Academic Program Review (APR) - Pilot
The OSU Academic Program Review (APR) will follow a five-year cycle. When a program is approaching their due date for the OSU APR, the faculty leading the process will receive notification 18 months in advance, so they have enough time to organize the workflow and their team. Before the upcoming Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation reaffirmation visit in 2025-2026, most programs will go through this new process at least once. Those programs that have not completed the process will still be informed of the new process and will have been given opportunities to ask questions and begin their preparations early as desired.
Each program will submit a report regarding the five-year scope of their program. This report will be provided to Instruction Council (IC), University Assessment and Testing (UAT), the Provost’s Office, Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) upon the conclusion of the review process.
PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING APR CYCLE
The following list of programs will participate in the 2024 Pilot APR process.
APR TIMELINES
2023-2024 Pilot Timeline (PDF)
APR FORM CONTENT AND RESOURCES
Programs will be asked to complete the following tasks in relation to the OSU APR process. These will include the Executive Summary, Program History and Analytics, Program Enhancement Plan (PEP), and Additional Questions. For more information about these components refer to the APR Form and the Directions for Completing APR Form.
Directions for Completing APR Form (PDF)
PEP REVIEW PROCESS
Based on the best practices and current trends across universities in the country, faculty peer review and collaboration can play a beneficial role in programmatic enhancement. In many cases peer review is used to share experiences amongst colleagues, provide fresh perspectives to common challenges, and often has mutual benefits for both the reviewer and reviewee. This will be incorporated into the APR process using Program Enhancement Plan (PEP) reports.