Category Assessment Schedules

Faculty may conduct course assessment and report results at any time in the cycle (refer to the Course Report Forms menu item for more information about course reports). Each course is to have at least one set of results to include in its respective category (or categories) as specified below.  

The Liberal Education data collection coordinator will compile results for the categories following the campus's 3-year reporting cycle shown below:

2023-24: Social Sciences; Fine Arts; Theorizing, Race, Power & Justice; Sustainability**, Writing and Information Literacy (WPLO 4)

  • Faculty conduct assessment and report results: any time Fall 2021 through Summer 2024
    • Monday, September 9, 2024 is the due date for submitting course results for inclusion in the category reports
    • Courses for which assessment reports are not submitted are subject to withdrawal from the LEP
    • Liberal Education data coordinator forwards the category reports to the Liberal Education Subcommittee: November 2024
  • **NOTE: For Theorizing Race, Power and Justice (TRPJ) courses, the first report will be due Fall 2027 since the category just began fall 2023.  TRPJ course faculty can submit a course report form during the Fall 2023-Summer 2027 reporting period.

2024-25: Oral Communication and Languages; Natural Sciences; Global Perspectives; Writing and Information Literacy (WPLO 1)

  • Faculty conduct assessment and report results: any time Fall 2022 through Summer 2025
    • September 2025 is the due date for submitting course results for inclusion in the category reports
    • Courses for which assessment reports are not submitted are subject to withdrawal from the LEP
    • Liberal Education data coordinator forwards the completed category reports to the Liberal Education Subcommittee: November 2025

2025-26: Logic and Quantitative Reasoning; Humanities; Cultural Diversity in the U.S.; Writing and Information Literacy (WPLOs 2 and 3) 

  • Faculty conduct assessment and report results: any time Fall 2020 through Summer 2023
    • September 2026 is the due date for submitting course results for inclusion in the category reports
    • Courses for which assessment reports are not submitted are subject to withdrawal from the LEP
    • Liberal Education data coordinator forwards the category reports to the Liberal Education Subcommittee: November 2026

For completed cycles, category reports are available on the Category Data and Reports page of this website.