General Education Assessment

Questions regarding General Education course re-certification are handled by the Office of the Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment.

Please click here for more information or contact Dr. Pamela Cheek, Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment or Associate Registrar, Michael Raine.

Changes to UNM Assessment of General Education coursework began in the 2019-2020 academic year. Departments with courses satisfying general education must collect evidence (artifacts) of student learning outcomes for essential skills, depending on the content area:

Click here to view a list of general education courses offered at UNM (courses are listed inside the color boxes for each Area in General Education)

Click here for general education assignment collection to help instructors develop assignments for students.

Deadline for academic year 2026-2027 General Education data: December 15th, 2026 (for courses taught only in Fall) or May 15th, 2027 (for courses taught in Fall and/or Spring).

What do departments have to do?No plan is required. Departments must identify an artifact (piece of student work) that can be collected in relevant general education courses. General Education courses are sampled for assessment in a three-year cycle. Each year, a list of general education courses selected for assessment will be sent to your department assessment leaders. Instructors of selected courses are tasked with submission of student work (assessment artifacts) to the Office of Assessment to review as evidence of UNM's five essential skills. Please attend a workshop or email assessmentas@unm.edu if you need help with artifact planning.

What do I submit? Please submit artifacts that address the appropriate essential skill. Submitted artifacts must address at least 2 dimensions of the essential skills associated with your department's core curriculum area. You will need to submit a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 artifacts. Click here for information needed before submitting.
When do I submit? If relevant courses are only taught in Fall and/or Spring, please collect artifacts and submit by December 15th, 2026 deadline. If relevant courses are taught in Fall and/or Spring, please submit by the May 15th, 2027 deadline.
How do I submit? Watch this less than 4-minute video on how to upload your artifacts. Click here.
Where do I submit? Click here for link to the submission form.
Where do I get help? Workshops on general education assessment are available in both Fall and Spring semesters. Upcoming workshops are posted here. You may also email assessmentas@unm.edu for help.