Nebraska is committed to student learning outcomes.
Learning is the aim of all teaching and assessment helps us structure, evaluate, and improve learning experiences for all students across our programs.
The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, Undergraduate Education Programs, the University-Wide Assessment Committee, and colleges and departments are jointly responsible for assessment. These units collaborate to support assessment programming, period review of policies and practices, and to ensure that assessment is being used to improve student learning.
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Undergraduate degree programs are assessed at the institutional, college, and program levels. It is a shared faculty responsibility to determine desired student learning outcomes and identify best measures for realizing these outcomes. The results help confirm or improve instructional and curricular practice.
| Year | Due date |
|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | Report due in December 2026 (evaluation for academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026) |
| 2027-2028 | Report due in December 2027 (evaluation for academic years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027) |
| 2028-2029 | Report due in December 2028 (evaluation for academic years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028) |
Graduate Programs
GRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES
Each graduate program, with input from the graduate faculty, establishes student learning outcomes, designs courses appropriate to achieving those outcomes, and assesses student achievement of those outcomes using methods appropriate to the discipline.
GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEY
A graduate survey asks recent second semester students about their overall experiences at the university so far, including admissions and onboard, level of engagement and mentoring and clarity of program expectations.
Achievement-Centered Education
ACE is the university's general education program focused on achievement that provides all students with a broad foundation to develop skills, build knowledge, and exercise social responsibility. The 30-hour program consists of 10 learning outcomes designed to help students integrate what they learn in their lives.
Transfer Credit
Post-secondary credit earned at institutions outside of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is regularly assessed to determine course equivalencies as appropriate. This includes credit by exams (CLEP, AP, DSST, etc.) and military credit. Evaluation of transfer credit is based on a review of the comparability of the nature, content, and level of the learning experience and its appropriateness to the student’s degree program.
| Academic Year | ACE Student Learning Outcome (SLO)* |
|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | University-wide update on assessment and recertification processes. |
| 2024-2025 | ACE 1, 2, and 3 |
| 2025-2026 | ACE 4 |
| 2026-2027 | ACE 5 |
| 2027-2028 | ACE 6, 7, and 8 |
| 2028-2029 | ACE 9 |
| 2029-2030 | ACE 10 |
| 2030-2031 | ACE Program Review |