Academic Program Review

Academic Program Review

"Year 5" of the Academic Program Review five-year rotation cycle began February 3 and continues through April 30, 2025.

During fall 2021, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness worked closely with deans, chairs, and directors to develop a flexible rotation schedule that provides for approximately 20 percent of all active degree-granting and graduate-certificate-granting programs to be reviewed each year over a five-year period, while considering the reporting burden of accredited programs and allowing for new programs to be added two years after they become active. Academic deans review the five-year rotation schedule annually in November prior to the next review period.

The following programs are approved to participate in the spring 2025 APR cycle:

BA in Economics

BA in Global and International Studies

BA in Music

BA in Social Studies

BA in Tourism and Travel

BA/BS in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

BBA in Economics: Business

BBA in Food Marketing

BBA in Marketing

BBA in Sales and Business Marketing

BM in Jazz Studies

BM in Music Composition

BM in Music Performance (all concentrations)

BM in Music: Secondary Education (all concentrations)

BMA in Music

BS in Community and Regional Planning

BS in Economics

BS in Elementary Education

BS in Engineering Design Technology

BS in Engineering Management Technology

BS in Exercise Science (all concentrations)

BS in Freshwater Science and Sustainability

BS in Geographic Information Science

BS in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

BS in Music

BS in Physical and Health Education Teacher Education: K-12

BS in Recreation Management

BS in Special Education: LD K-12 & Elementary Education: PK-3

BS in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

BS in Sport Management

BS in Sustainable Brewing (all concentrations)

BS in Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning

BSE in Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering

MA in Applied Economics (all concentrations and accelerated)

MA in Literacy Studies

MA in Music (and accelerated)

MA in Physical Education

MA in Science Education

MA in Special Education (all concentrations and accelerated)

MA in Speech-Language Pathology

MA in Sport Management

MA in Sports Coaching

MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (and accelerated)

MM Master of Music (all concentrations)

MS in Engineering Management

MS in Exercise Science

MS in Geography (and accelerated)

MS in Manufacturing Engineering

MS in Nutrition and Dietetics

MSE in Industrial Engineering (and accelerated)

EDD in Special Education

PHD in Applied Economics

PHD in Engineering and Applied Sciences (all concentrations)

PHD in Industrial Engineering

PHD in Interdisciplinary Education and Human Development

PHD in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

PHD in Interdisciplinary Studies

GCP in Adapted PE/Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support

GCP in Assistive Tech for Individuals with Blindness/Vis Imp

GCP in Early Childhood Special Education

GCP in English as a Second Language Teacher Certification

GCP in Evaluation

GCP in Geographic Information Science

GCP in Geospacial Applications of UAS

GCP in Mixed-Methods Research

GCP in Music Performance

GCP in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support

GCP in Qualitative Research

GCP in Teacher Development

 

Program faculty who will assist affected department chairs and school directors in completing the Collaborative Self-Study Phase have been contacted to have their credentials established in Anthology's Program Review online platform.

Spring 2025 APR Timeline

 

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 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.

APR USER GUIDE: Deans

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.

APR SSR USER GUIDE: Prog Rev

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).

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 following link. As a reminder, the official self-study template will be located in Anthology's "Program Review" online platform. If you are using the MS Word copy to respond to questions, you will need to copy/paste your responses into "Program Review" prior to the end of the Collaborative 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 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.

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 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.

Integrated Program Review Sharepoint Gateway