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Page Updated: April 2, 2021

Assessment
Our ability to determine whether students in our Core courses possess certain competencies or skills deemed important for college students to possess.
COA
COA stands for Component Area Option.  This is the term used by the THECB to refer to the 6 hours of credit that have been added to the original 36 hours of FCA hours.  The COA hours fall into the categories of CAO-A and CAO-B courses.
Communal Assessment
The annual process of collection of student-created artifacts from courses in the communal assessment pool and scored by volunteer faculty
Core Objective
One of the six competencies the THECB has deemed important for college students to master and which are assessed as part of our Core Curriculum (critical thinking, communication, empirical and quantitative analysis, teamwork, personal responsibility, and social responsibility)
Core Option
In the catalog, UNT has dubbed CAO-A courses as Core Option A courses and CAO-B courses as Core Option B courses.  This change in designation is to make the purpose of the requirement a bit more clear for students.
Curriculog
UNT's online portal for creation, deletion, and modification of classes, degrees, certificates, and programs
Foundational Component Area (FCA) CA
A traditional category of courses that make up a general education:  communication, math, physical and life sciences, etc. 
Individual Assessment
Assessment of Core courses by individual Departments.  Departments should assess all four objectives associated with each course during each semester.
Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum (OCCC)
A standing committee of the Faculty Senate charged, in part, with reviewing proposals related to the Core Curriculum and assisting faculty in creating of appropriate signature assignments
Core Curriculum/Director of Core Curriculum
Responsible for projects relating to the University Core Curriculum including assisting faculty with the development of Core courses and assessment of the Core Curriculum for all accrediting bodies
Signature Assignment
An assignment attached to a Core course meant to assess one or more Core objectives.  The signature assignment should be assigned in every section of the course that is taught.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
A state agency that oversees all higher education institutions in Texas (both four-year and two-year).  They are responsible for implementing state mandates, reviewing institution curricular decisions, and overseeing institutional effectiveness through assessment and reporting.
University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UUCC)
A standing committee of the Faculty Senate charged with overseeing the entire undergraduate curriculum and thus the Core Curriculum.  They are the “last stop” at UNT of any Core curricular proposal.