Success of CMU's baccalaureate programs requires participation in the Essential Learning curriculum, which at many institutions is identified as General Education. This change in CMU's description of its lower division curriculum to Essential Learning represents a faculty and staff belief that these lower division courses, in which students begin to develop skills in written and oral communication, quantitative literacy, and critical thinking, form an important foundation for all majors.
For more information, please visit the Essential Learning webpage.
Rubrics
Overview
The Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has developed rubric templates for institutions to use in the assessment of student learning. Learn more at: https://www.aacu.org/value
CMU is in the process of adapting the VALUE rubrics to use for the assessment of essential learning student learning outcomes. Two rubrics are currently in use.