The current departmental program review schedule is as follows:

The Departments of Education, Nursing, and Mathematics and Computer Sciences (Computer Science, Software Engineering, and Management Information Systems ONLY) will substitute their self study for a national accrediting body for program review.

One year before the document is due (previous September)

• The department chair will review the last departmental five-year review.
• The department chair will assign parts of the review to faculty, to be due on or before the end of the fall semester.
• The department will examine their mission statement.
• The department will decide what data is required, and make the request to the Institutional Research office, to be due at end of fall semester.
• The department chair will prepare a draft of the review.

Spring semester before document is due

• The department chair will analyze data and complete draft.

End of spring semester

• The department will suggest names of external reviewer to the provost.
• The provost will appoint an external reviewer.
• The IR office will update data to include spring semester as requested by chair.

Fourth Monday in September

• The department chair will give the final program review to the provost.
• The provost’s office will send the report to the Program Review Subcommittee for critique.
• The provost’s office will make arrangements for the external reviewer to be on campus.

First Monday in October

• The Program Review Subcommittee will meet with the department chair to offer suggestions.
• The department will make any necessary revisions to the report.

Week following Fall Break

• The department chair will send final document to the provost’s office.
• The provost’s office will forward document to the external reviewer and finalize details of campus visit.

First week in November

• The office of institutional research will gather supporting documents for the reviewer.
• External reviewer will be on campus to conduct review and meet with faculty.
• The reviewer will meet with the department chair, the academic dean, the provost and the chancellor for an exit interview.

Last week in November

• The external review will provide a written report to the provost.
• The provost’s office will schedule a meeting with the department to share recommendations.

End of following January

The department chair will give to the provost a written report outlining the plan to address recommendations, with expected completion dates.