HB64: Course Evaluation Based on Enrollment & Performance Chairs & Directors November 19, 2016

[Effective 9/29/2015] Course evaluation based on enrollment and performance. Not later than January 1, 2016, and by the first day of January of every fifth year thereafter, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section of the Revised Code, shall evaluate all courses and programs the institution offers based on enrollment and student performance in each course or program. For courses with low enrollment, as defined by the chancellor of higher education, the board of trustees shall evaluate the benefits of collaboration with other institutions of higher education, based on geographic region, to deliver the course. Each board of trustees shall submit its findings under this section to the chancellor not later than thirty days after the completion of the evaluations. Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.

Chancellor Definition “To comply with the legislation, the Chancellor is defining low enrollment courses as course sections that fall below 20% above the institutionally-defined threshold for that course section over two or more semesters.” Oct 30, 2015 memo

Course Minimums BGSU Minimum Course Enrollments (9/23/1991) Course LevelMinimum EnrolledHB 64 Min. Enrld (120%)

Section Analysis *Under-enrolled Section (Enrollment – HB64 Threshold < 0) ** Sections are unduplicated (i.e. section with SCH) ***Sections excluded from under-enrolled analysis if component = IND, CEX, CLN, FXP, PRA, SFP, STU, TUT; or Prefix = ABR, AERO, AERT, MSL, UT)

Course Analysis – AY 2015 Low Enrollment Course: Course with one or more under-enrolled sections for 2 semesters/offerings* * Courses with only 1 section offered, if under-enrolled, included as Low Enrollment Course

Files Provided Low Enrollment Courses HB Course and section detail for AY Low Enrollment Courses with Template Course component definitions Additional Information for HB64 Headcount by Program and Level (Fall 2014, 2015) Degrees Granted by Program (5 years) DFWUWF rates (unsuccessful progress) by course

Process & Timeline Chair/Director review of low enrollment courses and completion of template Return template to your Dean by Monday, December 14 th. Dean and Provost review (December- January) Report to Board of Trustees (January) Forward final report to Chancellor