Directory
A-Z Index
 

Timeline

Freshman Year

What What is it? When How will I know?
Writing Challenge

Placement Exam administered by Writing Center in B.D. Owens Library

SOAR

Student request
NL-SSI

National Survey

University Seminar
alternating years

Through class and email
NSSE

National Survey

Spring term

E-mail
MoGEA

Standardized test

General education content

Required for entry to College of Education

Junior Year

What What is it? When How will I know?
Assessment of Core Proficiencies**

Standardized test

Northwest Core content

When you have close to 60 hrs

E-mail
NL-SSI **

National Survey

Alternating years

E-mail
Missouri Content Assessment

Teacher Ed Certification

Exams-major specific

Required for Teaching certification

Senior Year

What What is it? When How will I know?
NSSE

National Survey

Alternating years

Random student selection

E-mail
Major Field Test
(MFT, ACAT, etc)

National Exit Exams as required by specific departments/majors

Typically linked to capstone course enrollment

Syllabus and/or instructor/advisor

**These are required by the University and administered by the Assessment Office. When you receive notification from the Assessment Office you are strongly encourage to complete the activity in order to avoid a registration hold.