Academic Program Review

Academic Program Review

"Year 4" of the Academic Program Review five-year rotation cycle is now seven weeks into the self-study phase, which began January 29, 2024. To date, only 4.4% of self-study reports have been started in the platform, those of which have already been completed. During the self-study period, a weekly Summary Status Report is sent to all self-study contributors and their department chairs or schoold directors. The following highlights the status of the APR Year 4 as of March 15, 2024:

As illustrated in the following timeline, self-study contributors have access to the Program Review (formerly Compliance Assist: Program Review) platform through April 30 for completing their self-study reports. On May 1, access for faculty and staff self-study contributors reverts to "read-only" status allowing department chairs and school directors to complete the Chairs' & Directors' Review Phase.

 

Year 4 Timeline (Calendar Year 2024):

APR is conducted using Anthology’s “Program Review” platform (formerly "Compliance Assist: Program Review"). Doing so allows participants to securely access their self-study templates from any browser using their Bronco NetID, as well as providing them with up-to-the-minute information during each of the successive review cycles.

 

Training Information

Training guides are available to all members of the WMU Community by clicking on the appropriate buttons, below. Each guide provides graphics-saturated, step-by-step instructions for accessing those areas of the Academic Program Review system for which they have responsibility. This site will provide, in perpetuity, access to the most updated version of each guide. In addition to the training guides, below, participants are invited to arrange for large- or small-group and one-on-one training by contacting Cathe Murphy at cathe.murphy@wmich.edu.

A copy of the Deans' Review version of the APR User Guide is available by clicking the gold button, below. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide to assist academic deans in completing the Deans' Review phase.

APR USER GUIDE: Deans

A copy of the Chairs' & Directors' Review version of the APR User Guide is available by clicking the gold button, below. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide to assist department chairs and school directors in completing the Chairs' & Directors' Review phase.

APR USER GUIDE: Chairs/Directors

A copy of the guide for accessing and maneuvering the "Program Review" online platform, is available by clicking the gold button below. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide for APR self-study completers.

APR SSR USER GUIDE: Prog Rev

 A copy of the guide for retrieving Cognos data files, is available by clicking the green button below. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide for APR self-study completers to accessing and retrieving their template-specific APR institutional data report(s).

APR SSR USER GUIDE: COGNOS

If you would like to download an MS Word copy of the questions that will makeup the APR Self-Study, please click on the blue button below. As a reminder, the official self-study template will be located in Campus Labs' Compliance Assist: Program Review. If you are using the MS Word copy to respond to questions, you will need to copy/paste your responses into Compliance Assist: Program Review prior to the end of the self-study phase.

APR Self-Study Questions

 

Frequently Asked Questions

APR FAQ

 

Prior APR

Once the initial APR five-year rotation has been completed (expected December 2025), the Office of Institutional Effectiveness publish its final report for the cycle, below.

APR Pilot Report—This report covers the redevelopment of the Academic Program Review process and spring 2020 pilot.

APR Pilot Report 2020

Academic Program Review and Planning (APR&P)—The 2014-15 fiscal-year review of all WMU academic programs is summarized in the following report. Of the 541 identified academic programs (i.e., graduate- and undergraduate-level majors, minors, concentrations, certificates and general education/service courses as a unit), 474 programs were reviewed.

APR&P Final Report 2014-15

 

ACCESS TO ARCHIVED REPORTS

Archived self-study, review, and final reports are available to all WMU faculty and staff. Simply click on the link below and enter your Bronco NetID. If this is your first time accessing the site, a request will be sent to the moderator, who will approve access upon receipt.

Integrated Program Review Sharepoint Gateway