Academic Affairs BOT Orientation 29 August 2011 Dr. Chula King Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ph.D. in Accounting from LSU CPA State of Florida Started at UWF as a student in the ‘70’s Member of the faculty of Accounting and Finance Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance Current position for just under four years Who I Am 2

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Medium-to-large sized Primary funding from state and student tuition Regional and vocational focus in mission Primarily undergraduate with select graduate programs leading to Master’s degrees, Specialist degrees, and a few doctoral degrees Applied research Moderate athletic opportunities Emphasis on teaching, scholarship and service Regional Comprehensive 4

Collegial decision-making process where input is shared among faculty, staff, students and administrators Key constituents have primary responsibility over decision making in certain areas  Faculty primarily responsible for curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process, e.g., Faculty Senate  Students primarily responsible for devising policies relevant to student governance, e.g., SGA Shared Governance 5

Associate of Arts (3) Bachelor’s (52) Masters (25) Specialist’s (2) – Ed.S. Doctoral (1) – Ed.D. Degrees Offered 6

Business Education Science and Mathematics Communication Arts Psychology Computer Science Health Professions Engineering and Engineering Technology Arts & Humanities Social Sciences Primary Areas of Study 7

Headcount – Each individual student, regardless of the number of hours being taken Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)  Florida Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 40 Student Credit Hours (SCH) Graduate: 1 FTE = 32 SCH  Rest of the Country Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 30 SCH Graduate: 1 FTE = 24 SCH Typical course – 3 SCH Enrollment Terminology 8

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Exploring and Proposing  Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT Planning  Formal Request to Implement New Degree Program  Doctoral Level Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT, BOG  Below Doctoral Level Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT Implementation – Dean’s responsibility Reporting – BOT at end of 1 and 3 years; 7 year program review Curriculum Process - New 11

Program Revision or Deletion  Department  Dean  College  Faculty Senate  Provost  President  BOT Curriculum Process 12

Courses – CCR Process  Department  College Curriculum Committee  Faculty Senate  Provost  President  State Common Course Numbering Curriculum Process 13

Accreditation  University: SACS  Program, e.g., AACSB, ABET, NCATE, CSWE, CEPH, ACS ALC and ALP  Content, Critical Thinking, Communication, Integrity Values, Project Management Program Reviews BOG  Work Plan  Annual Report Assessment of Quality 14

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