Major Field Assessment

The Major Field Assessment is designed to provide incentives for institutions to improve the quality of undergraduate major field programs as evaluated by the performance of graduates on approved examinations. Programs are considered successful if they score at or above a comparison score. All undergraduate programs will be reported once during the 2020-2025 cycle with the exception of licensure exams, which will report annually. Approximately 20% of programs at the University are tested each year. See schedule below for the years each program will test.

All students graduating in the fall and spring semesters of a testing year are required to be tested. The Office of Assessment may consider individual student exemptions for extreme circumstances. Exemptions will not be given for simple inconvenience.

2020/2021

2021/2022

2022/2023

2023/2024

2024/2025

Annually

Allied Health
(local)

Art BA
(national-ACAT)

Accounting
(local)

Chemistry

(national - ACS)

Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music
(local)

Respiratory Therapy

Anthropology
(local)

Communication
Studies
(local)

Art BFA
(local)

Media and Communication
(local)

Early
Childhood
Development
(local)

Dental Hygiene

Digital Media
(local)

Criminal Justice and Criminiology
(local)

Computing
(local)

Foreign Languages - Spanish only
(local)

Engineering
(national-NCEES)

Elementary Education

English
(national-ETS)

History
(national-ACAT)

Economics
(BBA & BA)
(local)

Mathematics
(national-ETS)

Graphic Design
(local)

Nursing

Human Services
(local)

Human Health Sciences
(local)

Finance
(local)

Nutrition
(local)

Music BA
(local)

Radiologic Science

International Affairs
(local)

Kinesiology
(local)

Healthcare Administration
(local)

Political Science
(local)

Sociology
(local)

Special Education

Psychology
(National-ACAT)

Microbiology
(local)

Management
(local)

Rehabilitative Health Sciences
(local)

Public Health
(local)

Sport & Leisure Management
(local)

Music BM
(national - ETS)

Marketing
(local)

Theatre
(local)

Biology
(national - ETS)

Social Work
(national - ACAT)

Some programs may give a Major Field Assessment annually as part of the program requirements. The schedule above lists required exams for Quality Assurance Funding purposes only.