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
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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.
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.
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).
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.
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.