As programs are up for their seven-year review based on the CCPE cycle, the Office of the EVC will distribute individual report templates for each undergraduate and graduate program with data pre-populated by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics. Colleges and/or departments will complete the evidence of need sections for all reports and will be responsible for providing additional justification for programs that fall below CCPE minimum performance standards.
Periodic Reviews of Existing Programs
Evidence of Need and Demand
- Evidence of need is required for all CCPE program reports. Responses need to briefly and clearly address each of the following statements:
- An established program review process that evaluates the programs including the date of the most recent review
- The need for the program in the State of Nebraska and at UNL
- Student demand for the program
- Efficiency of the program
Additional justification
If your program falls below threshold for degrees awarded or SCH production, additional justification will be required by selecting one of more of the following explanations:
- Program is critical to the role and mission of the institution.
- Program contains courses supporting general education or other programs.
- Student or employer demand or demand for intellectual property is high and external funding would be jeopardized by discontinuing the program.
- Program provides unique access to an underserved population or geographical area.
- Program meets a unique need in the region, state or nation.
Interdisciplinary Programs
The Nebraska Coordinating Commission of Postsecondary Education defines Interdisciplinary baccalaureate programs as one of the following:
- An individualized, custom-designed program for a single student with no specified curriculum and no designated participating departments.
- An identified curriculum focused on a specific area of study, which draws courses from two or more departments, and has two or less courses of its own (i.e., courses identified solely with the program and not cross-listed in another discipline). The program must average at least two graduates per year.
Additional Reporting for Programs Below Threshold
CCPE In-depth Reviews
Programs that are deemed below threshold will be required to undergo an in-depth review. The office of the executive vice chancellor will provide a template for this review. The review should be viewed as an action plan about how the program will meet the CCPE minimum thresholds and a timeline for doing so. Benchmarks or milestones in the long-term plan need to include specific actions and progress that can be defined and attainable.
BOR Annual Monitoring Reports
All programs that undergo an in-depth review are required to submit an annual monitoring report to the Board of Regents until the program is cleared by CCPE. The monitoring reports are a continuation of the in-depth review and should address how the program is working toward implementation of the plans along with any changes to the plan of action. Each spring, data for these monitoring reports are prepared by the office of the executive vice chancellor then distributed to colleges and programs for completion.