Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board Agenda Item 4 April 25, 2008 Annual Report on Productivity of Recently Approved Programs Presented by: Laura Tyree, Associate Director Planning and Accountability

Standards 3 awards per year –Certificates, Associates, Baccalaureate, Post-Baccalaureate 2 awards per year –Master’s, Specialist 1 award per year –Doctoral, First-Professional

Methodology Allow time for programs to develop –3 years for Certificate and Associates –5 years for Baccalaureate and higher Average degrees awarded for recent years –2 years for Certificate and Associates –3 years for Baccalaureate and higher Compare to standards

Certificate Programs Approved Productivity Standard: Average of 3 awards over and

Certificate programs in Crime Scene Investigation or Law Enforcement Administration were approved at 21 colleges and universities in

4 colleges have deleted Certificate programs in Crime Scene Investigation

One Certificate program in Law Enforcement met the productivity standard

Productivity Standard: Average of 3 awards over and Associate Programs Approved

Associate programs in Crime Scene Investigation or Law Enforcement Administration were approved at 19 colleges and universities in

2 colleges have deleted Associate programs in Crime Scene Investigation. 34 8

None of the Associate programs in Crime Scene Investigation or Law Enforcement met the productivity standard. 5 34

21 13

6 3

Baccalaureate Programs Approved Productivity Standard: Average of 3 awards over , , and

14 1 One Baccalaureate program has been deleted.

Masters Programs Approved Productivity Standard: Average of 2 awards over , , and

10 3 No Master’s programs have been deleted.

Graduate Certificate Programs Approved Productivity Standard: Average of 3 awards over , , and

7 3 Two of the three active Graduate Certificate programs met the productivity standard.

Summary Additional review of proposal and approval process for new programs -Estimated graduate numbers added to new program proposal -Director will send notification to Presidents and Chancellors for programs not meeting standards Consider industry and economic needs Evaluate productivity standards