Academic Program Review
Academic Program Review
The spring 2025 APR Provost's Review phase is expected to be completed by December 31, 2023. Self-study participants, participating chairs and directors, and participating deans will continue to have "read-only" access to their program review reports during this phase. Once all reviews are completed, Anthology's Program Review platform will be closed, and all reports wil be downloaded as PDFs to the Integrated Program Review (IPR) Online Repository located at https://wmich.sharepoint.com/sites/iprp/SitePages/Home.aspx. Here, all reports remain available, in perpetuity, to all WMU community members with an active Bronco NetID.
WMU will launch the second five-year cycle of APR during spring 2026 using Envisio strategic solutions. During November 2025, Academic Affairs is putting together a working group of faculty, administrators, and staff to determine adjustments to streamline the reporting process, and improve ongoing engagement.
Training Information
Training guides for the Anthology Program Review platform will remain available to all members of the WMU Community through December 31, 2025, 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 process 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 following link. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide to assist academic deans in completing the Deans' Review phase.
A copy of the Chairs' & Directors' Review version of the APR User Guide is available by clicking the following link. 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 following link. This is a step-by-step pictorial walk-through guide for APR self-study completers.
A copy of the guide for retrieving Cognos data files, is available by clicking the following link. 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).
Frequently Asked Questions
Prior APR
Once the initial APR five-year rotation has been completed (expected December 2025), the Office of Institutional Effectiveness will 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.
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.
ACCESS TO ARCHIVED REPORTS
Archived self-study, review, and final reports are available to all WMU faculty and staff with an active Bronco NetID. 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.