PROGRAMSELFSTUDY

DueJuly1toAssociateProvost/Dean oftheGraduateCollege

Preparationof theself-studybeginsin the fall semester, andall departmentalfacultyand administrators shouldplayasignificant role. Althoughtheinitialdraftmaybewrittenbyasubcommittee,allmembers of thedepartment shouldhave theopportunitytoparticipateinproducingand approving the finaldraft.

In the first section, you’ll discuss the alignment of your program with the university. In the second, you will use data that will generally be a composite from your annual reviews regarding specific areas such as enrollment, retention, etc. For each area, you will provide data, discuss and interpret any changes, and address the ramifications and next steps. Section 3 is a SWOT analysis, and you’ll take a broad, high-level view of the information from Section 2 to describe your programs’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.

At this time, there isnot alimit onthelength of theself-study. However,departments areencouragedtobeconcisesothatit is feasibleto providea comprehensivereviewofmaterials.

ComponentsoftheSelf-Study

Section 1: Description of theProgram(s), MissionStatement,andLongRangePlan

oDescribealignment betweentheprogram’sanduniversity’s

Long RangPlan

Section 2: CumulativeReview (typicallybasedon7years)

oEnrollment Management (talk about how enrollment is affected by both both recruitment and retention…

Recruitment

Data

Interpret any changes, discuss ramifications and next steps

oRetention

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

  • GraduationRates

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oStrategies Used to Track Graduating Student Outcomes

  • Undergraduate
  • Knowledge Rate
  • Success Rate(defined as employed full- or part-time, in volunteer service program or the military, or continuing education)
  • Graduate
  • Knowledge Rate
  • Success Rate(defined as employed full- or part-time, in volunteer service program or the military, or continuing education)
  • Other Relevant Outcomes Data (standardizedexams, satisfactionsurveys, graduates positiveimpact onregionand state,etc.)
  • Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oStrategies forStudent Success

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oStrategies forIncreasedAccess(online,evening/weekend,etc.)

Description

Strategies to document comparability among modalities

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oStrategies forIncreasing Diversity(StudentsandFaculty; DomesticandInternational)

Description

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oCurricular Changes

Description

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oAssessment of Student LearninginGeneralEducation Courses (if applicable)

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

  • Assessment of Student LearninginDepartmental Courses
  • FacultyTeachingandAdvising(e.g.,%courses taught by ranked faculty,otherFT faculty,percourse; strategiesfor assessingqualityof teachingandresults)

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions(includestrategies toincrease teachingeffectiveness forbothFTandPT faculty)

oFacultyandStudentScholarship

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oFacultyService

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oFacultyandStudent InvolvementinPublic Affairs

Data

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

oDepartmentalResources

Description

Evaluation, Interpretation, Suggestions

Section 3: SWOTAnalysis and Questions/Issues forExternal Reviewer to Address

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