Prioritizing Academic Programs
Final Report
The Academic Program Prioritization Final Report and Recommendations, including Appendix 4, is complete. The report was submitted by the Academic Prioritization Task Force on February 27, 2009.
Procedures Following Prioritization
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- Resolution to Replace the HSU Procedures for Discontinuance of Academic Programs
- New Policy: Procedure for Post-Program Prioritization Process and the Academic Planning Committee
Provost's Recommendations
Deans' Recommendations
Category I
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Natural Resources and Sciences
- College of Professional Studies
Category IV
- College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Natural Resources and Sciences
- College of Professional Studies
- All University Programs
The Goal
The goal is to provide a three- to five-year plan for resource allocation to existing programs. Resource allocation for academic services, new programs and special initiatives will be part of the plan but will require other processes. Prioritizing existing programs is the first and largest part of the process.
From October 17, 2007 Message to Departments
Task Force Committee Members
Provost's Charge to Task Force - November 14, 2007
Prioritization Task Force Information
The task force maintains a Moodle Site which can be accessed either with your Humboldt State University login or with a guest login.
- Draft of Task Force Process
- Call for Program Criteria
- February 26, 2008 Update to Campus
- March 14, 2008 Memorandum requesting input on criteria
- March 14, 2008 Draft Criteria
- March 14, 2008 Update of Process Timeline
- Template for submitting recommendations on draft criteria
- April 18, 2008 Letter to Departments
- April 18, 2008 Criteria - DRAFT
- April 18, 2008 Scoring Rubric (DRAFT) for Criteria
- May 3, 2008 Received feedback on criteria from campus
- May 16, 2008 Program Criteria
- May 16, 2008 Departmental Report
- Fall 2008 Timeline
E-mail to the task force can be sent to taskforc@humboldt.edu.
Resources Used in the Prioritization Process
- Excerpts from Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services by Robert C. Dickeson
Skip to NavigationIndiana State University Documents on Program Prioritization:
- Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services - October 4, 2005
- Program Prioritization Report - February 1, 2006
- Prioritization Task Force Recommendations - February 6, 2006
- Program Prioritization Timeline - July 20, 2006
- Report of the Program Prioritization Task force - September 28, 2006
- Provost Report to the Campus - January 30, 2007 (Modified February 15, 2007)
- Provost Report to the Indiana State University Board of Trustees - April 19, 2007
- Faculty Affairs Committee report on Program Prioritization
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