University Assessment Requirements
General Education | Proficiency Profile Assessment | Major Field Test | Surveys
Students at SBU are required to participate in this assessment program.
The assessment activities include:
Class |
Assessment Instruments |
Type of Administration |
|---|---|---|
Freshmen: |
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| Student Satisfaction Inventory | Fall, October, even years | |
| Faculty Evaluations | Each semester | |
| Campus Surveys | Various times | |
Sophomores: |
Proficiency Profile Assessment (formerly known as the MAPP) | Spring, April |
| Student Satisfaction Inventory |
Fall, October, even years | |
| Faculty Evaluations | Each semester | |
| Campus Surveys | Various times | |
Juniors: |
Student Satisfaction Inventory | Fall, October, even years |
| Faculty Evaluations | Each semester | |
| Campus Surveys | Various times | |
Seniors: |
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| Student Satisfaction Inventory | Fall, October, even years | |
| Major Field Test/Exit Exams | November or April | |
| Faculty Evaluations | Every semester | |
| Campus Surveys | Various times | |
Graduates: |
Program Specific Exit Exams | Prior to graduation |
| Satisfaction Surveys | Various times | |
| Faculty Evaluations | Each semester | |
| Campus Surveys | Various times |
General Education:
Students at SBU are expected to complete a set of core courses that encompass many disciplines.
These general education courses provide breadth to a student's study. The Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education defined general education in this way:
General education is "general in several clearly identifiable ways: it is not directly related
to a student's formal technical, vocational, or professional preparation; it is a part of every student's
course of study, regardless of his or her area of emphasis, and it is intended to impart common
knowledge, intellectual concepts, and attitudes that every educated person should possess.
Proficiency Profile Assessment :
| Location |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar Campus - Rising Junior |
Spring 2011 | To be announced. |
| Mt. View Campus - Rising Junior | Spring 2011 | To be announced. |
| Salem Campus - Rising Junior | Spring 2011 | To be announced. |
The Proficiency Profile Assessment is one of the tools used to assess the General Education goals and objectives. This test is given to entering freshmen and to rising juniors. Students also are asked to complete a survey to identify their perceptions of our general education program.
| Location |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar - Davis Theater in the Student Union
Bolivar - Music MFT in MU 107 in Casebolt Music Center |
November 3, 2010 |
10:00 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. |
| Mt. View Center | ||
| Salem Center | ||
| Springfield Center |
The Major Field Test is an objective, end-of-program test. This test assesses mastery of concepts, principles, and knowledge that are expected of students at the end of a major program of study. The test also evaluates a student's ability to analyze and solve problems, understand relationships, and interpret material.
The MFT is used by the following majors as an assessment tool:
| Accounting | Criminal Justice | Music |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | English | Political Science |
| Business Administration | History | Psychology |
| Chemistry | Human Services | Sociology |
| Computer Information Science | Mathematics | Social Science Education |
| Computer Science | Masters of Business Administration |
Alumni Surveys:
Alumni will be surveyed every two to five years, depending upon the needs of the major field. Alumni assessment includes general assessment of the University experience as well as assessment of the major field. Some employers are interviewed, with permission of graduates, to assess the job performance of alumni in relation to their SBU preparation.
Student Surveys:
Attitudes, beliefs, values, goals, self-concept, and interpersonal relationships are outcomes in the affective domain that define the nature of Southwest Baptist University and its commitments as a Christian university. Entering freshmen and graduating seniors will be surveyed to determine the extent to which changes in their attitudes and personal lives can be attributed to their experiences at SBU. Students also are asked to complete other surveys from time to time for student life, the library, spiritual life, etc.