Initial Program Report
Academic Unit/Department:
Undergraduate or Graduate:
Department Chair:
Program Director:
Person(s) Responsible for Preparing the Initial Program Report:
Response Date:
The following template is intended to be a guide for the initial program report. Please
key your responses to the outline. When appended material is necessary and/or
appropriate, please label the appended material with then letter of the item.
(a) Describe the viability of the program including (1) enrollment data, (2)
student credit hour production, (3) faculty load, (4) normative costs,
and (5) resource allocation
(b) Provide evidence of student learning outcomes and identification of
opportunities for program improvement described in the Request for a
New Unit of Instruction Form (question 9)
(c) Outline progress made toward Program Contributions described in the
Request for a New Unit of Instruction Form. (question 8)
(d) Discuss the progress made toward Program Outcomes described in
the Request for a New Unit of Instruction Form. (question 10)
(e) Describe any major changes in the program/disciplinary context since
initial approval
(f) Discuss any actions to be taken as a result of this review, including
instructional resource and practices, and curricular changes