UPDATED May 2023
Academic Program Periodic Review and Self Study happens on an 8-10 year cycle.
Academic units (departments or programs) prepare a self-study during the academic year, and submit a draft to the dean and to the APC Assessment Subcommittee for formative feedback in January. APC-A's feedback focuses exclusively on the section of the report that discusses curriculum and assessment.
A final self-study report, including a report by an external reviewer and an action plan, is submitted to the Dean, the Provost, and the APC Assessment Subcommittee in April. At this time, APC-A issues recommendations to the dean and the provost regarding the curriculum and assessment plans. APC-A reports on its findings to APC Full either at it's last meeting in the spring semester or at the first meeting in the fall of the following year.
The academic units participating in the self-study process in AY2023-24 are:
- Business: Department of Finance
- Communications: Writing for Film, Television, and Emerging Media BFA Program
- HSHP: Department of Health Sciences and Public Health
- H&S: Legal Studies BA Program
- H&S: Department of Psychology
- H&S: Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
The full schedule for academic unit program review, from 2023 through 2033, includes programs with national accreditation. These programs will engage in a modified version of the College process, as described in the Guidelines and as summarized in the Synopsis of Annual Assessment and Periodic Program Review.