General Education Assessment Committee

Reporting Line

The General Education Assessment Committee reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.

Composition of Membership

Eighteen members, including the following:

• Committee on Committees selects nine members from the College of Arts & Sciences, with members representing diverse academic interests among departments.
• Deans select one member from each of the other colleges and schools: Computer Science and Engineering; Business; Libraries; Nursing; Robbins College; Education; Honors College; Music; and Social Work.
• Ex officio members include the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and a representative from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

Committee Charge Responsibilities

The General Education Assessment Committee has the primary responsibility over the following two broad goals: (1) To define the college-level competencies expected of all Baylor graduates; and (2) To assess the extent to which graduates have attained the competencies.

More specific tasks of this committee include the following:

• Examination of assessment results annually;
• Direction of additional analyses of the results, if needed;
• Dissemination of results to the appropriate constituents;
• Recommendations of any needed action based on the results;
• Continuation of regular assessment of the college-level competencies;
• Preparation of a regular report summarizing the assessment process.

Committee Members, 2025-2026