Critical Course Assessment

Guidelines for Selecting a Critical Course

The course should meet at least one of the following criteria:

• focuses on outcomes that are essential for success within your department/program
• has a trend of high level of failing/non-completing students
• is a gateway course
• is a capstone course

Critical Course Assessment Participation

• Active Critical Course List

Critical Course Assessment Results

• Critical Course Assessment Annual Updates Submissions
• Critical Course Assessment Documents Archive: CUNY Dropbox Link

Note. Deans & Assessment Co-chairs have access to the Dropbox archive folder.

Required Critical Course Assessment Documentation

1. Critical Course Rationale Form
2. Critical Course Assessment Planning
3. Critical Course Assessment Report

• Critical Course Rationale Form
• Critical Course Assessment Planning_Template
• Critical Course Assessment Planning_Example
• Critical Course Assessment Report_Template

Critical Course Assessment Tools

• Critical Course Assessment Annual Updates Form

Other:

• NYCCT Critical Course Assessment Report Evaluation Rubric