DRAFT
ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT
Goal: The University will continuously assess and improve academic programs to ensure student learning and expand participation in a wide range of experiential learning opportunities. The University will develop and support targeted academic and co-curricular programs to expand student opportunities and improve student success rates.
AREAS FOR DEVELOPMENT 3. Program Development and Assessment (continued)
INITIATIVES
ACTIONS
A. Ensure quality in programs A2. Develop a self-study format to share through external reviews. with departments that do not have (continued) discipline-specific accreditation reviews; develop a rotational plan for three to five program reviews each year. (Provost/Academic Affairs, College Deans) B. Expand and enhance B1. Survey employers for types of academic programs to academic programs responsive to meet needs of the students regional needs. (Institutional and the region. Research, Career Planning and Placement, Departments) B2. Survey alumni for program feedback, career trajectories, and graduate school participation. (Institutional Research, Alumni Office, Departments) B3. Explore the development of certificate programs for graduate students. (College Deans, Graduate Admissions) B4. Develop a policy to address assessment of prior learning for academic credit. (Provost/Academic Affairs, Office of the Registrar)
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