Program Viability Review

Purposes To identify at-risk programs more quickly than is possible through the 8-year cycle of APR To identify at-risk programs more quickly than is possible through the 8-year cycle of APR To allow timely actions: To allow timely actions:  To maintain programs that have low enrollment & graduation rates, but which are essential to the mission, vision & priorities  To initiate reviews for termination of low enrollment/low programs that are not essential to the mission, vision and priorities To help ensure the efficient use of the University’s limited resources in light of its mission, vision and priorities To help ensure the efficient use of the University’s limited resources in light of its mission, vision and priorities

Premises The PVR process will: Allow rapid identification and analysis of at-risk programs Allow rapid identification and analysis of at-risk programs Be data driven Be data driven Include analysis of programs’ strategic value Include analysis of programs’ strategic value Be well informed by faculty and program administrators Be well informed by faculty and program administrators Allow timely, responsible decision making regarding at- risk programs Allow timely, responsible decision making regarding at- risk programs Be transparent to all stakeholders Be transparent to all stakeholders Work within University governance structures and in accordance with current policies and procedures Work within University governance structures and in accordance with current policies and procedures