Rationale for Academic Program Review

I.                    Planning

A.    Opportunity for unit self-assessment, planning and change

B.     Opportunity to inform College and University planning

 

II.                 Review and Evaluation

A.    Assessment by external experts credible to unit and administration

B.     Assessment by university peers (APACE review)

 

III.               Communication

A.    Information sharing among unit, dean, and provost

B.     Creation of knowledge base for College and University decision-making

C.    Improved understanding of other units as result of APACE program review committee and faculty senate involvement

D.    Sharing of administrative response to action plan commitments through public queue

E.     Increased external visibility in the discipline as result of external reviewers involvement

 

IV.              Accountability

A.    Cyclic review of unit progress on self-study goals

B.     Inclusion of responsiveness to self study goals and action plan commitments as part of deans’ and provost’s triennial evaluations