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Uno Website Registrar International Baccalaureate Program (Ib), Uno Office Of The University Registrar

Student Learning

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum leading to exams for students aged between sixteen and nineteen. Students who participate in this program enroll in specially designed courses through their high school and take international exams in May.

Uno Website Registrar College Level Examination Program (Clep), Uno Office Of The University Registrar

Student Learning

The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) grants college credit for specific CLEP Exams with an acceptable score.

Uno Website Registrar Advanced Placement Credit, Uno Office Of The University Registrar

Student Learning

The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). A maximum of 32 hours of credit may apply toward graduation. Advanced Placement credit is based on criterion examination(s) administered by CEEB.

Uno Website-Gened Committee-English And Writing, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

The work of the university is to construct and share knowledge. Because this work is done largely by means of the written word, it is important for students to gain control over written language Proficiency in reading, research, and written expression is essential for professional success and effective citizenship.

Fundamental academic skills, consisting of English & Writing, Public Speaking and Mathematics coursework, comprise 15 hours of your general education requirements. Students must complete nine credit hours of English & Writing coursework.

The nine credit hours include English 1150 and English 1160 (students may test out of one or both courses), …

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Mathematics, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

Algebra is a foundational branch of mathematics that involves operations and relations, and which emphasizes the process of formulating, solving, interpreting, and applying equations of many different types to solve many different real-world problems, using systems of abstract symbols. It is a branch of mathematics with significant applications across a wide variety of disciplines.

Fundamental academic skills, consisting of Mathematics, English & Writing, and Public Speaking coursework, comprise 15 hours of the general education requirements. Students must complete three credit hours of Mathematics coursework.

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Global Diversity, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

Courses in this category focus on significant cultural, economic, geographical, historical, political, and/ or sociological aspects of one or more countries or (indigenous) notions, and may include a comparative analysis to the United States.

Diversity requirements, consisting of Global Diversity and U.S. Diversity coursework. comprise six hours of the general education curriculum. Students must complete three credit hours of coursework in Global Diversity, and three credit hours of coursework in US Diversity to fulfill their diversity requirements.

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Humanities And Fine Arts, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

The Humanities & Fine Arts courses seek to help students understand, analyze, and explore the human condition. Studying Humanities & Fine Arts contributes to personal growth and well-being, as well as to living in, and contributing to various communities.

To fulfill their distribution requirements, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework representing at least two disciplines in this category. In addition, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework in Social Sciences, and seven credit hours in Natural & Physical Sciences towards their distribution requirements. Distribution requirements comprise 25 hours of the general education curriculum.

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Natural And Physical Sciences, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

Understanding the nature of scientific inquiry and the operation of the natural, physical, and technological world is essential for making personal and public policy decisions.

To fulfill their distribution requirements, students must complete seven credit hours of coursework, representing at least two disciplines in this category, with at least one laboratory course. In addition, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework in Social Sciences, and nine credit hours in Humanities & Fine Arts towards their distribution requirements. Distribution requirements comprise 25 hours of the general education curriculum.

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Social Sciences, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

Courses in this category will allow students to gain on understanding of the complex dynamics that make up the world, and in particularly the challenges, problems, and factors that lead to social stability and change. This understanding is essential for contributing to, and living in, a contemporary society.

To fulfill the distribution requirements, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework representing at least two disciplines in this category. In addition, students must complete nine credit hours of coursework in Humanities & Fine Arts, and seven credit hours in Natural & Physical Sciences towards their distribution requirements. Distribution requirements comprise …

Uno Website-Gened Committee-Us Diversity, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

Courses in this category focus on significant cultural, economic, historical, political, and or sociological aspects of one or more underrepresented groups in the United States.

Diversity requirements, consisting of U.S. Diversity and Global Diversity coursework, comprise six hours of the general education curriculum. Students must complete three credit hours of coursework in U.S. Diversity, and three credit hours of coursework in Global Diversity to fulfill their diversity requirements.

Uno Academic Program Review - A Guide To The Review Process, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Student Learning

Internal program reviews are conducted by the Academic Planning Council (APC) and are an integral part of UNO’s assessment and planning processes for the unit, college, and University. The review process is designed to monitor the quality and assist in the ongoing development of UNO’s academic programs and units.

Every academic program offered at UNO will be reviewed at least once within a seven-year cycle. The reviews are conducted routinely and are coordinated with the review reports prepared for the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE).

For programs with external accreditation the UNO review process may be coordinated to minimize …

General Education Committee, Uno General Education Assessment Committee

Student Learning

In Spring 2010, the faculty created a University General Education Committee consisting of one representative from each college. The representative is determined by the college. The committee was created to ensure UNO's general education program is student-centered, aligned with specific Student learning Outcomes, and assessable.

The University General Education Committee is responsible for (1) establishing the definition, criteria, and learning outcomes for each university general education area; (2) reviewing syllabi and approving courses used to satisfy university general education requirements; and (3) facilitating on-going review, assessment, and modification of the university general education curriculum.

Deborah Smith-Howell, Associate Vice Chancellor for …

Uno Website: Uno Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Community Engagement

UNO Website: UNO Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, "On January 7, 201 5 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced the 240 U.S. colleges and universities receiving its 2015 Community Engagement Classification. The University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), original ly classified in 2006 as one of the original 74 colleges and universities to receive the Community Engagement Classification, received continuing classification as a Community Engaged institution."

Uno Website: Oasa Aqip Steering Committee, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Decision Support/CQI

UNO Office of Academic and Student Affairs - Steering Committee, "The University of Nebraska Omaha is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC)."

Uno Website: Oie Homepage, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Decision Support/CQI

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Uno Website-Criss Library- Digital Commons Homepage, Uno Criss Library

Decision Support/CQI

DigitalCommons@UNO institutional repository home page.

DigitalCommons@UNO is a digital showcase of the research and scholarly output of the members of the University of Nebraska at Omaha community. The DigitalCommons@UNO repository is administered by the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library and serves as a permanent digital archive for these materials. Members of UNO"s academic community are invited to contribute their scholarship to DigitalCommons@UNO. See our About page for more information.

Uno Digital Commons-Oie-Dc Collections, Uno Office Of Institutional Effectiveness

Decision Support/CQI

Office of Institutional Effectiveness web pages in the DigitalCommons@UNO institutional repository.

Higher Education System Governance: An Exploratory Study Of Presidential Decision Making In The Kentucky Community And Technical College System, Sarah Jill Page

Theses and Dissertations--Educational Leadership Studies

There are more than 40 higher education systems across the United States enrolling more than 5.6 million students. Literature on higher education systems is well-documented; however, variations in system structures and governance are apparent. The limited research on governance in community college systems merits examination. This study explored presidential decision making in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System using quantitative and qualitative procedures. As a two-phase, sequential exploratory study using surveys, interviews, and documents, this study considers decision making from an organizational and environmental perspective to understand how presidents share academic, administrative, and personnel decision making. This study extends …

A Debriefing Technique In High-Fidelity Patient Simulation And Competent Decision-Making Abilities Among Nursing Students, Trena Seago

Theses and Dissertations--Curriculum and Instruction

Nursing faculty are utilizing high-fidelity patient simulation (HPS) with debriefing to help engage nursing students in making competent clinical decisions. This quasi-experimental study examined the use of HPS with debriefing and students’ ability to make nursing care decisions using standardized exams. The experimental group received debriefing after HPS and the control group did not receive debriefing after HPS. The pre- and post-test assessed participants’ ability to make clinical care decisions. The analysis of the pre-test and post-test HESI scores showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups.

How University Department Heads Have Encountered And Overcome Adaptive Challenges In Student Persistence: An Application Of Critical Incident Technique, Kevin L. Flora

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

In the United States, the average attrition rate from freshmen to sophomore year for a 4-year university is 21.7%. After freshmen year, the dropout rate raises to 41% before graduation (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2014). As an administrative appointment, the department head is in a unique position to work with the university and college-level executives to lead faculty in better student persistence efforts. However scholarly inquiry on the relation of student persistence and department heads is lacking. Gmelch (2004) says “academic leaders may be the least studied and most misunderstood management position in the world” (p. 74).

The purpose …