Recent PLO Studies by Department

Arts Division • Physical and Biological Sciences Division • Social Sciences Division

Humanities Division • Baskin School of Engineering

Arts Division

DepartmentProgram(s)PLOs assessed Assessment site (courses)Cycle(s)
ArtArt BAArt & media techniques,
Reflect on artistic process		ART 20L2023 – 2026
Art & media techniquesART 80T2020 – 2023
Arts DivisionCreative Technologies BADigital literacy,
Strategies for creative practice		CT 102025 – 2028
Film and Digital MediaFilm & Digital Media BAAnalytical skills,
Disciplinary writing		FILM 1302020 – 2023
History of Art and Visual CultureHistory of Art & Visual Culture BACritical thinking,
Disciplinary communication,
Research proficiency		HAVC 100A2023 – 2026
2020 – 2023
MusicMusic BA;
Music BM		Musical performanceMUSC 1302020 – 2023

Physical and Biological Sciences Division

DepartmentProgram(s)PLOs assessedAssessment site (courses)Cycle(s)
Earth & Planetary SciencesEarth Sciences, BSFoundational knowledge,
Quantitative skills		EART 110A2025 – 2028
Earth & Planetary Sciences / Ocean SciencesEnvironmental Sciences, BSFoundational knowledge ESCI 100A, 100B2025 – 2028
Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyEcology & Evolution BS;
Marine Biology BS;
Plant Sciences BS
Biology BA		Foundational knowledgeBIOE 1062025 – 2028
Foundational knowledge,
Quantitative skills,
Research methods		BIOE 107, 1092022 – 2025
Chemistry & BiochemistryChemistry BS, BA;
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BS		Foundational knowledge, Problem solving,
Quantitative skills		CHEM 8A, 8B2025 – 2028
Foundational knowledge,
Problem solving,
Quantitative skills,
Lab skills		CHEM 3A, 3B, 3C2023 – 2026
MathematicsMathematics BS, BA;
Mathematics Theory & Computation BS;
Mathematics Education BA		Critical Thinking,
Problem solving,
Foundational knowledge,
Disciplinary communication		MATH 1002025 – 2028

Critical Thinking,
Problem solving,
Foundational knowledge,
Disciplinary communication		MATH 100, 105A2022 – 2025
Microbiology & Environmental ToxicologyMicrobiology BSFoundational knowledgeMETX 1002025 – 2028
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental BiologyBiology BS;
Global & Community Health BS;
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology BS;
Neuroscience BS		Foundational knowledgeBIOL 1002025 – 2028
Foundational knowledgeBIOL 1052022 – 2025
PhysicsPhysics BS
Physics (Astrophysics) BS
Applied Physics BS
Science Education BS		Disciplinary communicationPHYS 195A, 195B2025 – 2028
Lab skills,
Disciplinary communication,
Analytical problem solving		PHYS 133, 1342022 – 2025

Social Sciences Division

DepartmentProgram(s)PLOs assessed Assessment site (courses)Cycle(s)
AnthropologyAnthropology BAWriting skillsANTH 1502022 – 2025
EconomicsEconomics BA
Business Management Economics BA
Global Economics BA		Foundational knowledge,
Disciplinary communication		ECON 104, 1972024 – 2027
Specialized knowledge (accounting)ECON 10B2024 – 2027
Critical thinking,
Quantitative reasoning,
Problem solving		ECON 1132021 – 2024
Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies BA
Agroecology BA		Disciplinary communicationENVS 1002025 – 2028

Foundational knowledge,
Analytical thinking,
Disciplinary communication		ENVS 252021 – 2024
Latin American & Latino StudiesLatin American and Latino Studies BADisciplinary communicationLALS 100B2021 – 2024
PoliticsLegal Studies BADisciplinary communicationLGST 1962024 – 2027
2021 – 2024
PoliticsPolitics BADisciplinary communicationPOLI 1002024 – 2027
Disciplinary communicationPOLI 100, 105, 1402021 – 2024
PsychologyCognitive Sciences BS
Psychology BA		Disciplinary communication PSYC Senior seminars2024 – 2027
Critical thinking,
Research methods		PSYC 1002021 – 2024
SociologySociology BASociological UnderstandingSOCY 12024 – 2027
Foundational knowledge,
Critical thinking		SOCY 196S2021 – 2024

Humanities Division

DepartmentProgram(s)PLOs assessedAssessment site (courses)Cycle(s)
HistoryHistory BAFoundational knowledgeHIS 40B2024 – 2027
Research & evidence,
Critical reading		HIS 1002021 – 2024
HistoryJewish Studies BAFoundational knowledge,
Critical analysis		LIT 61J2021 – 2024
LinguisticsLinguistics BA
Language Studies BA		Properties of Language (Semantics)LING 532024 – 2027
Disciplinary communicationLING 101, 112, 113, 116, 151, 171 2021 – 2024
Languages &
Applied Linguistics		Applied Linguistics & Multilingualism BASecond language acquisition,
Research skills		APLX 1012024 – 2027
Spanish Studies BAFoundational knowledge,
Disciplinary communication,
Critical analysis		SPAN 1052021 – 2024
LiteratureLiterature BACritical analysis,
Disciplinary communication,
Critical reading		LIT 1022021 – 2024

Baskin School of Engineering

DepartmentProgram(s)PLOs assessedAssessment site (courses)Cycle(s)
Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics BSAnalytical methods,
Numerical algorithms		AM 30, 1002023 – 2026
Analytical methods,
Numerical algorithms		AM 112/212, AM 1472020 – 2023
Biomolecular EngineeringBiomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics BS
Biotechnology BA
Programming skillsBME 1602020 – 2023
Computational MediaComputer Science: Computer Game Design BSTechnical system design,
Collaboration		CMPM 1202023 – 2026
Systems-level thinking,
Disciplinary communication,
Technical system design,
Collaboration		CMPM 1762020 – 2023
Computer Science & EngineeringComputer Engineering BS
Computer Science BS, BA
Network & Digital Technology		Foundational knowledge, Programming skillsCSE 20, 30, 13S2023 – 2026
Foundational knowledgeCSE 122020 – 2023
BSOETechnology & Information Management BSSolving problems in multidisciplinary TIM domainsTIM 582023 – 2026
Disciplinary communication,
Collaboration		CSE 1752020 – 2023
Last modified: Oct 23, 2025