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Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

AI Across the Curriculum: UF’s 2024–2029 Quality Enhancement Plan

The University of Florida’s accreditation has been reaffirmed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees. As part of each decennial reaffirmation, SACSCOC requires member institutions to develop and implement a five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that meets Standard 7.2. This standard outlines the following expectations:

  • Is identified through ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes.
  • Has broad-based support from institutional constituencies.
  • Focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success.
  • Commits resources to initiate, implement, and complete the QEP.
  • Includes a plan to assess achievement.

In response to this requirement, the University of Florida has launched AI Across the Curriculum, a comprehensive, institution-wide initiative designed to ensure that all UF students—across undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs—can acquire knowledge, skills, and applications in artificial intelligence. This initiative integrates efforts from UF Quest, the Graduate School, professional colleges, and relevant institutes and centers, reflecting UF’s commitment to preparing students for an AI-enabled future.

Originally conceptualized as Intelligence Unlimited, the initiative evolved into AI Across the Curriculum to better reflect its inclusive and interdisciplinary scope. The plan was guided by the Quality Enhancement Plan Task Force, a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and administrators, co-chaired by Dr. Katie Migliaccio and Dr. Jane Southworth.

AI Literacy and Student Learning Outcomes

To ensure the Quality Enhancement Plan is centered on student learning, the Task Force identified four core competencies that define artificial intelligence literacy at UF. These competencies serve as the foundation for the development and assessment of student learning outcomes across academic programs:

  • Know & Understand AI - Understand the basic functions of AI and its applications.
  • Use & Apply AI - Apply AI knowledge, concepts, and tools in varied contexts.
  • Evaluate & Create AI - Engage in higher-order thinking (e.g., evaluation, prediction, design) and consider human-centered dimensions such as fairness, ethics, and safety.
  • AI Ethics - Develop and apply ethical frameworks for responsible AI use.

A fifth category, AI Enabled, recognizes courses that support AI literacy through related content or foundational skills, even if they contain limited direct AI instruction.

Grounded in these literacies, the Task Force developed six student learning outcomes (SLOs) aligned with three overarching goals and measurable objectives. These outcomes serve as indicators of institutional progress and are integrated into UF’s existing assessment and institutional effectiveness systems.

Know & Understand AI

  • SLO1: Identify, describe, and explain the components, requirements, and characteristics of AI. (Content knowledge and communication)
  • SLO2: Identify, describe, define, and explain applications of AI across multiple domains. (Critical thinking and communication)

Use & Apply AI

  • SLO3: Select and utilize AI tools and techniques appropriate to specific contexts and applications. (Critical thinking and content knowledge)

AI Ethics

  • SLO4: Develop, apply, and evaluate ethical frameworks for AI use across diverse contexts. (Critical thinking and content knowledge)

Evaluate & Create AI

  • SLO5: Assess the value and quality of AI tools and applications in context. (Critical thinking)
  • SLO6: Conceptualize and develop tools, hardware, data, or algorithms for AI solutions. (Critical thinking)

Commitment to Continuous Improvement

The assessment of these outcomes is embedded within UF’s annual assessment and institutional effectiveness processes, ensuring that results are used to inform continuous improvement. Through this plan, UF advances its vision of becoming a campus where all students—regardless of discipline—can become AI-literate through coursework and experiential learning. For details on how UF evaluates and monitors progress on the QEP, click here.