Self-Study Outline and Required Key Elements

The following should be used as a guide for incorporating all key elements in a successful self-study…

Curriculum
- Figure 1, Curricular Matrix
  - Educational goals/skills acquisition: doctoral program, master’s program, undergraduate major, undergraduate minor
  - Degree requirements: doctoral, master’s, major, minor
  - Advising/mentoring: doctoral, master’s, major, minor
  - Learning outcomes assessment: doctoral, master's, major, minor, certificates (three years of reports at minimum)
Faculty
- Overall assessment of the faculty
- Faculty survey results
- Diversity
- Mentoring (faculty and graduate students)
- Faculty research
- Teaching
- Figure 2, Teaching Activities
  - Teaching load by rank
  - Improvement of teaching
- Figure 3, Teaching Activities/Faculty Member
Students
- Overall assessment of students
- Student survey results
- Diversity
- Admissions practices
- Career preparation support and placement of graduates
- Figure 4, Demographic Profile of Graduate Students (at 5 years)
  - Entering students
  - Graduating students
- Figure 5, Demographic Profile of Undergraduate Majors (at 5 years)
  - Entering students
  - Graduating students
Leadership, administrative support, facilities and equipment, institutional relationships
- Leadership
- Administrative support
- Facilities & equipment
- Institutional relationships
The future