University Archives
Melinda Isler, Archivist
FLITE 438
1010 Campus Drive
Big Rapids MI 49307
(231) 591-3731
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Following the creation of the Faculty Senate in 1987, a formal review process was created for academic programs. In the document creating the process the mission was defined as "to insure that the academic programs of the University achieve and maintain the highest possible standards of academic excellence. The first manual began a review process by the Academic Senate in July 1988.
At Ferris State University, program review is a faculty-led process conducted with administrative input and support. The Academic Program Review Council is comprised of representatives from all colleges and other support services. It is chaired by a faculty member and only faculty members have voting privileges. It fulfills one of the criteria that the University must meet for regional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA). Council members review programs on a cyclical basis and create/revise the manual for program review, including process changes on an annual basis.
Academic program review at Ferris functions effectively through the collaboration of faculty and administration. Degree program self-study reports are researched and written by faculty-led teams, and reviewed by an all-faculty committee, the Academic Program Review Council (APRC). Their recommendations go next to the Academic Senate, of which APRC is a standing committee. They then go to the Provost, the University President, and Board of Trustees for action.
The Academic Program Review Council serves as a committee of Faculty Senate and is comprised of faculty members. They advise the Provost on evaluation and review of existing programs. It has been in existence since 1988 and has had a variety of requirements for evaluation as detailed in versions of the Academic Program Review Manual. Each change to the manual has been endorsed by the Faculty Senate.
The majority of the collection consists of the program review documents submitted to the committee. Information includes mission, assessment, surveys and descriptions of program content. The seonc series includes other materials such as the correspondence of chairs, program evaluation plans and the recommendations of the committee along with the official response of Academic Affairs. Other materials relating to Academic Program Review can also be found in the Academic Senate Records.
This collection is arranged into two series: 1. Academic Program Review Reports and 2. Committee Records.
Ferris State University Archives and Records Management Program.
The Academic Program Review Council Records are open to all researchers in accordance with the University Archives and Records Management Program access policies. Copyright to the Academic Program Review Council Records is held by Ferris State University. Copyright to materials found in the collection not authored by Ferris are held by the individual and his/her heirs. Any questions regarding copyright should be directed to the University Archivist.
This collection is open for research. There are no restrictions on reproduction.
Footnotes and bibliographic references should use the following format:
[Item], Folder, Box. Academic Program Review Records. Ferris State University Archives. Big Rapids, Michigan. Or [Item], Academic Program Review Council Records. Ferris Institutional Repository. [Purl]
The Academic Program Review Council Records were processed to the folder/file level by Melinda McMartin Isler in April 2016. A finding aid was prepared in the Archivists Toolkit and converted to EAD 2.0, utilizing the Archivists Toolkit. A collection level MARC-format record was prepared and placed in the library online public access catalog. Electronic records were placed in a collection in the Ferris Institutional Repository. Description was based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2004).
These records were transferred to the University Archives by Paula Hadley, Administrative Assistant in the Academic Senate office between 2005-2014. Records were in both paper and electronic format.
This collection consists partially of paper based materials. No specialized software or hardware is required for viewing those materials. Other materials are electronically available through the Ferris Institutional Repository.
Series 1. Academic Program Review Reports. 1987-2015. 22 cubic feet; 1 FIR collection.
This series is arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically by program within a given year of the report.
This series contains the program review report, which is created by a faculty committee for presentation to the Academic Program Review Council. The reports are presented to the Council which uses them as a basis for interviewing the program and making recommendations about the program.
Item | Box | Folder |
---|---|---|
Heavy Equipment programs. 1987 |
1 | 1 |
1 | 2 | |
1 | 3 | |
1 | 4 | |
1 | 5 | |
Electronics/ Electrical Engineering Technology programs. 1995 |
1 | 6 |
1 | 7 | |
1 | 8 | |
1 | 9 | |
1 | 10 | |
Pharmacy programs. File 2 of 2. 1995 |
1 | 11 |
Automotive programs. File 1 of 2. 1996 |
1 | 12 |
Automotive programs. File 2 of 2. 1996 |
1 | 13 |
1 | 14 | |
Mechanical Engineering programs. Accreditation. File 1 of 3. 1996 |
1 | 15 |
Mechanical Engineering programs. Accreditation. File 2 of 3. 1996 |
1 | 16 |
Mechanical Engineering programs. Accreditation. File 3 of 3. 1996 |
1 | 17 |
1 | 18 | |
Plastics programs. 1996 |
1 | 19 |
Printing programs. 1996 |
1 | 20 |
1 | 21 | |
1 | 22 | |
2 | 1 | |
2 | 2 | |
2 | 3 | |
Welding programs. 1996 |
2 | 4 |
2 | 5 | |
2 | 6 | |
2 | 7 | |
2 | 8 | |
2 | 9 | |
Dental technology program. File 1 of 2. 1997 |
2 | 10 |
Dental Technology programs. File 2 of 2. 1997 |
2 | 11 |
2 | 12 | |
Industrial and Environmental Health Management program. 1997 |
2 | 13 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. File 1 of 2. 1997 |
2 | 14 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology programs. File 2 of 2. 1997 |
2 | 15 |
Nursing programs. File 1 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 16 |
Nursing programs. File 2 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 17 |
Nursing programs. File 3 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 18 |
Opticianry program. 1997 |
2 | 19 |
Public Relations programs. File 1 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 20 |
Public Relations programs. File 2 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 21 |
Public Relations programs. File 3 of 3. 1997 |
2 | 22 |
2 | 23 | |
2 | 24 | |
Accountancy program. File 1 of 2.1998 |
3 | 1 |
Accountancy program. File 2 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 2 |
3 | 3 | |
Biotechnology program. File 1 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 4 |
Biotechnology program. File 2 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 5 |
3 | 6 | |
Finance programs. 1998 |
3 | 7 |
3 | 8 | |
Heavy Equipment programs. File 1 of 3. 1998 |
3 | 9 |
Heavy Equipment programs. File 2 of 3. 1998 |
3 | 10 |
Heavy Equipment programs. File 3 of 3. 1998 |
3 | 11 |
Industrial and Environmental Health Management program. 1998 |
3 | 12 |
Information Systems Management programs. File 1 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 13 |
Information Systems Management programs. File 2 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 14 |
Management program. 1998 |
3 | 15 |
3 | 16 | |
3 | 17 | |
Optometry program. 1998 |
3 | 18 |
Radiography program. 1998 |
3 | 19 |
3 | 20 | |
Technical and Professional Communication program. File 1 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 21 |
Technical and Professional Communications program. File 2 of 2. 1998 |
3 | 22 |
3 | 23 | |
Visual Design/Communication program. File 1 of 2. 1998 |
4 | 1 |
Visual Design/Communication program. File 2 of 2. 1998 |
4 | 2 |
4 | 3 | |
4 | 4 | |
4 | 5 | |
4 | 6 | |
4 | 7 | |
4 | 8 | |
4 | 9 | |
4 | 10 | |
4 | 11 | |
4 | 12 | |
Printing programs. Progress report. 1999 |
4 | 13 |
Public Administration program. File 1 of 3. 1999 |
4 | 14 |
Public Administration program. File 2 of 3. 1999 |
4 | 15 |
Public Administration program. File 3 of 3. 1999 |
4 | 16 |
4 | 17 | |
Surveying Engineering program. File 1 of 2. 1999 |
4 | 18 |
Surveying Engineering program. File 2 of 2. 1999 |
4 | 19 |
4 | 20 | |
Business Administration/Small Business Management program. File 1 of 2. 2000 |
4 | 21 |
Business Administration/ Small Business Management program. File 2 of 2. 2000 |
4 | 22 |
4 | 23 | |
Health Care Administration and Medical Records program. File 1 of 4. 2000 |
5 | 1 |
Health Care Administration and Medical Records program. File 2 of 4. 2000 |
5 | 2 |
Health Care Administration and Medical Records program. File 3 of 4. 2000 |
5 | 3 |
Health Care Administration and Medical Records program. File 4 of 4. 2000 |
5 | 4 |
5 | 5 | |
HVACR Programs. File 2 of 3. 2000 |
5 | 6 |
HVACR Programs. File 3 of 3. 2000 |
5 | 7 |
5 | 8 | |
5 | 9 | |
5 | 10 | |
Nursing programs. File 2 of 2. 2000 |
5 | 11 |
Opticianry program. 2000 |
5 | 12 |
5 | 13 | |
Surveying Engineering and Surveying Technology program. 2000 |
5 | 14 |
5 | 15 | |
5 | 16 | |
5 | 17 | |
Criminal Justice Administration program. File 1 of 2. 2001 |
5 | 18 |
Criminal Justice Administration program. File 2 of 2. 2001-2002 |
5 | 19 |
5 | 20 | |
6 | 1 | |
6 | 2 | |
Legal Assistant program. File 1 of 2. 2001 |
6 | 3 |
Legal Assistant program. File 2 of 2. 2001 |
6 | 4 |
6 | 5 | |
Social Work program. File 1 of 3. 2001 |
6 | 6 |
Social Work program. File 2 of 3. 2001 |
6 | 7 |
Social Work program. File 3 of 3. 2001-2002 |
6 | 8 |
Automotive Service Technology program. File 1 of 2. 2002 |
6 | 9 |
Automotive Service Technology program. File 2 of 2. 2002 |
6 | 10 |
M.S. in Career and Technical Education program. 2002 |
6 | 11 |
6 | 12 | |
Plastics program. 2002 |
6 | 13 |
Printing program. File 1 of 2. 2002 |
6 | 14 |
Printing program. File 2 of 2. 2002 |
6 | 15 |
6 | 16 | |
6 | 17 | |
Radiography program. 2002 |
6 | 17 |
6 | 19 | |
6 | 20 | |
6 | 21 | |
Welding program. 2002 |
6 | 22 |
Advertising program. File 1 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 1 |
Advertising program. File 2 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 2 |
Applied Biology program. File 1 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 3 |
Applied Biology program. File 2 of 2. 2003-2004 |
7 | 4 |
7 | 5 | |
7 | 6 | |
7 | 7 | |
M.S. in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. File 1 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 8 |
M.S. in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. File 2 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 9 |
7 | 10 | |
Mechanical Engineering Technology program. File 1 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 11 |
Mechanical Engineering Technology program. File 2 of 2. 2003 |
7 | 12 |
Nursing program. File 1 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 13 |
Nursing program. File 2 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 14 |
Nursing program. File 3 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 15 |
7 | 16 | |
Secondary/Vocational Education programs. File 1 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 17 |
Secondary/Vocational Education programs. File 2 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 18 |
Secondary/Vocational Education programs. File 3 of 3. 2003 |
7 | 19 |
Recreational Leadership and Management program. File 1 of 3. 2003 |
8 | 1 |
Recreational Leadership and Management program. File 2 of 3. 2003 |
8 | 2 |
Recreational Leadership and Management program. File 3 of 3. 2003 |
8 | 3 |
Accountancy program. 2004 |
8 | 4 |
8 | 5 | |
8 | 6 | |
Finance programs. File 1 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 7 |
Finance programs. File 2 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 8 |
8 | 9 | |
8 | 10 | |
Management programs. 2004 |
8 | 11 |
Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. 2004 |
8 | 12 |
8 | 13 | |
Optometry program. File 1 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 14 |
Optometry program. File 2 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 15 |
Pharmacy program. File 1 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 16 |
Pharmacy program. File 2 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 17 |
Technical and Professional Communication program. File 1 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 18 |
Technical and Professional Communication program. File 2 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 19 |
8 | 20 | |
Visual Design program. File 1 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 21 |
Visual Design program. File 2 of 2. 2004 |
8 | 22 |
9 | 1 | |
9 | 2 | |
Building Construction Technology, Civil Engineering, Construction Management programs. 2005 |
9 | 3 |
9 | 4 | |
9 | 5 | |
9 | 6 | |
9 | 7 | |
9 | 8 | |
History program. 2005 |
9 | 9 |
9 | 10 | |
9 | 11 | |
9 | 12 | |
Marketing program. 2005 |
9 | 13 |
9 | 14 | |
Psychology program. 2005 |
9 | 15 |
9 | 16 | |
9 | 17 | |
10 | 1 | |
10 | 2 | |
Business Administration program. 2006 |
10 | 3 |
Criminal Justice undergraduate program. File 1 of 3. 2006 |
10 | 4 |
Criminal Justice undergraduate program. File 2 of 3. 2006 |
10 | 5 |
Criminal Justice undergraduate program. File 3 of 3. 2006 |
10 | 6 |
10 | 7 | |
English program. 2006 |
10 | 8 |
Hospitality programs. File 1 of 2. 2006-2007 |
10 | 9 |
Hospitality programs. File 2 of 2. 2006-2007 |
10 | 10 |
HVACR program. 2006 |
10 | 11 |
Medical Records programs. File 1 of 3. 2006-2007 |
10 | 12 |
Medical Records programs. File 2 of 3. 2006 |
11 | 13 |
Medical Records programs. File 3 of 3. 2006 |
10 | 14 |
10 | 15 | |
10 | 16 | |
10 | 17 | |
10 | 18 | |
Sociology program. File 1 of 2. 2006 |
10 | 19 |
Sociology program. File 2 of 2. 2006 |
10 | 20 |
Surveying Engineering Technology program. File 1 of 2. 2006 |
10 | 21 |
Surveying Engineering Technology program. File 2 of 2. 2006 |
10 | 22 |
College of Business Core program. File 1 of 2. 2007 |
10 | 23 |
College of Business Core program. File 2 of 2. 2007 |
10 | 24 |
11 | 1 | |
Criminal Justice Administration program. File 1 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 2 |
Criminal Justice Administration program. File 1 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 3 |
Criminal Justice Administration program. File 3 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 4 |
Criminal Justice masters program. File 1 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 5 |
Criminal Justice masters program. File 2 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 6 |
Criminal Justice masters program. File 3 of 3. 2007 |
11 | 7 |
Communication program. File 1 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 8 |
Communication program. File 2 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 9 |
FSUS 100. File 1 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 10 |
FSUS 100. File 2 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 11 |
Health Care Systems Administration program. File 1 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 12 |
Health Care Systems Administration program. File 2 of 2. 2007 |
11 | 13 |
11 | 14 | |
11 | 15 | |
11 | 16 | |
11 | 17 | |
ROTC program. 2007 |
11 | 18 |
11 | 19 | |
11 | 20 | |
Electrical /Electronics Engineering and Computer Networking Systems program. 2008 |
11 | 21 |
11 | 22 | |
General Education program. 2008 |
11 | 23 |
11 | 24 | |
Plastics Engineering program. File 1 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 1 |
Plastics Engineering program. File 2 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 2 |
Printing program. File 1 of 2.�2008 |
12 | 3 |
Printing program. File 2 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 4 |
Professional Golf Management program. File 1 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 6 |
Professional Golf Management program. File 2 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 6 |
12 | 7 | |
Theatre Arts minor. 2008 |
12 | 8 |
Welding program. File 1 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 9 |
Welding program. File 2 of 2. 2008 |
12 | 10 |
AAdvertising/ Integrated Marketing Communications program. 2009 |
12 | 11 |
12 | 12 | |
Biology program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
12 | 13 |
Biology program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
12 | 14 |
CAD Drafting and Tool Design program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
12 | 15 |
CAD Drafting and Tool Design program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
12 | 16 |
12 | 17 | |
12 | 18 | |
Education - Masters program. Curriculum and Instruction. File 1 of 3. 2009 |
12 | 19 |
Education - Masters program. File 2 of 3. 2009 |
13 | 1 |
Education - Masters program. File 3 of 3. 2009 |
13 | 2 |
Education - Secondary and Technical program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 3 |
Education - Secondary and Technical program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 4 |
13 | 5 | |
Industrial Technology and Management program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 6 |
Industrial Technology and Management program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 7 |
13 | 8 | |
Masters in Nursing program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 9 |
Masters in Nursing program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 10 |
13 | 11 | |
13 | 12 | |
Pharmacy programs. 2009 |
13 | 13 |
13 | 14 | |
Public Relations program. File 1 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 15 |
Public Relations program. File 2 of 2. 2009 |
13 | 16 |
Radiography program. 2009 |
13 | 17 |
13 | 18 | |
Social Work program. 2009 |
13 | 19 |
Accountancy program. 2010 |
13 | 20 |
Art History minor. 2010 |
13 | 21 |
14 | 1 | |
14 | 2 | |
Career Exploration program. File 1 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 3 |
Career Exploration program. File 2 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 4 |
Digital Animation and Game Design program. File 1 of 2. 2010. |
14 | 5 |
Digital Animation and Game Design program. File 2 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 6 |
Directed Studies program. File 1 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 7 |
Directed Studies program. File 2 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 8 |
Film Studies Minor. 2010 |
14 | 9 |
Finance programs. 2010 |
14 | 10 |
14 | 11 | |
14 | 12 | |
14 | 13 | |
Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. 2010 |
14 | 14 |
Manufacturing Technology program. 2010 |
14 | 15 |
14 | 16 | |
14 | 17 | |
Printing program. Report. 2010 |
14 | 18 |
Professional Tennis Management program. File 1 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 19 |
Professional Tennis Management program. File 2 of 2. 2010 |
14 | 20 |
Quality Engineering Technology program. 2010 |
14 | 21 |
Religious Studies minor. 2010 |
14 | 22 |
Rubber technology program. 2010 |
14 | 23 |
14 | 24 | |
Accountancy program. 2011 |
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History program. 2011 |
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Marketing program. 2011 |
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Optometry program. 2011 |
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Psychology program. 2011 |
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Automotive programs. 2012 |
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English program. 2012 |
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HVACR program. 2012 |
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Manufacturing Engineering Technology program update report. 2012. |
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FSUS program. 2013 |
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Sociology program. 2013 |
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Career and Technical Education (Secondary Education) program. 2014 |
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FFrench minor. 2014 |
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Plastics program. 2014 |
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Biology program. 2015. |
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Chemistry program. 2015. |
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Pharmacy program. 2015. |
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Radiography program. 2015. |
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Spanish program. 2015. |
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Welding program. 2015. |
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Accountancy program. 2016. |
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Art history program. 2016. |
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Biotechnology program. 2016. |
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Film studies program. 2016. |
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Finance program. 2016. |
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General studies program. 2016. |
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Graphic design program. 2016. |
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Philosophy program. 2016. |
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Advertising and integrated marketing communications programs. 2017. |
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Automotive programs. 2017. |
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History program. 2017. |
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Marketing program. 2017. |
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Multicultural program. 2017. |
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Pre-pharmacy program. 2017. |
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Pre-science program. 2017. |
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Psychology program. 2017. |
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English program. 2018. |
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HVACR programs. 2018. |
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Leadership programs. 2018. |
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Files are arranged chronologically by academic year.
This series consists of 1.5 cubic feet of paper records. It includes material from the committee including such items as: academic program review manual, annual reports, correspondence, program evaluation proposals and budgets, program review schedules, recommendations and responses to recommendations from Academic Affairs.
item | Box | Folder |
---|---|---|
Academic Program Review Council files. 1986-1987 |
15 | 1 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1987-1988 |
15 | 2 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1988-1989 |
15 | 3 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1989-1990 |
15 | 4 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1990-1991 |
15 | 5 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1991-1992 |
1 | 6 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1992-1993 |
15 | 7 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1993-1994 |
15 | 8 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1994-1995 |
15 | 9 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1995-1996 |
15 | 10 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1996-1997 |
15 | 11 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1997-1998 |
15 | 12 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1998-1999 |
15 | 13 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 1999-2000 |
15 | 14 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2000-2001 |
15 | 15 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2001-2002 |
15 | 16 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2002-2003 |
15 | 17 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2003-2004 |
15 | 18 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2004-2005 |
15 | 19 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2005-2006 |
15 | 20 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2006-2007 |
15 | 20 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2007-2008 |
15 | 22 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2008-2009 |
15 | 23 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2009-2010 |
15 | 24 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2010-2011 |
15 | 25 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2011-2012 |
25 | 26 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2012-2013 |
15 | 27 |
Academic Program Review Council files. 2013-2014 |
15 | 28 |