Although the assessment of student learning has become a very important issue in higher education, there appear to be few examples of plans for assessing programs for mathematics majors in the professional literature. This paper will present some aspects of the plan at Xavier University for assessing the mathematics major. In the spring of 1995, the department submitted its assessment plan which addressed the following topics: goals and objectives, relationship of department goals and objectives to those of the university, strategies to accomplish goals, assessment techniques, and feedback mechanisms. While the goals of the program and the strategies to accomplish these goals will be stated, the main component of this article is the list of assessment techniques. We relate the current status of implementing the plan along with changes we envision.
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