Academic Program Review Timeline
Fall – Year 1
- August: Standard data elements are produced, incorporating four years of new data since the last program review.
- September: Departments receive notification of the upcoming review.
Spring – Year 1
- January: Strategic Planning and Assessment Workshop (SPAW) – attendance required at the Five Year Review session by department chair and other faculty involved in the upcoming program review process.
- Throughout the Semester: Department-level discussions on program review take place.
Summer – Year 1
- By July 1: Slate of potential program reviewers (internal and external) submitted to the Dean.
- By August 15: Draft of the self-study completed and submitted to the Department and Dean.
- By First Day of Fall Semester: Finalized data provided to the Department.
Fall – Year 2
- Department edits, improves, and approves the self-study.
- Self-study submitted to the Dean for approval, then forwarded to the Provost and Assessment Director.
- Reviewers conduct program evaluation, site visit, and submit their report by the last day of the semester.
Spring – Year 2
- By February 15: Department prepares a response to the reviewer, drafts an executive summary, and submits the final review to the Dean.
- The Dean reviews the departmental submission and sends the final report and an accompanying letter to the Provost in the correct format.
- The Provost reviews the packet and adds their final letter to the packet.
- A department representative presents the results of the Five Year Program Review to the Faculty Senate at one of their meetings to be coordinated with the Senate secretary.