Assessment of Student Learning
The Weber Honors College is committed to understanding and evidencing the impact of the Honors experience on students. Upon completing the Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies and graduating from the Weber Honors College, students will be able to:
1. Contextualize issues and topics within cultural contexts.
2. Examine phenomena from diverse perspectives not confined to a single academic discipline, and draw interdisciplinary connections among disparate disciplines.
3. Express ideas with clarity and purpose, both orally and in writing, and demonstrate these communication abilities in multiple contexts to a variety of audiences.
4. Apply knowledge and theory toward the solution of "real world" issues or problems.
5. Demonstrate social consciousness, community building, and engaged civic responsibility.
6. Demonstrate awareness of cultural differences and new perspectives on one’s own culture, and evidence the development of skills (adaptability, ability to problem-solve, tolerance for ambiguity, independence) to manage the challenges of studying abroad and living in a different culture.
7. Integrate learning from academic, professional, and community involvement, including major and honors-specific coursework and high impact practices into post-baccalaureate aspirations.
8. Demonstrate reflective thinking about their personal identity, sense of self, revealing personal strengths and challenges, personal definitions of success and wellness, and significantly changed perspectives about life experience.
The most comprehensive assessment of the Weber Honors College’s learning outcomes is embodied in the Honors College capstone course (HONOR 495) which includes signature assignments in which students reflect on their learning in written papers and oral presentations.
Students’ achievement of each learning outcome is assessed in two main ways in the capstone course: 1) use of rubrics by faculty reviewers to evaluate student work, and 2) dissemination of an exit student survey that captures students’ self-reported progress toward achievement of the learning outcomes, satisfaction with the Honors curricular and co-curricular components, and quantitative data on student participation in high impact practices.
Additionally, course evaluations are collected on a semester basis, and Weber Honors College Faculty Fellow workshops aimed at aligning course learning outcomes with the Weber Honors College learning outcomes are conducted on an annual basis.
Finally, SDSU graduation rates, graduate school admission and job employment following graduation are further indicators of the Weber Honors College's impact on student success.
Students Attending Graduate School
Students graduating from the Weber Honors College have gone on to various graduate schools, both nationally and internationally. Information regarding where our alums have pursued an advanced degree is available here.