Process Description
Each College and School will complete the full Academic Planning & Continuous Quality Improvement Process over a six-year cycle (or an adapted cycle as required by a school-level external accrediting body). The six-year cycle will occur along the following annual timeline:
Year 1: Comprehensive Review
During Year 1 of the cycle, all programs within a college or school will complete a self-study. The purpose is to do a summative evaluation of each program, using data from institutional alignment (strategic and OHC), program assessment, including LEP as appropriate, stakeholder feedback, and market demand and employer expectations. The purpose of the Comprehensive Review is to create a rich, consistent, and comprehensive information set that will inform the development of the College or School’s strategic, academic, and assessment plans and program-level plans and strategies. The Comprehensive Review will include an external evaluation at the program or college/school level as determined by the Dean.
Year 2: New Plan Completion
During Year 2, colleges and schools and their programs will develop new (or revise existing) strategic and academic plans, including detailed action plans for all programs. The plan will include an updated assessment plan that incorporates feedback from meta-assessment in Year 1, as well as alignment with the OHC and LEP assessment schedules.
Year 3: Updates
At the end of Year 3, colleges and schools and their programs will provide a progress report on the implementation of their strategic plan, academic plan, and assessment plan.
Year 4: Mid-cycle Review
During Year 4, colleges and schools and their programs will complete a Mid-cycle Review that will focus on a review of updated stakeholder and market data, assessment progress reports and strategic and academic plan implementation. The outcome of the Mid-cycle Review will be an update/revision to the college/schools strategic and academic plan as necessary.
Year 5: Updates
At the end of Year 5, colleges and schools and their programs will provide a progress report on the implementation of their strategic plan, academic plan, and assessment plan.
Year 6: Updates
At the end of Year 6, colleges and schools and their programs will provide a progress report on the implementation of their strategic plan, academic plan, and assessment plan.