Assessment Policies & Procedures

All academic and non-academic programs complete a program review on a five year cycle.  Consistent with practices by regional and specialized accreditors, an external team evaluates each program every ten years.  Details of the requirements of these reviews may be found in the documents below:

• Assessment Processes for Academic Departments
  • Schedule for Program Reviews of Academic Departments
• Nonacademic Program Review Guidelines (NAPR) - revised 2017
  • Internal Review
  • External Review
• Nonacademic Program Review Process and Schedule - revised 2018
• Template for Communication with External Team (NAPR)
• Application to Request Additional Opportunity Funds Based on Assessment Findings
• Nonacademic Program Review Process and Schedule - revised 2019

Completed applications for Opportunity Funds should be submitted to the individual's respective vice president and to the director of financial planning and analysis. Funding requests will be reviewed by the Planning and Resource Allocation Committee (PRAC). Decisions will be communicated by the appropriate vice president.