Mānoa’s academic program review process includes a self-review conducted by the academic department housing the program, as well as an executive summary from the dean of the unit. These self-studies follow established guidelines set forth by Executive Policies E5.201: “Approval of New Academic Programs and Review of Provisional Academic Programs”, and E5.202: “Review of Established Programs.”
Program review at Mānoa reveals strengths and challenges and ensures program effectiveness with respect to the discipline, university policy, and external accreditation standards. To evaluate each program within its context, Mānoa reviews all academic programs in a unit concurrently, taking into consideration the overarching administrative and support structure of the unit.
A review team composed of campus and community experts reviews the self-study documents, relevant data and reports, and examines the programs with regard to conformance with the discipline and academic rigor, as well as relevance to the needs of the workforce and community.
The review team presents its findings to the Provost, Vice Provost for Academic Excellence, Dean of Graduate Division, Dean of the school/college, and department chairs, faculty, and staff of the programs reviewed. These reviews and recommendations form the basis for administrative decisions and strategic structural and programmatic actions affecting the program and the unit. The dean and department chairs submit one- and three- year progress reports to the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence and the Provost to provide an update on their work to implement the recommendations of the final report.
Resources
Deans/Executives
- Dean’s Executive Summary Outline [forthcoming]
- Dean’s Executive Summary Outline: Single Program
- Dean’s / Executive’s Summary Outline: Interdepartmental Program(s)
- Progress Report Template (year one and year three)
Program
- Academic Department: Self-Study Template and Required Elements
- Single Degree Program: Self-Study Template and Required Elements
- Interdepartmental Program (e.g., General Education; Honors; Study Away): Self-Study Template and Required Elements
Email OVPAE Academic Programs (acadpro@hawaii.edu) for information