Office of Undergraduate Education
O'Dowd Hall, Rooms 340-342
386 Pioneer Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4454
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(248) 370-4083

Academic Program Review
Academic program review provides the only comprehensive evaluation of an entire academic program, examining the elements which contribute to its success. In addition to improving programs, the academic program review process has several objectives, which are outlined in the following sections.
Program review form for programs that have an external accreditation body
Faculty are evaluated for salary increases and promotion and tenure; students are evaluated for admissions, performance and degree completion; courses are evaluated as they are added to the curriculum; and facilities and resources are scrutinized annually in the budgeting process.
Introduction/Program Overview
- Mission/Vision/Purpose
- Program Goals
Program Description
- Program structure and enrollment trends
- Major(s)
- Specialization(s)
- Concentration(s)
- Minor(s)
• Program Learning Objectives
• Recent changes in program with rationale for the changes
- Alignment of Program Goals with OU Goals (SWOT Analysis of each goal)
- Student success
- Research/scholarship/creative inquiry
- Community engagement
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Summary and plan for program improvement
- Identification of 3-5 years of excellence
- Identification of 3-5 opportunities/areas of improvement
- Plan for improvements, including specific action items and person(s) responsible, as well as a timeline
Appendix
The appendix should include data/information sources and any ancillary materials that will be needed for the review:
- Department/program size, faculty profile, DFWI rates for courses, trends in enrollment since the previous program review. Note: OIRA will provide majority of this data.
- Faculty scholarship/creative activity, teaching and service
- Student input: Exit survey and responses from students enrolled in program capstone and/or survey of graduates of the program,1-5 years post-completion
- Other supporting documents (optional)
*For programs without an external accrediting body
Inclusion of some kind of external benchmarking of the program. Typically, this will be review of the self-study by an external reviewer, including site visit if requested by Department Chair/Program Director and/or Dean.
Department/Interdisciplinary Program | Review Initiated, Winter | Review Due, March 1 |
---|---|---|
Accounting and Finance | 2024 | 2025 |
Applied Health Sciences | 2022 | 2023 |
Art and Art History | 2023 | 2024 |
Biochemistry | 2023 | 2024 |
Bioengineering | 2022 | 2023 |
Biological Sciences | 2022 | 2023 |
Business Economics | 2024 | 2025 |
Chemistry and Environmental Sciences | 2023 | 2024 |
Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences | 2023 | 2024 |
Computer Science and Engineering | 2024 | 2025 |
Communication and Journalism | 2022 | 2023 |
Decision and Information | 2024 | 2025 |
Economics | 2023 | 2025 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2024 | 2025 |
English | 2025 | 2026 |
Health Sciences | 2022 | 2023 |
History | 2023 | 2024 |
Human Resource Development | 2022 | 2023 |
Industrial and Systems Engineering | 2024 | 2025 |
Integrative Studies | 2022 | 2023 |
Linguistics | 2022 | 2023 |
Management and Marketing | 2024 | 2025 |
Mathematics and Statistics | 2022 | 2023 |
Modern Languages and Literature | 2025 | 2026 |
Nursing | 2023 | 2024 |
Philosophy | 2023 | 2024 |
Physics | 2025 | 2026 |
Political Science | 2023 | 2024 |
Psychology | 2023 | 2024 |
School of Music, Theatre and Dance | 2025 | 2026 |
Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice | 2023 | 2024 |
Teacher Development and Educ. Studies | 2023 | 2024 |
Wellness and Health Promotion | 2023 | 2024 |
Women and Gender Studies | 2025 | 2026 |