About
Comprehensive Program Review
The offices of Academic Affairs and Institutional Research conduct comprehensive Academic Program Reviews of degree and certificate programs every five years. Below are some Program Review resources:
- Academic Program Review Timetable (updated 2023)
- Dalton State Comprehensive Program Review Committee
- Academic Program Review Template (March 2022)
- Please contact the Office of Institutional Research if you need the current Word version of this template.
- USG Guidelines for Academic Program Reviews
- USG Comprehensive Program Review Reporting Vehicle, July 2016
Purpose:
Academic Program Review provides faculty and administrators with the opportunity to assess the relative value of academic programs in terms of viability, productivity and quality.
Characteristics:
The Review focuses on assessing Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes, evaluating measures of effectiveness and program-level outcomes, appraising the use of assessment results for program improvement, reviewing the Program's curriculum, identifying Program strengths and weaknesses and forming recommendations for follow-up and/or action plans.
Timing:
Each program is reviewed once every five years at a minimum.
Academic Program:
All active Bachelor degrees, Associate degrees and Certificate programs are included in the review cycle.
Content:
Each Program Review will adhere in style, form and content to the standard set by the Offices of Academic Affairs and Institutional Research and Planning.
Process:
The Vice President for Academic Affairs meets annually with the Dean of each School to select programs for review.
Completed Comprehensive Program Review
Certificates
- Cert. Licensed Practical Nursing (2023)
- Cert. Licensed Practical Nursing (2017)
- Cert. Licensed Practical Nursing (2011)
- Cert. Medical Assisting (2011)
Associate Degrees
- AA General Studies (2023)
- AAS Medical Laboratory Technology (2021)
- ASN Nursing (2021)
- AAS Radiologic Technology (2019)
- AS General Studies (2019)
- AAS Computer Network & Service Technology (2019)
- AA General Studies (2017)
- AA Communication Studies (2015)
- AAS Respiratory Therapy (2014)
- AAS Digital Design (2014)
- AAS Medical Laboratory Technology (2013)
- AAS Radiologic Technology (2013)
- AA General Studies (2012)
- AA Political Science (2012)
- AS Computer Science (2011)
- AS Physics/Pre-Engineering (2011)
- AA Psychology (2011)
Bachelor Degrees
- BA History (2024)
- BA Interdisciplinary Studies (2024)
- BBA Logistics and Supply Chain (2023)
- BBA Management (2023)
- BBA Finance and Applied Economics (2022)
- BA Communication (2022)
- BBA Marketing (2022)
- BSW Social Work (2021)
- BS Organizational Leadership (2021)
- BS-AAS Respiratory Therapy (2020)
- RN-BSN Nursing (2020)
- BS Chemistry (2020)
- BA in English & ENGL Education (2019)
- BS/AS Criminal Justice (2019)
- BA in History and History Education (2019)
- BS in Elementary Education (2019)
- BS Mathematics (2019)
- BS Biology (2019)
- BS Psychology (2019)
- BBA Management (2019)
- BBA Management Information Systems (2019)
- BBA Accounting (2018)
- BA Interdisciplinary Studies (2018)
- BAS Technology Management (2017)
- BBA Marketing (2016)
- BBA Management Information Systems (2015)
- BS Mathematics with Secondary Education (2014)
- BS Mathematics (2014)
- BS Chemistry (2014)
- BBA Management (2014)
- BA English/English Education (2014)
- BS Criminal Justice (2014)
- BA History/History Education (2013)
- BAS Technology Management (2011)