| Question/Requirement | 3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Are all programs consistent with the institution’s mission and goals? | Target is met; question or requirement is clearly addressed with examples/samples that are easy to understand. Anyone reviewing this would gain knowledge of how the College meets/addresses this standard. No clarity is required. Full Compliance evident with Question/Requirement
|
Target is met; question or requirement is addressed with examples/samples; however, may not be clear to an external reviewer. I, in reviewing this information, still have some minor questions and/or feel the evidence (examples/ samples) provided do not demonstrate with 100% certainty compliance with this question/requirement
|
Target is addressed; however not clearly enough to demonstrate compliance. Partial Compliance may be evident, but this needs more explanation and/or documentation | Target in NOT met – This really misses the mark; any reviewer would state “non-compliance” based on the information and/or its presentation in the report. |
| Question/Requirement | 3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| If there are highly unusual or unique programs at the institution, how did you determine that these programs are in a field of study appropriate to higher education? | Target is met; question or requirement is clearly addressed with examples/samples that are easy to understand. Anyone reviewing this would gain knowledge of how the College meets/addresses this standard. No clarity is required. Full Compliance evident with Question/Requirement
|
Target is met; question or requirement is addressed with examples/samples; however, may not be clear to an external reviewer. I, in reviewing this information, still have some minor questions and/or feel the evidence (examples/ samples) provided do not demonstrate with 100% certainty compliance with this question/requirement
|
Target is addressed; however not clearly enough to demonstrate compliance. Partial Compliance may be evident, but this needs more explanation and/or documentation | Target in NOT met – This really misses the mark; any reviewer would state “non-compliance” based on the information and/or its presentation in the report. |
| Question/Requirement | 3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Are there policies and procedures in place that help ensure program appropriateness and program coherence (e.g., definitions of a major, prerequisite expectations for majors, oversight via curriculum committees)? | Target is met; question or requirement is clearly addressed with examples/samples that are easy to understand. Anyone reviewing this would gain knowledge of how the College meets/addresses this standard. No clarity is required. Full Compliance evident with Question/Requirement
|
Target is met; question or requirement is addressed with examples/samples; however, may not be clear to an external reviewer. I, in reviewing this information, still have some minor questions and/or feel the evidence (examples/ samples) provided do not demonstrate with 100% certainty compliance with this question/requirement
|
Target is addressed; however not clearly enough to demonstrate compliance. Partial Compliance may be evident, but this needs more explanation and/or documentation | Target in NOT met – This really misses the mark; any reviewer would state “non-compliance” based on the information and/or its presentation in the report. |
| Question/Requirement | 3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Can the institution demonstrate that degree programs reflect coherence in sequencing, increasing complexity, and linkages between and among program components? | Target is met; question or requirement is clearly addressed with examples/samples that are easy to understand. Anyone reviewing this would gain knowledge of how the College meets/addresses this standard. No clarity is required. Full Compliance evident with Question/Requirement
|
Target is met; question or requirement is addressed with examples/samples; however, may not be clear to an external reviewer. I, in reviewing this information, still have some minor questions and/or feel the evidence (examples/ samples) provided do not demonstrate with 100% certainty compliance with this question/requirement
|
Target is addressed; however not clearly enough to demonstrate compliance. Partial Compliance may be evident, but this needs more explanation and/or documentation | Target in NOT met – This really misses the mark; any reviewer would state “non-compliance” based on the information and/or its presentation in the report. |
Included
|
Not Included
|
|
| College/university publications listing courses required in each program offered, providing course descriptions, and course and program prerequisites.
|
||
| Published definitions of majors and degrees.
|
||
| Policies and processes ensuring the coherence of programs and compatibility with the mission of the institution.
|
||
| Minutes, institutional forms (preferably not blank) from curriculum committees addressing the issue of appropriateness, mission, and/or coherence.
|
||
| Information regarding degree requirements, residency requirements, and other experiences as part of a program.
|
||
| Comparative data with similar peer institutions.
|
||
| Rationales for programs and their suitability for higher education.
|
||
| State mandates providing curriculum requirements and/or guidelines.
|
| Comments:
|