1. Purpose of Audit and Review

· Improve the quality of programs
· Identify needs for further study and/or planning
· Help set priorities
· Ensure appropriate standards for program quality
· Identify needs and unique circumstances of specific programs
· Identify non-functional and unnecessarily duplicative programs
· Identify needs for structural changes in programs or administrative units

2. Procedures

· Call for self-studies
· Self-studies completed
· Committee review of self-studies and tentative report
· Face-to-face meeting (program, dean, provost, committee)
· Report (recommendations to program, college, university)

NOTE: Report will identify strengths, weaknesses, questions, recommendations/requirement, and a final recommendation

3. Scheduling

· Call for self-studies, April
· Self-studies due to Dean, October 1
· Self-studies due to Associate Vice Chancellor, October 15
· Committee review, October – March
· Face-to-face meetings, February – May

4. Format

· See self-study sample on web
· Ensure assessment plan
· Include page numbers

5. Resources

· Audit and Review web page
· Fact Book (Trend Data)
· Strategic Plan
· Survey results