Competencies Testing to Support Program Assessment and Improvement
Beginning in Spring 2005:
- MCC students seeking Transfer Associate’s Degrees will be required to participate in assessments as a graduation requirement
- Graduates of all Occupational Programs will participate in end–of–program testing
- Students seeking an Associate’s Degree in an Applied Science or Certification will be required to participate in the assessment activities by the department for those degrees and/or certificates
- All students will participate in course, departmental, end–of–program and general education assessments
- Entering full–time students will be assessed for General Education Competencies
Information that is collected from these activities will provide entry/exit data to enhance student learning and will not affect student’s eligibility to enroll in classes or graduate. Instead McHenry County College will use the assessment data to meet the goals of its Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan includes the goals of focusing on "student learning and success" and building and maintaining "programs and services that incorporate ‘best practices’ models and respond to growing pressures for change coming from government and the public."
10/23/06