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Berea College assesses the educational goals of its general education curriculum and majors, its labor program, and service-learning. Students are required to take a common core of five general education courses emphasizing writing, diversity, scientific inquiry, and religion. The final course of the core is a capstone seminar on global issues. First year students are required to take two writing intensive courses culminating in a substantial research paper. They are also required to take a common writing exam that is used to identify students needing additional support in writing. In the capstone course, seniors are required to complete an independent research project.
The educational goals of the individual majors are evaluated by each academic department using various methods including assessment of student writing, presentations, performances, and other discipline related skills. Students assess their achievement of learning outcomes in the general studies core courses. The College uses the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and student satisfaction surveys to monitor student experience. In addition, yearly topical inquires ask senior students to reflect on Berea's unique institutional commitments such as the value of service to the Appalachian region and beyond, labor in a Work College setting, inter-racial education, and environmental sustainability.
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