Demand Rubric Graduate - Academic Program Review 2014

Market Demand / Exceeds Expectations (3) / Meets Expectations (2) / Developing (1) / Score
  1. Externalor Internal Evaluation
/ An external (consultant’s) or internal market demand study in the past 3 years rated this program as having very high demand.
OR
BLS projected 10-year employment growth in this field is at least 10%. / An external or internal market demand study in the past 3 years rated this program as having high demand.
OR
BLS projected 10-year employment growth in this field is at least 5%. / An external or internal market demand study in the past 3 years rated this program as having moderate demand.
OR
BLS projected 10-year employment growth in this field is 0-4.9%.
Total Score(Market Demand) = (a/3)*10

Demand–Market Demand

Demand – Internal Demand

Internal Demand / Exceeds Expectations (3) / Meets Expectations (2) / Developing (1) / Score
  1. Enrollment
/ Program enrollment (5-year average)is in top 20% (at least 50 students). / Program enrollment (5-year average) is at university mean (at least 35 students). / Program enrollment (5-year average) is at university median (at least 25 students). / If program has been in existence for fewer than 2 years, score=2.
  1. Enrollment Trends
/ 5 year enrollment growth rate is at least 10%. / 5 year enrollment growth rate is at least 5%. / 5 year enrollment growth rate is 0-4.9%. / If program has been in existence for fewer than 2 years, score=2.
  1. Degrees Conferred
/ Number of degrees conferred in 2013 exceeds university average by 20% (at least 17 degrees conferred in 2013). / Number of degrees conferred in 2013 is within 10% of university average (at least 13 degrees conferred in 2013). / Number of degrees conferred in 2013 is within 20% of university average (at least 11 degrees conferred in 2013). / If program has been in existence for fewer than 2 years, score=2.
  1. Credit Hours Consumed by non-majors
/ N/A / N/A / N/A / 2
Total Score(Internal Demand) = ((b+c+d+e)/12)*10
Total Demand Score = Market Demand Score + Internal Demand Score =

University Averages (2013 Data)

Average program enrollment: 29

Degrees Conferred (average per program): 14

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Projections:

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