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Program
Review
Academic
program reviews at Middle Tennessee State University are designed
to assess program quality and facilitate program improvement.
The program review process is a regular, systematic review and
evaluation of all academic programs not subject to review by a
THEC approved accrediting agency. These undergraduate and graduate
programs are evaluated on a five-year cyclic basis by an out-of-state
consultant. The process is coordinated by the department chair
in cooperation with the appropriate college and the Office of
Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research. The provost's
office participates in the review process and the subsequent follow
up.
The
evaluations, similar to accreditation reviews, are based on standards
established by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the Tennessee
Higher Education Commission.
Reports
from previous program reviews are available
through the MTSU
Access Only section of this website.
Undergraduate
Program Review:
For
undergraduate programs, reviewers are asked to evaluate the presence
of 31 quality standards on a review checklist and prepare a written
assessment.
Graduate
Program Review:
Graduate
programs are measured against objective and qualitative standards
established by the Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools. The
eight objective standards, which are either met or not met, include
items primarily related to students’ learning experience.
Qualitative standards include the students’ learning experience,
graduate faculty quality, teaching-learning environment, and program
evaluation. Reviewers are also required to submit a narrative
report.
Academic
Audit:
Departments
have the choice of using the conventional program review or the
Academic Audit. The Academic Audit focuses on processes used in
administration of the academic program.
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| "The
success of the Anthropology program is primarily
due its extremely well qualified and dynamic
faculty." |
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Dr.
Susan Buck Sutton
Indiana University, 2002
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| "Probably
the ultimate gauge of program quality is answered
in the question, would I send my own students
here for study? I strongly recommend this MS
program to any student seeking general knowledge
in Exercise Science." |
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Dr.
Phillip A. Bishop
University of Alabama, 2002
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