Faculty Handbook – August 2022 23 Year-Three Mid-Cycle Analytics/Evaluation The Year-Three Mid-Cycle Analytics/Evaluation is a 3-year cycle review internal to NSU. It is based on quantitative data provided to the University by the BOR and examines program enrollment, student success, instructional activity, faculty, and revenue/expense. The narrative will evaluate the program based on quantitative and qualitative data, to work toward program success. Narrative length is one to ten pages, max, excluding the BOR data tables. The Department Chair completes the evaluation. It is due to the Dean for review via email by March 1, and due to the Provost via email by April 1. Year-Six Comprehensive Program Review The Year-Six Comprehensive Program Review is a 6-year cycle review prepared by NSU and submitted to the BOR. It is an extensive analytical and reflective process that analyzes program effectiveness to identify strengths, opportunities for improvement, and priorities for the future. This review involves an external reviewer and work on setting up the external review should be started early in the academic year. The Director of Institutional Research provides support. The review follows the structure specified in BOR Academic Affairs Guidelines section 4.2. The link to the BOR Form (4.2) to be completed is in BOR Academic Affairs section 4.2. The Department Chair completes both the Full Program Review and the BOR Form. These are due to the Dean for review via email by March 1, and due to the Provost via email by April 1. The Provost will send the review to the BOR Office by May 1. Externally-accredited Programs For programs accredited by external accrediting agencies, e.g., CAEP, ACBSP, NASM, the BOR Comprehensive Program Review is conducted in the year after the accrediting body visit report is provided, based on the accrediting body review cycle. Make sure you provide the accreditor name on line 1 of the BOR Program Review Form 4.2. For externally-accredited programs, the department chair fills out Academic Guidelines Form 4.2 only and does not complete the normal Comprehensive Program Review as described in Academic Affairs Guideline 4.2. The external review serves as the Comprehensive Program Review. Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Cycle ALL graduate and undergraduate programs must identify student learning outcomes (SLOs) for their programs. The number of SLOs is recommended to be between 5 and 9. All undergraduate academic programs are required by the BOR to include at least five of the BOR “cross-curricular skills” in their SLOs. These are described in SDBOR Policy 2:11. The BOR cross-curricular skills: • Inquiry and Analysis • Critical and Creative Thinking • Information Literacy • Teamwork • Problem Solving • Civic Knowledge and Engagement • Intercultural Knowledge
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