Academic Program Review & Assessment

Academic Program Review and Assessment are intended to foster a culture of continuous improvement at KU while maintaining alignment between the institution’s mission and strategic priorities, and the unit’s mission, program goals, and learning outcomes. 

Academic Program Review and Assessment are required by our institutional accreditors, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR).  They are conducted on a four-year cycle. 

Every degree-granting unit at KU undertakes Academic Program Review (APR) once during each cycle.  In the year preceding their APR, units conduct a comprehensive Degree-Level Assessment (DLA) for each undergraduate and graduate program (majors and certificates).  Brief annual updates are required for both in the intervening years. Each four-year cycle is planned in collaboration with the College and Professional Schools, and every effort is made to coordinate timing with any external programmatic accreditations. 

KU’s assessment work also extends to the Core 34 general education curriculum and co-curricular activities. 

Please click on the links below to learn more about each area. 

Questions?  Contact Kristine Latta

 

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Academic Program Review & Assessment

Campanile and Frasier Hall Aerial View
To improve the academic unit as a whole: mission alignment, faculty productivity, curriculum, student outcomes, community engagement and service.
Academic Program Review
Students taking notes in class
To improve the effectiveness of degree and certificate programs.
Degree-Level Assessment
Glass building
To improve the effectiveness of our general education curriculum.
Core 34 Assessment
Engineering at Hawk Week
To improve the effectiveness of the co-curricular student experience.
Co-curricular Assessment