Directory
A-Z Index
 

Timeline

Freshman Year

What What is it? When How will I know?

Writing Challenge

Placement Exam administered by Writing Center in B.D. Owens Library

SOAR

Student request

NL-SSI

National Survey

University Seminar
alternating years

Through class and email (OAIA@nwmissouri.edu)

NSSE

National Survey

Spring term

E-mail or canvas

Junior Year

What What is it? When How will I know?

Assessment of Core Proficiencies**

Standardized test
Northwest Core content

When you have close to 60 hrs

E-mail (OAIA@nwmissouri.edu)

NL-SSI **

National Survey

Alternating years

E-mail (OAIA@nwmissouri.edu)

Praxis

Missouri Educator Certification Requirement
Exams-content to specific for certification area

Required for Missouri Educator Certification

Senior Year

What What is it? When How will I know?

NSSE

National Survey

Alternating years
Random student selection

E-mail and canvas

Major Field Test
(MFT, ACAT, etc)

National Exit Exams as required by specific departments/majors

Typically linked to capstone course enrollment

Syllabus and/or instructor/advisor

**These are required by the University and administered by the Assessment Office. When you receive notification from the Assessment Office you are strongly encouraged to complete the activity in order to avoid a registration hold.