Chapter 1 – Program Overview
This chapter of the Self-Study Report provides a brief description of the program as it currently exists, its history, and the scope of the review. This section is not intended to solicit analysis and/or recommendations but should be referenced as appropriate throughout the Self-Study Report.
1.1. Program Description
(academic calendar; course outlines; program development proposal materials and program website):
- Provide a description of the program. Items to describe could include the following:
- Program type (e.g., undergraduate, university preparatory, vocational)
- Credential(s) offered and minimum credits required for each credential
- Admission requirements (selection methods where applicable)
- Options, specializations
- Laddering and transferability
- Campuses where the program is offered
- Academic unit(s) responsible for the program
- Number of staff and faculty (part-time and full-time)
1.2. Brief History of the Program
(archived and current academic calendars; course outlines; program proposal and program website):
- Indicate when the program was established.
- Describe the original rationale for the program (if major revisions have occurred, explain what the revisions were, why they occurred and when).
1.3. External Accreditation (if applicable)
(external accreditation documents and program website):
- Provide information on external accrediting organizations:
- Name(s) of accrediting bodies and their priorities for accreditation.
- Dates of most recent and next accrediting review.
- Identify the issues that need to be addressed for accreditation that are not covered in this guide.
- Identify issues that arose in the previous accreditation that need to be addressed in this one.
1.4. Scope of the Review
(consultations with faculty members and the Dean/Associate Dean, planning notes between the program review team; prior review documents):
- Provide information on the most recent program review:
- Date of most recent program review (if this is the first review, state it);
- Recommendations of the previous review and how they were implemented (if recommendations were not implemented, explain why);
- Issues that arose from the previous review.
- Identify the program-specific issues that will be addressed in this review.
