205 - Program Review and Quality Assurance

Responsible Office:   Student Success
Responsible Officer:  Vice President of Student Success
Related Minnesota State Board Policy: Minnesota State Board Policy 3.36
Related Minnesota State Board Procedure: 

PART 1. POLICY

Minnesota State College Southeast shall regularly review academic programs/ disciplines for the purpose of academic planning and continuous improvement.

Stakeholders

CAO, Deans, Coordinators, Directors, Department Chairs, Faculty, Students, and Advisory Committee Members

PART 2. PROCEDURE

Each program will undergo a Program Review a minimum of once every four years.  Program Review will occur each Spring, with roughly 25% of academic programs presenting to the Cabinet annually.  The supervising dean will schedule the meeting with the program faculty and the Cabinet.  Program faculty will provide the following items to the Cabinet one week prior to the meeting:

1.     Completed Plan Workbook with accompanying data packet

2.     Current cost study information

3.     Requests linked to assessments (e.g., Assessment of Student Learning, Advisory Committee minutes, etc.) comprised of:

a.     Cost estimate summary of short- and long-term goals

b.     Facilities

c.     Personnel

d.     Tooling/Equipment

e.     Professional Development

f.       Marketing

g.     Instructional Technology

h.     Other

The goal of the Program Review is to develop a program improvement plans that help the program achieve short- and long-term goals. 

Official documents

The supervising dean will place the official electronic document in The Assessment Team site >Documents>General>Program Review>Results by Year-Resources 20xx cohort. Each dean and program should maintain a copy.

Annual updates will be presented to the supervising dean each spring in the years between full reviews.  Annual Updates are to be stored in the appropriate cohort year folder on the same Teams site.

Date of Implementation: June 30, 2004
Date of Last Review: December 28, 2010; February 7, 2011; October 23, 2013; May 2021, July 2026
Date of Revision(s): September 29, 2008; May 2021; September 2026