Everyone at McNeese is responsible for contributing to the assessment process. The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (IRE) coordinates the assessment process and communicates results to the campus on an ongoing basis. Assessment begins with faculty and staff determining the goals and objectives of their units and academic programs. Academic program coordinators, department heads, and supervisors must oversee the assessment process and ensure that reports are submitted in a timely manner. Assessment reports will be reviewed and approved by everyone in the division up to and including the respective vice president. These individuals must also act on reasonable recommendations provided in these assessment reports in an effort toward continuous improvement.

Academic Program Assessment

Academic program assessment requires faculty to determine appropriate student learning outcomes at the program and course levels. Individual assignments and exams that demonstrate student learning are examples of appropriate academic assessments. End of term course grades are not appropriate assessments of student learning. Faculty should keep assessment data and student artifacts for a period of at least three years. At the end of each semester, faculty should submit student learning data to the academic program coordinator and department head for inclusion in the assessment report. Programs that are offered both face-to-face and through distance learning should disaggregate all assessment data between students in the face-to-face program and students in the online program.

Annual academic program assessment reports should be completed in the Xitracs Portal the Thursday before Spring commencement exercises. Upon review and approval by all department heads, deans, and the provost and vice president for academic affairs, IRE will post the reports on this webpage.

Unit Assessment

Unit assessment requires academic department heads and unit heads to determine appropriate performance objectives. These objectives should relate directly to the institutional mission as well as the mission of the respective unit.

Annual unit assessment reports for both academic and non-academic units for the previous year should be completed in the Xitracs Portal by July 15. Upon review and approval by the appropriate supervisor(s) and vice president, IRE will post the reports on this webpage.

Instructions for Xitracs

Please refer to the Xitracs Portal Instructions when updating your assessment report. Should you have questions or need assistance, please contact Sarah Howard at showard7@mcneese.edu.

Completed Assessment Reports

The tables below include the assessment reports that have been completed, beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year.

Academic Programs

College of Business2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Accounting, BS
Business Administration, BS
Business Administration, MBAPDF
Finance, BS
Liquefied Natural Gas Business, UC
Management, BS
Marketing, BS
Burton College of Education2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Academically Gifted Education, PMC
Curriculum and Instruction, MEdPDFPDF
Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, BSPDFPDF
Early Childhood Education Grades PK-3, PBC
Educational Technology Leadership, PMC
Elementary Education Grades 1-5, BSPDFPDF
Elementary Education Grades 1-5, MATPDF
Elementary Education Grades 1-5, PBCPDF
English Language Learners, GC
Health and Physical Education Grades K-12, BSPDF
Instructional Technology, MS
Kinesiology, BSPDFPDF
Kinesiology, MSPDFPDF
Multiple Levels Grades K-12, PBC
Reading Specialist, PMC
School Librarian, PBC
Secondary Education Grades 6-12, MAT
Secondary Education Grades 6-12, PBC
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Elementary Education Grades 1-5, GC
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Elementary Education Grades 1-5, PBC
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Secondary Education Grades 6-12, GC
Special Education Mild/Moderate for Secondary Education Grades 6-12, PBC
College of Engineering and Sciences2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Agricultural Sciences, BSPDF
Biological Science, BSPDFPDF
Chemical Engineering, BSChEPDFPDF
Chemistry, BSPDFPDF
Computer Science, BSPDF
Engineering, BSPDFPDF
Engineering, MEngPDFPDF
Environmental and Chemical Sciences, MSPDFPDF
Mathematical Sciences, BSPDFPDF
Mathematical Sciences, MSPDFPDF
Mechanical Engineering, BSMEPDFPDF
Natural Resource Conservation Management, BSPDF
Nutritional Sciences, MSPDF
College of Liberal Arts2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Art, BAPDF
Creative Writing, MFA PDFPDF
Criminal Justice, BSPDFPDF
Criminal Justice, MSPDFPDF
English, BAPDFPDF
English, MAPDFPDF
General Studies, AGSPDFPDF
General Studies, BGSPDFPDF
History, BAPDFPDF
Humanities, BAPDFPDF
Mass Communication, BSPDFPDF
Music, BMPDFPDF
Political Science, BAPDF
Sociology, BAPDFPDF
College of Nursing and Health Professions2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, DNPPDF
Applied Behavior Analysis, MS
Applied Behavior Analysis, PMC
Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS
Family Nurse Practitioner, PMC
Health Systems Management, BSPDF
Medical Laboratory Science, BSPDFPDF
Nursing, BSNPDFPDF
Nursing, MSNPDFPDF
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, PMCPDF
Psychology, BSPDFPDF
Psychology, MAPDFPDF
Radiologic Sciences, BSPDFPDF

Administrative Units

Administrative Unit2023-
2024
2024-
2025
2025-
2026
Academic Computing and Learning Center
Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management ProgramPDF
Banners Cultural SeriesPDFPDF
Burton College of EducationPDFPDF
Career and Professional Development ServicesPDF
Center for Advancement of Quality Education
Counseling CenterPDF
College of Business
College of Liberal ArtsPDF
College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsPDF
College of Engineering and SciencesPDF
Department of BiologyPDF
Department of Chemistry and PhysicsPDF
Department of Education Professions
Department of Engineering and Computer SciencePDF
Department of English and Foreign LanguagesPDF
Department of Graduate NursingPDF
Department of History and Political SciencePDF
Department of Interdisciplinary StudiesPDF
Department of Mass CommunicationPDF
Department of Mathematical SciencesPDF
Department of Psychology and CounselingPDF
Department of Radiologic and Medical Laboratory SciencePDF
Department of Social SciencesPDF
Department of Undergraduate NursingPDF
Department of Visual ArtsPDFPDF
Frazar Memorial LibraryPDF
H.C. Drew School of KinesiologyPDF
Harold and Pearl Dripps School of Agricultural Sciences
Honors CollegePDF
Institute for Industry-Education Collaboration (IIEC)PDFPDF
Kay Doré Counseling ClinicPDF
Louisiana Small Business Development CenterPDF
McNeese Autism ProgramPDF
McNeese Police
McNeese Team Store and Post OfficePDF
Office of Academic Affairs
Office of Accessibility ServicesPDFPDF
Office of Administrative AccountingPDF
Office of Admissions and RecruitingPDF
Office of Alumni AffairsPDF
Office of Athletics
Office of Business AffairsPDF
Office of Campus Compliance and CivilityPDF
Office of Electronic LearningPDF
Office of Enrollment Management
Office of Facilities and Plant OperationsPDF
Office of Financial AidPDF
Office of Freshman Advising
Office of Human Resources and Student EmploymentPDF
Office of Information Technology (includes KBYS, TASC, and UCS)
Office of Institutional Research and EffectivenessPDF
Office of Internal Audit
Office of International Student ServicesPDF
Office of Marketing and Communications
Office of McNeese Foundation
Office of Purchasing and Property ControlPDF
Office of Recreational ServicesPDF
Office of RecruitingPDF
Office of the RegistrarPDF
Office of Research and Sponsored ProgramsPDFPDF
Office of ScholarshipsPDF
Office of Student AffairsPDF
Office of Student ServicesPDF
Office of Testing Services
Student CentralPDFPDF
Student Health ServicesPDF
Upward BoundPDFPDF
W.A. and Dorothy Hanna Department of Performing Arts
William J. Doré, Sr. School of Graduate Studies
Write to Excellence CenterPDFPDF