Program Review & Accreditation

The WASC Handbook of Accreditation, 2001, specifies these standards:

Standard 2: Achieving Educational Objectives through Core Functions:

2.2. All degrees—undergraduate and graduate—awarded by the institution are clearly defined in terms of entry-level requirements and in terms of student achievement necessary for graduation that represent more than simply an accumulation of courses and credits.

Guideline: Competencies required for graduation are reflected in course syllabi for both General Education and the major.

Baccalaureate programs engage students in an integrated course of study of sufficient breadth and depth to prepare them for work, citizenship, and a fulfilling life. These programs also ensure the development of core learning abilities and competencies including, but not limited to, college-level written and oral communication; college-level quantitative skills; information literacy; and the habit of critical analysis of data and argument. In addition, baccalaureate programs actively foster an understanding of diversity; civic responsibility; the ability to work with others; and the capability to engage in lifelong learning. Baccalaureate programs also ensure breadth for all students in the areas of cultural and aesthetic, social and political, as well as scientific and technical knowledge expected of educated persons in this society. Finally, students are required to engage in an in-depth, focused, and sustained program of study as part of their baccalaureate programs.


2.3. The institution’s expectations for learning and student attainment are clearly reflected in its academic programs and policies.


Standard 4: Creating an Organization Committed to Learning and Improvement:

4.7. The institution, with significant faculty involvement, engages in ongoing inquiry into the processes of teaching and learning, as well as into the conditions and practices that promotes the kinds and levels of learning intended by the institution. The outcomes of such inquiries are applied to the design of curricula, the design and practice of pedagogy, and to the improvement of evaluation means and pedagogy.



Contact Information:
Dr. Bunny Paine-Clemes
Coordinator, Faculty Development and Assessment
bclemes @csum.edu (707) 654-1148