What We Do

The Office of Assessment and Accreditation provides our campus community with leadership, expertise, consultation, and support services to advance evidence-based continuous improvement in student learning; ensure our university meets established standards of academic program and institutional quality and effectiveness; support program and other accreditations; and inform institutional strategic decision-making and resource allocation.

Mission

The Office of Assessment and Accreditation empowers our campus community via tools, resources, and support to collaboratively advance educational excellence through systematic and best-practice evaluation and assessment, continuous improvement initiatives, and accreditations.

Vision

Educational excellence via a campus culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Strategic Priorities

  1. Cultivate a campus culture of improvement and innovation
  2. Advance continuous improvement in student learning
  3. Foster academic program quality
  4. Ensure compliance with institutional accreditation standards
  5. Strengthen data-informed institutional effectiveness strategies

Council for Assessment of Student Learning

The Council for Assessment of Student Learning is a panel of faculty and staff that provides advice on the university’s efforts to evaluate and enhance curricular and co-curricular student learning. It offers recommendations on assessment of student learning policies and processes; it provides counsel on implementation strategies; and it advocates for and facilitates initiatives that nurture a campus culture of continuous improvement and innovation. This council is to be initiated soon.

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St. Cloud State University is committed to assessment at all levels. Assessment data is used to understand, achieve, and improve student learning outcomes in support of SCSU’s commitment to continuous improvement. Additionally, assessment activities at SCSU should meet criteria and core components defined by the Higher Learning Commission.