Academic Program Review
At the close of the spring 2023 APR Self-Study phase, 65.2 percent of programs had completed their templates in the Compliance Assist: Program Review platform. As a reminder, this does not account for 19.6 percent of programs that had not yet uploaded their templates into the platform. Additionally, 15.2 percent of programs that were completed in the platform still had one or more questions that required response. Affected department chairs and school directors were notified on May 1, the opening of APR's second phase, the Chairs' and Directors' Review phase. Chairs and directors have through May 31 to upload any outstanding templates, complete their observations, and add their comments. The following highlights the status of the APR Year 3 cycle as of May 1, 2023:
As illustrated in the following timeline, "read/write" access for faculty and staff self-study contributors revert to "read-only" status on May 1. Department chairs and school directors will maintain their "read/write" access through May 31 for the purpose of completing the Chairs' & Directors" Review phase. The Deans' Review phase follows beginning June 1.
Year 3 Timeline (Calendar Year 2023)
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.
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.
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.
A copy of the guide for accessing and maneuvering the "Compliance Assist: Program Review" platform, is available by clicking the gold button below. 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 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).
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Prior APR
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is completing the final reporting for Years 1 and 2 of the new Academic Program Review five-year rotation cycle. The final report will be posted here once completed.
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. 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.