Proposed Revisions to 303.3 - Program Review
Board policy:
1. Existing programs shall be reviewed on a
regular basis by each unit. The Commissioner of Higher Education shall initiate
and coordinate such reviews of existing programs as he deems appropriate and
necessary. The Commissioner shall
report his findings to the Board.
2. An initial lateral review of all programs
will be conducted.
Procedures:
1. Each unit will review its own programs on a
regular basis. An annual report of
review activities in progress or completed during the past few years will be
submitted. An important issue here is
to identify the incentives for each campus to be candid and honest in its
reviews. Institutions should not be
penalized for doing a thorough job and should not be put in a position of preparing
a defensive document.
2. Regional and professional accreditation
provides reviews for some programs. Section 320.2 of the Policy and Procedures Manual provides for
participation by the Commissioner's Office and also that copies of all
accreditation reports are sent to the Commissioner's Office.
3. Selected lateral (interinstitutional)
reviews will be carried out. Requests
for programs to be reviewed will be submitted to the chief academic officers
for selection, prioritization and scheduling. The specific issues to be addressed in each lateral review should be
identified prior to the start of the review. This type of review will not be started until institutional role and
scope statements are approved by the Regents. The review of proposals for new programs will also frequently result in
the review of similar programs in other
units.
4. Each unit will update the program inventory
started in 1972. This inventory lists
graduates by degree and major for the past five years and also the current
enrollment in each program.
Definitions:
"Lateral
review" means interinstitutional review.
History:
Item 2-001-R0973 (Revised), October 19, 1973; Board of Regents of Higher Education, Minutes October 24, 1975, as amended October 28, 1977; Memo from I. E. Dayton to Curriculum Committee, October 18, 1977, entitled "Academic Program Review".