Program Review Summary, Recommendations, and Rationales (cont.)

MATHEMATICS

The mathematics department is in collaboration with the University of Louisville's graduate school of biostatistics/bioinformatics

Mathematics and physics faculty have been proactive in curriculum development recruitment

RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE WITH MODIFICATION

RATIONALE:

Data indicate that the math degrees have had a low number of graduates for a number of years.

MUSIC

► Music ambassadors

Positive evaluations by NASM

▶ Student performance

► Quality of instruction

Curriculum

Dedicated and qualified faculty

► Improved enrollment and graduation rates

Sufficient faculty

▶ Improvement areas identified by NASM

RECOMMENDATION: CONSOLIDATE

RATIONALE:

▶ Data indicate that the music education and music programs are low in productivity.

► Consolidate the two programs with appropriate specializations or pathway to teaching certificate after earning a BA in music.

► Consolidating may create a synergy that can help facilitate im-provement in enrollment and graduation rates as well as save up to two faculty positions in the music programs.

MUSIC EDUCATION

▶ Qualified faculty ▶ Equipment

► Higher Education Arts Data Services rated the music education program's productivity as comparing favorably to other National Tier IV university music programs ▶ Equipment

► Improvements in persistence over the past two years

► Success of graduates will enter graduate programs

► Availability of courses

▶ Accredited by NASM

Additional faculty

▶ Current and quality curriculum

RECOMMENDATION: CONSOLIDATE

RATIONALE:

▶ Data indicate that the music education and music programs are low in productivity.

► Consolidate the two programs with appropriate specializations or pathway to teaching certificate after earning a BA in music

► Consolidating may create a synergy that can help facilitate improvement in enrollment and graduation rates as well as save up to 2 faculty positions in the music programs

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Helps to fulfill the university's mission

▶ Situated in the capital city and students have access to the state seat of government

► Offered in various formats including face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid

Provides service course for the Liberal Arts core ► Low student enrollment

Has lower attrition rate compared to the majority of proarams at the ► Lack of survey feedback

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Lack of survey feedback

▶ No scholarships offered

► In need of recruitment and branding

Instability

RECOMMENDATION: CONTINUE WITH MODIFICATION

RATIONALE:

▶ The program’s recent relocation to the School of Public Administration and Department of Government should provide supports such as access to additional faculty with a background in the discipline and a clearer pathway into the related MPA Program

Political science is one of the core social sciences

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