Kansas State University
Status of Programs Needing Additional Review AY 2011-2014
College/Program
Year of
Review
CIP
Code
Degree
Level
Explanatory
Category
Reported February 16, 2016
1 sentence update on
Recommendation* status of program
Special Education
2011
13.1001
D
MPI
Enhance
Human Nutrition
2011
19.0504
M
GFP, RSF
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Foodservice and
Hospitality Mgmt/
Dietetics Admin
2011
52.0901
M
MPI
Enhance
Secondary Major In
Latin American Studies
2012
05.0107
B
ICP
Continue
Interdisciplinary program.
Women’s Studies
2012
05.0207
B
ICP
Enhance
Even though the program is
interdisciplinary, the
program’s junior/senior fall
enrollment continues to
decline with only 15
enrolled for Fall 2015
resulting in a five –year
average of 19. Changes to
the degree program name to
be more inclusive of other
The department developed
strategies to improve
recruitment and completion.
They have improved
enrollment with 5 and 6 PhD
students in Fall 2014 and
2015 respectively. This has
moved their five year
average enrollment to 4. The
degrees conferred is still
averaging 0 but with this
increase in enrollment, the
completions should meet the
KBOR minima in the next 45 years. The program will
be formerly reviewed in
2020.
Graduate feeder program and
heavy research emphasis.
The College moved the
dietetics program to the
Department of Human
Nutrition with strategies to
focus solely on Hospitality
Management. Also, the
department is in the process
of hiring a new department
head. Program will be
formerly reviewed in 2020.
marginalized groups, may
create more interest for this
program. Formal review of
this program was just
completed in 2012 and will
not be reviewed again until
2021
Mass Communication
2012
09.0401
M
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MS enrollment meets the
five year average at 21
(Fall 2011 to Fall 2015)
and meets the criteria for
degrees conferred.
Humanities
2012
24.0103
B
ICP
Continue
Interdisciplinary program.
Physical Sciences
2012
40.0101
B
ICP
Continue
Interdisciplinary program.
Geography
2012
45.0701
M
GFP
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Recent data show
enrollments is steady but
the PhD program is very
strong with 20 students
enrolled for Fall 2015. The
masters degrees conferred
meets KBOR minimum of
an average of five. Thus,
the MS program should be
coded as GFP.
Security Studies
2012
45.0901
M, D
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Both programs are very
strong, easily meeting all
criteria
*Options are: Continue, Additional Review, Enhance, Discontinue