Mineral Area College's Assessment Plan
1. All degree-seeking students at Mineral Area College are given placement tests prior to or at the time of enrollment. They take either the ACT Examination or the COMPASS Test Battery. The ACT is designed to measure student academic skills in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Reasoning. The COMPASS Test Battery is designed to measure student academic skills in English, Mathematics, and Reading.
2. All students who receive a degree from Mineral Area College are required to take the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficieny (CAAP) test battery. This is designed to measure the graduate's academic skills in the areas of Writing Skills, Mathematics, Reading, Critical Thinking, and Science Reasoning.
3. The results of these tests are available in our Student Information System. Customized reports are also available from the Director of Assessment. Data can be provided for individual students, classes, programs departments and/or divisions.
4. Each semester, periodic department-level meetings review courses and student performance.
5. A faculty General Education Committee reviews the program annually.
6. Faculty members, The Dean of Arts and Sciences, The Director of Assessment, and The Dean of Students meet monthly on an assessment committee.
MAC's Assessment Committee also is currently evaluating the replacement of MAC's present usage of the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) Test battery with the Academic Profile long form exam.
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