ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND TEACHING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
FINE/STUDIO ART
INTERDISCIPLINARY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
| ► Students have the opportunity to earn observation hours | ► Alternative ways for students to obtain observation hours | RECOMMENDATION: CONSOLIDATE |
|---|---|---|
| ► Up-to-date classrooms that resemble the public education classroom based on standards, student learning outcomes, evidence based research. | ► Marketing plan to increase student enrollment and improve alumni relations | ► Make the Africana Studies program a specialization within another program (Behavioral Sciences or the Honors Program) |
| ► Problem/project based research and technology for instruction | ► Pass rates on state-required tests & Praxis exams | RATIONALE: The program is relatively new and has not produced a graduate |
| ► Additional full-time faculty | ► If 3-5-year enrollment and graduation data for the Africana Studies specialization do not meet the requirements for viability, then eliminate the program. | |
| ► BA with specialty in education | ► Enrollment | RECOMMENDATION: ELIMINATE but maintain the support courses/general education courses |
| ► Graduation rates | ||
| ► No distinct professional path | RATIONALE: Continuous low productivity | |
| ► Wide array of career options | ► Faculty teaching outside their discipline | RECOMMENDATION: CONSOLIDATE |
| ► Substantial revenue to the university | ► Insufficient faculty to maintain program quality | RATIONALE: Studio Art is |
| ► Engaging instructional practices | ► Not well funded | ► not well funded |
| ► Professional gallery | ► has insufficient faculty | |
| ► needs financial support to meet criteria for NASAD accreditation | ||
| ► Faculty qualifications | ► Enrollment | RECOMMENDATION: CONSOLIDATE --Possible consolidation with the Child Development and Family Relations degree |
| ► Instructional practices | ► Better graduation rates | |
| ► Financial contribution to the university | ► Program demand | |
| ► Accreditation status | ► Sufficiency of courses | RATIONALE: |
| ► Impact on students | ► Equipment and facilities | ► Consolidating would be better utilization of human and other resources. |
| ► Curriculum | ► The goals of the programs complement each other and have similar graduation and enrollment trends. | |
| ► Student performance | ||
| ► Persistence | ||
| ► Non-monetary impact | ► Employer demand and existence of similar programs in the surrounding area |
30