Academic Program Review
Academic Program Reviews (APR) demonstrate UND's commitment to the quality and continuous improvement of the educational programs and how student learning and success is promoted.
Program evaluation can help guide effective planning and resource allocation and provide insight into how curriculum, scholarly activity, and service advance the university's mission and serve the state, nation, and global communities.
Submit APR Self-Study
Log in using your NDUS credentials. Click on Planning & Self-Study.
Programs Being Reviewed
The following programs are being reviewed during the 2024-2025 academic year:
College of Arts & Sciences |
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College of Education & Human Development |
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College of Engineering & Mines |
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College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines |
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John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences |
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School of Medicine & Health Sciences |
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Review Cycle
All academic programs (and certificates) will be reviewed on a 5-8 year cycle.
- Every 5 years:
- If no programmatic/external accreditation.
- If external accreditation is on a 5-year or 10-year cycle
- 5 years: AABI, AACSB
- 10 years: NAST, ARC-PA, CAPTE, CAATE, NAACLS, CCNE, COA, APA, NASAD, NASM
- Every 6-8 years, aligning with programmatic/external accreditation.
- 6 years: ABET, ACS
- 7 years: CAEP, ACEND, CEPH, ACOTE, NASPAA
- 8 years: CAA, CSWE
The APR will take place the academic year after the external accreditation self-study and site visit occur to enable programs to use the information provided in their accreditation report for the APR.
New programs and certificates (both undergraduate and graduate) will be reviewed after year 5 or after the first graduating class.
Self-Study Prompts
Each academic program and certificate will be required to complete the APR self-study prompts focusing on the following topics:
Academic Degree Programs | Academic Certificates |
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The self-study responses are reviewed by a College Review Team, the academic dean, and either the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies & Student Success or Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, who authors the final report.
APR Timeline
When | Who | What |
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March 2024 |
VPAA Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation |
Notification of upcoming APR. Email to programs, including timeline, responsibilities, and prompts.
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April 1, 2024 | Academic Dean | Provide names of College Review Team members to assessment@UND.edu. |
April 15, 2024 | Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation | Host an APR kickoff event to review process and answer questions. |
October 15, 2024 | Program Review Author | Self-Study due |
November 30, 2024 | External Reviewers |
External Review Report due External reviews will only be completed for degree programs (not certificates) who do not have an external accreditation. External reviews will occur during every other APR (once every 10 years) |
December 31, 2024 | College Review Team | College Review Team Report due |
January 31, 2025 | Program Review author | Rejoinder due |
March 14, 2025 | Academic Dean | Dean's Summary Report due |
By April 30, 2025 |
Academic Dean Department Chair Appropriate Department Representatives |
Meeting to discuss program review outcomes and action steps |
May 31, 2025 |
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies and Student Success Dean of the School of Graduate Studies |
VPAA Summary Report due |
Data Sources
The APR prompts can be answered with data from the reports provided by University Analytics & Planning.
Within the UND Data Information Hub, select Academic Program Review. Log in with your NDUS credentials.
For assistance with navigating the UAP Academic Program Review dashboard, contact Matthew Berosik.
How to Complete the APR
FAQs
The program review is a lookback since the most recent review. For most departments this is 5-8 years.
For the reviews occurring during the 2024-2025 academic year, you will be focusing on Academic Years 2019-2020 through 2023-2024 (for a 5 year review).
Yes! If a program has generated a self-study report for purposes of external accreditation, that report may be used as the basis for UND’s Program Review process.
The Program Review Leader must enter content from accrediting reports in conjunction with or in place of a response to prompts, but may do so by appending the accreditation report and providing a reference to the relevant section of the accreditation report under each Program Review prompt, as in “See Section One, paragraph two of Accreditation Report”. If utilizing responses from accreditation reports, be sure to specify how the response answers the question for program review.
Any APR questions/sections not addressed by the accreditation report must be answered in the submission. Programs should check with their respective Dean for guidance.
Contact Karina Knutson to get help with logging in.
It is the responsibility of the program/ department to keep a copy of the most recent APR.
Historical documents from Taskstream were uploaded into the Docs & Reports area within Planning & Self-Study.
If you cannot locate the most recent APR, reach out and we may be able to track it down for you.
Guiding Principles of APR
The primary goal of Academic Program Review (APR) is the continuous improvement of undergraduate and graduate programs.
It provides critical information about:
- the size and stability of a program
- its future faculty resources and student market
- its strengths and weaknesses
- its contribution to the mission of the institution.
- It helps set goals and directions for the future and ensures that overall academic planning and budget decisions are based on accurate data and agreed-upon priorities.
The information gathered in the review process, particularly the assessment of program strengths and needs, provides compelling evidence of the quality of undergraduate and graduate programs and the foundation on which future improvements should be built.
- Use prior APRs, accreditation self-studies (if applicable), and internal and external benchmarks to highlight program achievements and improvements.
- Address recommendations for change made in the previous APR and assess the extent to which the program has successfully addressed any concerns from the previous review.
Describe clearly the academic planning done by program faculty, including department/program level strategic planning, program choices, budgeting and resource allocation, decision-making processes, governance, program goals, and objectives.
- Using relevant data, clearly document the program’s assessment plan for student achievement and the process for implementing change based on assessment results.
- Demonstrate how the actions have been made on past assessment data.
Where applicable, APRs will be scheduled to coincide with accreditation activities. When determined by the Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (for graduate programs), accreditation self-study reports or portions thereof can serve as the basis for components of the APR, and accreditation team site visits can serve as an external evaluation.
The practice of regular program review, assessment of student learning, and taking action upon the findings is also a component of HLC accreditation (criterion 4).
In conjunction with the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Academic Deans are responsible for scheduling and monitoring the progress of APRs within their respective colleges or schools. Progress evaluation facilitates continuous improvement and alignment with strategic goals and objectives at all levels.
Contact
- matthew.berosik@UND.edu
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IT Building Suite 234
Grand Forks ND 58202-7106
- karyn.plumm@UND.edu
- 701.777.1322
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O'Kelly Hall Room 17
Grand Forks ND 58202-8006
- chris.nelson@UND.edu
- 701.777.2786
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Twamley Hall Room 103
Grand Forks ND 58202-8178
- karina.knutson@UND.edu
- 701.777.4085
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O'Kelly Hall Room 2A
Grand Forks ND 58202-8006