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The purpose of the Academic Planning & Continuous Improvement Process (APIP) is to ensure the rigor, relevance, and viability of St. Cloud State University’s academic program portfolio. We coordinate planning and continuous improvement using data-driven analysis and program portfolio management. This allows the University to make strategic choices about resource allocation as well as clearly defining our achievements to our external partners.
| Year 1 Comprehensive Review |
Year 2 New Plan Completion |
Year 3 Update |
Year 4 Mid-Cycle Review |
Year 5 Update |
Year 6 Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College/School Strategic and Academic Plan | Progress report and update | New plan developed | Progress report and update | Progress report and update | Progress report and update | Progress report and update |
| Merged Program Review and PPM Process | Comprehensive review | Mid-cycle review | ||||
| Assessment | Meta-assessment results | New assessment plan | Assessment progress report | Assessment progress report | Assessment progress report | Assessment progress report |
| OHC + LEP Assessment Participation | OHC + LEP Schedule | OHC + LEP Schedule | OHC + LEP Schedule | OHC + LEP Schedule | OHC + LEP Schedule | OHC + LEP Schedule |
| Stakeholder Data Collection | Alumni, Student, Partners and Employer, Employee GSS | GSS NSSE |
GSS | Alumni, Student, Partners and Employer, Employee GSS | GSS | GSS NSSE |
The Academic Planning & Continuous Improvement Process should:
St. Cloud State University’s Academic Planning & Continuous Quality Improvement Process is designed to support successful alignment with the criteria and expectation of the Higher Learning Commission, SCSU’s regional accreditor.
HLC Criterion 4. Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement
Core Component 4.A: The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs
4.A.1: The institution maintains a practice of regular program reviews.
Consistent with the HLC’s Pathway process, the Academic Planning & Continuous Quality Improvement Process will contain both a quality assurance component and a continuous improvement component. The Program Review self-study and report aligns with the HLC’s Assurance Process, including the expectation of evidence from assessment and evaluation, to support the arguments made in the self-study. The annual planning and reporting cycle supports the HLC’s Improvement Process, including the articulation of improvement initiatives in the annual planning documents, as identified through the assessment and evaluation.
The 5-year Academic Program Review process is designed to comply with Minnesota State Board of Trustees Policy 3.36, which states:
Part 8. Academic Review. Each system college and university shall regularly review its academic programs for the purpose of academic planning and improvement. The chancellor may conduct statewide or regional reviews of academic programs or program clusters, report findings to the board and, when necessary, impose conditions on academic programs.