Assessment in departments and programs
Sample rubrics
Rubrics make explicit the criteria for evaluating the quality of student work in relation to one or more intended learning outcomes. Below are examples from a variety of departments and programs. Contact the department/program to learn more about how samples of student work were selected and analyzed.
Fine Arts
Senior exhibition evaluation - Department of Art and Art History
Technique and performance - Department of Dance
Proficiency in the elements of music - Department of Music
Humanities
Critical writing - Department of English
Critical thinking - Great Conversation
Primary source analysis - Department of History
Language proficiency and understanding - Department of Norwegian
Argument analysis - Department of Philosophy
Critical and normative interpretation - Department of Religion
Interdisciplinary and General Studies
Scholarly source analysis - Department of Environmental Studies
Proficiency in women's study theory - Women's Studies Program
Social Sciences
Use of data in student work - Department of Economics
Scholarly writing - Department of Political Science
