New SIS Exit Requirements Focus on Program Effectiveness
In 2018, The Graduate School at the University of Tennessee eliminated its requirement that master’s students complete a capstone project or examination in order to graduate, allowing individual graduate programs to decide what – if any – exit requirements they’d ask master’s students to complete.
As a result, SIS faculty voted to eliminate the MSIS exit requirement of comprehensive examination, thesis, or ePortfolio, and began exploring a new way to measure the success of the program.
“Not having those requirements frees up time in students’ schedules, and we knew we could find a better way to establish how well we’re … Read more “New SIS Exit Requirements Focus on Program Effectiveness”