Standard Two: Educational Program and its Effectiveness

Supporting Documentation

• 2A: General Requirements and Undergraduate Program
• 2B: Graduate Program
• 2C: Continuing Education and Special Learning Activities

General Requirements and Undergraduate Program

Required Documentation

RD 2A-01:  Instruments and procedures used to measure educational program effectiveness.

• Institutional Assessment Plan
• 2009 Institutional Assessment Report Executive Summary
• 2009 Institutional Assessment Report (full)
• Collegiate Learning Assessment 2006-2007 Institutional Report (in Exhibit Room under RD 1-02)
• Voluntary System of Accountability College Portrait
• Department/Program Assessment Information and Procedures
  • Department/Program Assessment Reports
  • Assessment Advisory Committee
  • Assessment Report Template
  • Example of Assessment Advisory Committee Evaluation Memo
• Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment

RD 2A-02:  Inventory of documents that demonstrate the appraisal of educational program outcomes. The documents are to be available on campus for examination by the evaluation committee. Examples may include:

• annual goals and assessment of success in their accomplishment;
• studies of alumni and former students;
• studies regarding effectiveness of programs and their graduates;
• test comparisons that reveal beginning and ending competencies;
• surveys of student satisfaction.

Department/Program Level Assessment:

• Department/Program Assessment Reports
• A collection of examples is available in the Exhibit Room under RD 2A-02

Academic Services Assessment:

• Writing Programs Assessment
  • The Writing Center Annual Report 2008-2009 (hard copy exhibit)
  • Writing Placement Information
  • Writing Course Guidelines
  • Upper Division Writing Proficiency Assessment Report, April 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
• Math PiLOT Program Progress Report (hard copy exhibit)
• Mansfield Library LibQUAL+ Surveys
  • LibQUAL+ 2003 Survey
  • LibQUAL+ 2006 Survey

General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment:

• Library Information Literacy Curriculum Tables
  • Table 1: Information Literacy Framework
  • Table 2: Information Literacy Rubric
• Group V-Literary and Artistic Studies Assessment (hard copy exhibit)
• Evaluation of CHMY302E: Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing Assessment, an upper-division writing course and a general education course, Group VIII-Ethics and Human Values (hard copy exhibit)

Surveys of Student Satisfaction:

• National Survey of Student Engagement (hard copy exhibit)
  • Executive Snapshot 2009
  • Benchmark Comparisons 2009
  • Student Experience in Brief 2009
• Transfer Student Satisfaction Survey Fall 2004

Graduate Surveys:

• Annual Graduate Survey Reports
• 2008 Graduate Survey Report (hard copy exhibit)

RD 2A-03:  Inventory of degree programs that have been added or deleted in the last five years.

• Degrees and Certificates Added or Terminated Since 2005 (hard copy exhibit)
• Curriculum Changes Inventory
• Approved Curriculum Changes, Faculty Senate Website

RD 2A-04:  Number of degrees granted in each program for the last three years.

• Number of Degrees Granted by Program, FY 2003-FY 2009 (hard copy exhibit)

RD 2A-05:  Published statements or other written rationale for the general education program.

• General Education Framework (hard copy exhibit)
• General Education Criteria/Outcomes
• General Education Requirements
• List of Approved General Education Courses
• Example of Letter to Faculty in Perspective (hard copy exhibit)
• Example General Education Form:  ENLT 349:  Studies in Medieval Literature
• Memo from Writing Committee Regarding Transition Plan for new General Education Writing Requirements (hard copy exhibit)
• Montana University System Core Curriculum Learning Outcomes
• Montana University System's Learning Outcomes for English Composition
• Board of Regents Policy 301.10:  General Education Transfer Policy; Montana University System
• Board of Regents Policy 301.12:  Undergraduate Degree Requirements

Required Exhibits

RE 2A-01:  Statement of degree objectives for each degree program.

• Department/Program Descriptions and Assessment Reports

RE 2A-02:  Description of curriculum development bodies and advisory groups, with rules of procedure and recent minutes.

• Board of Regents Policy 303.1:  Curriculum Proposals
• Board of Regents Policy 303.2:  Curriculum Proposals; Community Colleges
• Office of the Provost - Curriculum and Program Approval Process
• Faculty Senate
  • Articles
  • Bylaws
  • Meeting Minutes (also see Archived Minutes)
• Academic Standards and Curriculum Committee (ASCRC)
  • As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
  • Meeting Minutes
• General Education Committee
  • Meeting Minutes
• Writing Committee
  • Meeting Minutes
• Faculty Library Committee
  • As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
  • Meeting Minutes
• Graduate Council
  • As referenced in the Faculty Senate Bylaws
  • Meeting Minutes

RE 2A-03:  Complete departmental or program self-studies prepared for part of this self-study.

• Academic Program Review Reports
• Academic Program Review Information and Procedures
• Academic Program Review Schedule
• Inventory of Program Reviews and/or Accreditation Self-Studies (that are available upon request) (hard copy exhibit)

RE 2A-04:  Evaluation forms and summary reports of student evaluations of faculty and courses.

• Evaluation Ratings Summary, Autumn 2008 and Spring 2009 (hard copy exhibit)
• Summaries of student evaluations of faculty and courses from 2008 and 2009 are available in the Exhibit Room under RE 2A-04

RE 2A-05:  Self-study and evaluation committee reports from external reviews and the most recent professional accreditation visits and documentation of resulting actions.

• Academic Program Review Reports

RE 2A-06:  Criteria and procedures for admission and retention of students, maintenance of student records, and awarding of credit, including credit for prior experiential learning.

• Office of the Registrar
• Board of Regents Policy 309.1:  Course Credits; Short Courses and Workshops

RE 2A-07:  Policies regarding transfer of credit, including articulation agreements with other institutions.

• Board of Regents Policy 301.5:  Transfer of Credits; MUS and Community Colleges
• Board of Regents Policy 301.5.1:  System of Controls
• Board of Regents Policy 301.10:  General Education Transfer Policy, Montana University System
• Board of Regents Policy 301.5.5:  Equivalent Course Identification and Numbering
• Montana University System Transfer Initiative
• Articulation Agreements

RE 2A-08:  Policies regarding remedial work.

• Board of Regents Policy 301.18: Developmental Education

RE 2A-09:  Description of the materials and forms used in the academic advisement process.

• Undergraduate Advising Center
• "How College Works" Advising Handbook
• A collection of advising forms is available in the Exhibit Room under RE 2A-09

RE 2A-10:  Grade distribution studies.

• A collection of grade distribution studies is available in Exhibit Room under RE 2A-10
• Fall 2007 DEF Analysis (hard copy exhibit)
• Grade Distribution Fall 2001 versus Fall 2009 (hard copy exhibit)

RE 2A-11:  Policies governing public service.

• UFA Collective Bargaining Agreement, see Sections 6.200; 9.320; 15.220 (in Exhibit Room under RE 4-01)

Suggested Materials

SM 2A-01:  Compilation of entering freshman student ability measures.

• College Portrait: Undergraduate Admissions Information
• UM Common Data Set, 2008-2009, see Sections C9 and C10 (hard copy exhibit)
• Retention and Graduation Rates, Fall 1991 to Fall 2007 (hard copy exhibit)
• Math Placement Data
  • Mountain Campus Distribution
  • Mountain Campus Results
  • College of Technology Results

SM 2A-02:  Samples of course examinations and other instruments used to assess student achievement or competency and, when possible, available work products determined to be of different levels of quality.

• Math Literacy Exam (hard copy exhibit)
• Writing Examples from Art 203: Introduction to Art Criticism (hard copy exhibit)
• Writing Example from EVST 302: Introduction to Environmental Regulation (hard copy exhibit)

SM 2A-03:  Funds devoted to research, if applicable, for each of the past three years; principal sources of such funds.

• Research and Other Sponsored Programs Expenditures in Academic Affairs, FY 2007-FY 2009 (hard copy exhibit)

Other Supporting Materials

OSM 2A-01:  Academic Units and Program Inventory

• Academic Units
• Program Inventory (Montana University System - searchable database)

OSM 2A-02:  Department/Program Accreditation Information

• Department/Program Accreditation Information Chart (hard copy exhibit)

OSM 2A-03:  Freshman and Transfer Student Transition Courses Syllabi

• First-Year Interest Groups (FIGS) website
• C&I 160 - Learning Strategies for Higher Education
• UNC 101 Freshman Seminar - Foundations of Critical Thinking
• ANTH 104 - Orientation to the U.S.
• Hard copies in Exhibit Room