RasGuides: Knowledge Credit ™ Self-Directed Assessment Guide: Self-Directed Assessments

Self-Directed Assessments

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What to Expect

The SDA Experience

Rasmussen believes it is important to honor the knowledge that learners bring to the university. As such, Rasmussen offers a variety Knowledge Credit ™ self-directed assessments (SDAs) that give learners the opportunity to “test out” of select courses. When successful, learners can save time and money with SDAs. Some SDAs test your knowledge through projects, while others use multiple choice and short answer assessments guided by artificial intelligence grading and feedback. SDAs also include small bursts of content and/or virtual interaction technology to ensure Rasmussen students are brought closer to real-world situations when demonstrating their skills online. Depending on your program, these exciting assessments fulfill most or all of your general education program requirements and some areas of your major. Talk to your advisor to see which SDAs are available to you. Please see the videos below to understand the full SDA experience.

(UL) Upper Level

Multiple Choice

Algebra
Cisco Network Routing and Switching
Essential Statistics and Analytics
Fundamentals of Data Analytics
Managing Information Security
Structure and Function of the Human Body
Virtual Career Center (Career Development)
Windows Directory Services

Project-Based

Art Appreciation
Communicating in Your Profession
Computer & Microsoft Productivity
Customer Loyalty and Retention (Customer Service)
C++ Programming
Database Fundamentals for Programmers
Ethics Around the Globe
Foundations of Early Childhood Bundle
General Psychology
Hardware and Software I
Hardware and Software II
Humanities
Introduction to Communication
Introduction to Critical Thinking
Introduction to HTML
Introduction to Networks
Java Programming
Multiculturalism and Diversity
Software Design Using C#
Visual Communication in the Media (UL)

Writing

English Composition

Short Answer

Conflict Management (UL)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (UL)
Inferential Statistics and Analytics (UL)
Principles of Economics
The Psychology of Teams (UL)
The Science of Learning (UL)
Sociology in a Digital World* (UL)

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(UL) Upper Level

Composition

English Composition

Communication

Communicating in Your Profession
Conflict Management^{++ (UL)}
Introduction to Communication
Visual Communication in the Media (UL)

Humanities

Art Appreciation
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion^{++ (UL)}
Ethics Around the Globe
Humanities
Introduction to Critical Thinking
The Science of Learning⁺⁺(UL)

Social Sciences

General Psychology
Multiculturalism and Diversity
Principles of Economics
The Psychology of Teams⁺⁺(UL)
Sociology in a Digital World* (UL)

Math/Natural Science

Algebra
Essential Statistics and Analytics
Inferential Statistics and Analytics (UL)
Structure and Function of the Human Body

Non-General Education

Cisco Network Routing and Switching
Computer and Microsoft Productivity
Customer Loyalty and Retention (Customer Service)
C++ Programming
Database Fundamentals for Programmers
Foundations of Early Childhood Bundle
Fundamentals of Data Analytics
Hardware & Software I
Hardware & Software II
Introduction to HTML
Introduction to Networks
Java Programming
Managing Information Security
Software Design Using C#
Virtual Career Center (Career Development)
Windows Directory Services