Assessment Center
The Assessment Center is a multifaceted department that works closely with students, faculty, staff, and the Southeastern Wisconsin business and professional community to provide services related to assessment at Alverno.
The Assessment Center assists students by administering, assessing, and facilitating assessments, beginning with the Communication level one assessment (Communication Placement Assessment) that each prospective student takes. Throughout her academic career the student continues to interact with the Assessment Center as she participates in a variety of assessments.
Bypass Assessments
Previous courses/work sometimes qualify a student to take an assessment in an effort to bypass a course or series of courses. Students notified of this eligibility may contact the Assessment Center to complete the assessment. Following is a list of the current bypass assessments.
| PCM 120/MGT120/ BSC 215 Interpersonal and Group Communication | |
| CM 156Q Mathematical Connections For sample assessment click here (pdf) |
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| CM 176Q Mathematical Connections for Educators For sample assessment click here (pdf) |
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| SC 117 | Integrated Science I |
| SC 118 | Integrated Science II |
| SC 119 | Foundations for Natural Science I For sample assessment click here (pdf) |
| SC 120 | Foundations for Natural Science II |
| SLC 100 | Spanish Language Placement Assessment |
| SPI 100 | Spanish/English Healthcare Interpretation Bilingual Proficiency Assessment |
Volunteer Assessors
Assisted by volunteer assessors from the community, the Assessment Center staff provides feedback that students can use to improve their performance. The Volunteer Assessor Program, with over 500 assessors from the business and professional community, is also coordinated by the Assessment Center director.
Volunteer Assessors' Employer List
The Center keeps paper, video and digital records of student performances so that students can analyze their own progress. Students have access to work and feedback any place, any time, through the web-based Diagnostic Digital Portfolio.
For more information, call 414-382-6020, or e-mail assessmentcenter@alverno.edu.
