Yes and No. Assessment in academic units should be ongoing, and the frequency of the assessment should reflect a commitment to the assessment process.

Annual assessment reports are requested every year, but the timetable for doing assessments should be established in the academic unit's assessment plan. Assessment plans may be set up so that some assessment methods are conducted in alternate years or some assessment methods take several years to complete. Academic programs with very small enrollments may benefit from assessment plans that are established with alternate- or multiple- year timetables for implementation.