{"id":97,"date":"2026-02-26T16:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/academic-affairs\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:18:52","slug":"general-education-program-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/academic-affairs\/general-education-program-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"General Education Program Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Round III of the UWSP General Education Program’s Assessment Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure a more equitable workload distribution, the 5-year assessment cycle will be divided in the following manner. For courses with two GEP Categories, instructors are required to submit separate portfolios for each GEP Category during the scheduled assessment period<\/strong>.Submission of all GEP course portfolios is in Microsoft Teams \u2014 GEP Assessments \u2014 Course Portfolios\u200b<\/a>: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Year 1<\/strong>
2024-2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Round III of the GEP Assessment \u2014 Foundational Skills and Dispositions \u200bLevel\u200b<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following GEP Ca\u200b\u200b\u200btegories are to be assessed in 2024-2025: Critical Thinking [CT], Written Communication [WC], Quantitative Literacy [QL], and Wellness [WLN]. \u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use \"\"2024-2025 GEP Assessment Course Portfolio Template Updated.docx<\/a> to prepare a course portfolio meeting the GEP requirements for Round III of the GEP Assessment.\u200b <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 2<\/strong>
2025-2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Round III of the GEP Assessment \u2014 Human Cultures and Sciences Level \u2013 Part I<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following GEP Ca\u200b\u200b\u200btegories are to be assessed in 2025-2026: Natural Sciences [NSC] and Social Sciences [SS]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use \"\"2025-2026 GEP Assessment Course Portfolio Template.docx<\/a> to prepare a course portfolio meeting the GEP requirements for Round III of the GEP Assessment.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your course(s) carry double-category designations, only the scheduled GEP categories are required to be assessed at this time. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 3
2026-2027<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Round III of the GEP Assessment \u2014 Human Cultures and Sciences Level \u2013 Part II<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following GEP Ca\u200b\u200b\u200btegories are to be assessed in 2026-2027: Arts [ART], Historical Perspectives [HP], and Humanities [HU] <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 4
2027-2028<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Round III of the GEP Assessment \u2014 Social and Environmental Responsibility Level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The following GEP Ca\u200b\u200b\u200btegories are to be assessed in 2027-2028: U.S. Diversity [USD], Global Awareness [GA], and Environmental Responsibility [ER] \u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Year 5
2028-2029<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Round III of the GEP Assessment \u2014 Reflection Year<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Useful Links & Materials:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n