Undergraduate Assessment

EPS BS Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  • Students will compare the physical and chemical conditions that characterize different plate tectonic settings, and apply their understanding to interpret past and present Earth environments.
  • Students will identify and classify minerals and rocks, and interpret the origin and formation history of a given mineral or rock sample.
  • Students will interpret the geologic history of a rock, field region or map, based on an analysis of geologic structures and/or laboratory data.
  • Students will formulate a testable hypothesis based on field and / or laboratory observations, and devise appropriate tests of their hypotheses.
  • Students will present clear and concise written and oral reviews and reports, discussing geological interpretations and problems.
  • Students will describe and discuss natural hazards and natural resources in terms of geologic processes and constraints.
  • Students will use professional ethical standards for reports and publications associated with collaboration, data collection, authorship, and citation of previous results.
  • Students will solve geologic problems quantitatively using mathematical, chemical, and physical equations and principles.

EPS BA Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  • Students will compare the physical and chemical conditions that characterize different plate tectonic settings, and apply their understanding to interpret past and present Earth environments.
  • Students will identify and classify minerals and rocks, and interpret the origin and formation history of a given mineral or rock sample.
  • Students will interpret the geologic history of a rock, field region or map, based on an analysis of geologic structures and/or laboratory data.
  • Students will formulate a testable hypothesis based on field and / or laboratory observations, and devise appropriate tests of their hypotheses.
  • Students will present clear and concise written and oral reviews and reports, discussing geological interpretations and problems.
  • Students will describe and discuss natural hazards and natural resources in terms of geologic processes and constraints.
  • Students will use professional ethical standards for reports and publications associated with collaboration, data collection, authorship, and citation of previous results.
  • Students will solve geologic problems quantitatively using mathematical, chemical, and physical equations and principles.

ENV SCI BS Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  • Students will compare the physical and chemical conditions that characterize different plate tectonic settings, and apply their understanding to interpret past and present Earth environments.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate (quantitatively) how concepts of conservation of mass, momentum and energy apply to evaluation of atmospheric, hydrogeologic, and/or biogeochemical cycles in Earth systems.
  • Students will interpret and map the environmental relationships of a field study site or region based on an analysis of remotely sensed, geomorphic, map, and/or laboratory data.
  • Students will formulate a testable hypothesis based on field and / or laboratory observations, and devise appropriate tests of their hypotheses.
  • Students will present clear and concise written and oral reviews and reports, discussing environmental science interpretations and problems.
  • Students will be able to collect, organize and analyze data sets with appropriate statistical rigor, using modern data analysis software tools.
  • Students will use professional ethical standards for reports and publications associated with collaboration, data collection, authorship, and citation of previous results.
  • Students will solve environmental science problems quantitatively using mathematical, chemical, and physical equations and principles.

UNM General Education Core Assessment Plans