What are the expectations of Middle States in regards to assessment?
• The Middle States Association of Colleges of Higher Education is the accrediting body for Hartwick College. Middle States outlines 14 Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education on which they base the accreditation of all colleges and universities within their region. Standard 7 – Institutional Assessment – and Standard 14 – Assessment of Student Learning, specifically relate to our assessment efforts. • Standard 7 requires that the “institution has developed and implemented an assessment that evaluates its overall effectiveness in achieving its mission and goals” (MSCHE 2006, p. 25), which includes efficiently using all its resources to assure that student meet the learning and other outcomes and goals set by the institution. • Standard 14 requires that the institution “demonstrate that at graduation, or other appropriate points, the institution’s students have knowledge, skills and competencies consistent with institutional and higher education goals” (MSCHE 2006, p. 63).
