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Sewanee: The University of the South assesses learning outcomes in the academic major via the Comprehensive Exam. Comprehensive Exams are intensive, department-designed capstone experiences that are required of all students for graduation. They typically comprise one or more written exams followed by an oral exam before a panel of faculty from the major department. In the Arts, production and evaluation of creative pieces, perhaps with an oral component, are often used. All members of a department or program participate in the preparation and administration of the Comprehensive Exam.
For the General Education Program, Sewanee has articulated nine learning outcomes that form the core of a liberal arts education. Assessment of these learning outcomes occurs in every course that fulfills a General Distribution Requirement using course-embedded assessment tools. These tools are designed and scored by individual departments or faculty members, enabling the tools to be tailored to the style and content of each course.
Supporting continued enhancement of teaching effectiveness at Sewanee are several programs that provide funding and other resources for pedagogical innovation. Among these are the Center for Teaching, the Center for Liberal Education and Community Engagement, and the Fund for Innovative Teaching and Learning.
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