Academic Program Review

CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

The College Area Review Committee has been charged to provide an objective, cross-sectional review of the academic programs and to design and implement the program viability review process. The committee members include the vice presidents/provosts, 3 deans, 6 faculty members, a staff council representative, a student council representative, a research office representative, an Office of Information Technology representative, an Administrative and Fiscal Services representative, the College Area Review coordinator, and the director of assessment. This committee will examine issues and data metrics within the College objectively, with consideration for how best to use College resources to support student success.

The specific charge of the committee is to:

review academic areas (including degree programs, disciplines, and special programs), student affairs, and administrative unit reports
make substantive comments on the recommendations reports
define program viability process and identify key indicators
recommend programs for program viability review based on selected key indicators
participate in the viability review process and make recommendations to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.

OVERVIEW

The academic program review completed its initial cycle at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year. Starting in 2018-2019 review cycle, the academic program review process has been automated with the Tk20 software application to track reports and recommendations about programs and certificates. Academic program review reports have been modified to better align with Academic Affairs division goals. Collaboration between the curriculum process and academic program review through the Curriculog database identifies which curricular actions resulted from the program review process. In the second review cycle of program viability, some program leaders have initiated program deletions before review, and other programs are working on program improvements to address the needs of our students.