Year 2007-08: Program 010082 - BS, Biology - College of Liberal Arts

Expanded Statement of Institutional Purpose Linkage - Institutional Mission Reference:   Example Mercer University is an institution of higher learning that seeks to achieve excellence in scholarly discipline in the fields of liberal learning and professional knowledge. The University is guided by the historic principles of religious and intellectual freedom, while affirming religious and moral values that arise from the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world.

University Goal(s) Supported:   Example
1. To offer undergraduate ... programs based upon a strong liberal arts foundation. 3. To foster independent and critical thinking and a continuing interest in learning.

Learning Objectives:   Fostering Learning   Developing Character   Preparing Leaders

010082.001 - Intended Educational (Student) Outcome:   Example
Students completing the BS program in Biology will compare favorably in their knowledge of the unifying principles and subject content of biology with those students completing a similar program nationally.

First Means of Assessment for Outcome 010082.001

Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:   Example
Fifty percent or more of students completing the BS program in Biology (06U, 06F, 07S) will score at or above the 50th percentile on the "Total Score" of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Biology Major Field Achievement Test (Biology MFAT). All students intending to complete this program are required to take the MFAT during their senior year.

Summary of Assessment Data Collected:   Example

Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:   Example


Second Means of Assessment for Outcome 010082.001 (optional; leave blank if not used):
Means of Program Assessment & Criteria for Success:   Example
On each of the four subscores (Cell Biology; Molecular Biology & Genetics; Organismal Biology; Population Biology/Evolution/Ecology) of the ETS Biology MFAT, forty percent or more of students completing the BA program in Biology will score at or above the 50th percentile. All students intending to complete this program are required to take the MFAT during their senior year.

Summary of Assessment Data Collected:   Example


Use of Results to Improve Instructional Program:   Example

  
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