Program Plan (Template)
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Section One: Program Overview
1. Background and history- brief overview (include staffing trends)
2. Mission & purpose:
o How does your department support the college mission and, if
appropriate, the Core 4?
3. Whom do you serve? (Include statistical data & trends)
4. What collaborations is your dept. involved in? Include results of any crossdepartmental dialog.
5. (optional) New directions: What recent developments will have an effect on your
program and/or processes in the future?
Section Two: Planning and Outcomes
1. Student Services Learning Outcomes (SSLO) or Administrative Unit Outcomes (AUO)
2. SSLO/AUO Assessment and results
3. Recommendations based on SSLO/AUO Assessment (include next steps, timeline for
plan, budget if appropriate)
4. Accomplishments (when possible, address how student success was impacted)
o Include progress made on former recommendations
 When possible, indicate how those recommendations were assessed,
modified & re-evaluated
5. Process review:
o How are your processes reviewed to ensure they are effective and support your
SSLOs/AUOs and student success?
o Have any processes been changed as a result of this review? Has the change
resulted in modifications – if so, what are they?
o Were these modifications assessed for effectiveness? If so, how were they
evaluated and what did this show?
Section Three: Goals and Recommendations
Recommendations and Program Plan Goals (tie to the SSLO/AUO assessment when
possible) [Include timeline and prioritized list with costs]