ENG 2320 American Academic Culture (PDF)
- FAS 1050 Amish Society (PDF)
- HST 1100 I Western Civilizations to 1500 (PDF)
- HST 1100 II Western Civilizations to 1500 (PDF)
- HST 1200 I The West and the World since (PDF)
- HST 1200 II The West and the World since (PDF)
- HST 1200 III The West and the World since (PDF)
- ML 2020 Chinese Culture Through Film (PDF)
- ML 2050 Russian Culture (PDF)
- MUS 2420 Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music - (PDF)
- PLS 2510 I Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems (PDF)
- PLS 2510 II Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems (PDF)
- PLS 2510 III Comparative Nonwestern Social Systems (PDF)
- PPH 2000 I Global Health (PDF)
- PPH 2000 II Global Health (PDF)
- RST 2620 Regional Studies: China (PDF)
- RST 2710 I Regional Studies: Africa (PDF)
- RST 2710 II Regional Studies: Africa (PDF)
- RST 2920 I Regional Studies: India (PDF)
- RST 2920 II Regional Studies: India (PDF)
- RST 2920 III Regional Studies: India (PDF)
- URS 2000 Growth and Change in Urban Society (PDF)
Additional Documents
- Element 3 Assessment Report Template (PDF)
- Element 3 Instructions for Core Course Assessment Plan (PDF)
- Element 3 Chairs and Course List (DOCX)
- Element 3 Core Assessment Plan Template (DOCX)
- Element 3 Letter to Chairs (PDF)
Element 6—Natural Science, 2018–2019
- ATH 2100 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (PDF)
- BIO 1050 Biology of Food (PDF)
- BIO 1070 Health and Disease (PDF)
- BIO 1120 Cells and Genes (PDF)
- BIO 1150 Organisms and Ecosystems (PDF)
- BIO 3450 Concepts in Biology I for Early and Middle Childhood Education (PDF)
- CHM 1020 Elementary Organic Chemistry with Applications (PDF)
- CHM 1210 General Chemistry I (PDF)
- CHM 1210 Lab General Chemistry I Lab (PDF)
- CHM 1220 General Chemistry II (PDF)
- CHM 1220 Lab General Chemistry II Lab (PDF)
- CHM 2450 Concepts in Chemistry I for Early and Middle Childhood Education (PDF)
- CS 1150 Introduction to Computer Science (PDF)
- EES 1030 The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs (PDF)
- EES 1050 Dynamic Earth (PDF)
- EES 1070 Sustainable Earth (PDF)
- EES 2510 Earth Systems (PDF)
- EES 2550 Earth History (PDF)
- EES 3450 Concepts in Earth Science for Educators (PDF)
- KNH 2500 Basic Anatomy and Physiology for KNH Majors (PDF)
- PHY 1050 Physics of How Things Work (PDF)
- PHY 1060 Astronomy (PDF)
- PHY 2400 General Physics I (PDF)
- PHY 2410 General Physics II (PDF)
- PHY 2450 Concepts in Physics for Early Childhood Education (PDF)
- PHY 2460 Concepts in Physics for Middle Childhood Education (PDF)
- SM 1010 Scientific Literacy for the 21st Century (PDF)
Additional Documents
- Element 6 Chairs and Course List (PDF)
- Element 6 Core Assessment Plan Template (PDF)
- Element 6 Letter to Chairs (PDF)
Element 2—Mathematics, 2019–2020
- EC 1050 Elementary Mathematical Economic and Business Models and Methods (PDF)
- EGR 1010 Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications (PDF)
- MTH 1450 Mathematics and the Modern World (PDF)
- MTH 2240 Applied Calculus (PDF)
- MTH 2280 Business Calculus (PDF)
- MTH 2300 Calculus I (PDF)
- MTH 2310 Calculus II (PDF)
- STT 1600 Statistical Concepts (PDF)
- STT 2640 Elementary Statistics (PDF)
Additional Documents
- Element 2 AACU Math Literacy Rubric (PDF)
- Element 2 Assessment Report Template (PDF)
- Element 2 Chairs and Course List (PDF)
- Element 2 Core Assessment Plan Template (PDF)
- Element 2 Letter to Chairs (PDF)
Element 5—Social Science, 2021–2022** (delayed by one year due to COVID)
- ATH 2200 Introduction to Archeology (PDF)
- EC 2000 Economic Life (PDF)
- EC 2040 Principles of Microeconomics (PDF)
- EC 2050 Principles of Macroeconomics (PDF)
- EC 2100 The Economics of the State (PDF)
- EC 2900 Global Economic, Business, and Social Issues (PDF)
- EC 2600 Introduction to Education (PDF)
- EC 2700 Introduction to Educational Psychology (PDF)
- EDS 2900 Individuals with Exceptionalities (PDF)
- FIN 2050 Person Financial Decision Making (PDF)
- MKT 1500 Personal Marketing for Career Services (PDF)
- PSY 1010 Introduction to Psychology (PDF)
- WGS 1000 Introduction to Sexual Health and Diversity (PDF)
Additional Documents
- Element 5 Assessment Plan with Final Report Template (PDF)
- Element 5 List of Courses (PDF)
- UCOC Letter to Chairs about Element 5 (PDF)
Element 4—Arts/Humanities, 2022–2023
- ART 2140 Themes in Visual Culture (PDF)
- CLS 1600 Introduction to Classical Mythology (PDF)
- CLS 2040 Great Books - Classics (PDF)
- ENG 2040 Great Books: Literature (PDF)
- ENG 2040 W90 Great Books: Literature (PDF)
- ENG 2050 African American Literature (PDF)
- ENG 2050 W90 African American Literature (PDF)
- ENG 2310 Comparative Literature: Non-Western Literatures (PDF)
- MP 1310 The Moving Image (PDF)
- MUS 1210 Music Listening (PDF)
- MUS 2140 Music in Western Culture (PDF)
- MUS 2420 Comparative Nonwestern Cultures: Music (PDF)
- MUS 2900 African-American Music: America and Beyond (PDF)
- PHL 2050 Philosophy: The Big Questions (PDF)
- REL 1010 Introduction to World Religions (PDF)
- REL 2040 Bible, Qur’an, and the Western Culture (PDF)
- UH 2010 01 Studies in Humanities (PDF)
- UH 2010 02 Studies in Humanities (PDF)
Additional Documents
- Element 4 Assessment Plan with Final Report Template (PDF)
- Element 4 List of Courses (PDF)
- UCOC Letter to Chairs about Element 4 (PDF)
