{"id":6308,"date":"2024-05-10T21:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T21:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/provost\/?page_id=6308"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:51:38","slug":"academic-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/academic-operations\/resources-policies\/academic-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Development and Program Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-1829\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-1829<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:Laurie.Dickson@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> Laurie.Dickson&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\">Provost<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Academic Development and Program Review<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Strategic Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are committed to providing high-quality educational opportunities of benefit to our students and to society. The universities are required to submit Academic Strategic Plans each year to the Arizona Board of Regents (see below for past reports). Throughout the year the institutions may request amendments to those plans and the Office of the Provost submits formal requests for the following academic changes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New programs\/program name changes\/merging or transferring of programs\/deletion of high demand programs<\/li><li>Creation\/reorganization\/elimination of units (colleges, schools, departments)<\/li><li>Name change in title of degree programs or units<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blended Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-16-9\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextHorizontal  photoAspect-16-9\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextHorizontal  photoAspect-16-9\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextHorizontal  photoAspect-16-9\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n                                \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypePhotoText    hasLink panelLinkTypeArrow\"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--0\"\n                            id=\"panel--0\">\n\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/blended-learning\"\n                                    target=\"\"\n                                    alt=\"Learn about N A U's Blended Learning Initiative\">\n                            \n                                                                    <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/6016_Online_20200501-2000x1125.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1650px)\" \/><!-- xl -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/6016_Online_20200501-2000x1125.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><!-- desktop -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/6016_Online_20200501-1200x675.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><!-- tablet -->\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/6016_Online_20200501-800x450.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><!-- mobile --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/04\/6016_Online_20200501.jpg\" alt=\"Student working academically online with a faculty member.\"  \/>                                        <\/picture>\n                                        <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                \n                                                \n                                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text alt-link-caret\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blended learning combines the best elements of face-to-face teaching (for example, oral communication) and online instruction (for example, thoughtful reflection, written communication, and exploration) in ways that improve student engagement and learning. See more details on NAU\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"Blended Learning Home Page.\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/Blended-Learning\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Digital Learning Initiatives<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and visit the\u00a0e-Learning Center to learn about extensive support for faculty in finding and incorporating appropriate technologies in their courses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                            \n                                                                                                                                            \n                                                <span role=\"none\" class=\"panel-link panelLinkTypeArrow\"><\/span>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University curriculum reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- removed margin utility classes pt-0 mb-0 mb-md-70 mb-lg-100 -->\n<section class=\"nau-block headline-image-wysiwyg  color-scheme-blue \">\n    <header class=\"hiw-head-and-hero-wrapper\">\n\n        \n        <picture>\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/4111_okim_kang_20170919-2000x1125.jpg\">\n            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/4111_okim_kang_20170919-1200x900.jpg\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/4111_okim_kang_20170919-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty working on a laptop.\">\n        <\/picture>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"hiw-innerblockwrapper  \">\n        \n        <!--h3><\/h3-->\n\n        <div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><p>The <a title=\"Arizona Board of Regents\" href=\"http:\/\/www.azregents.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Board of Regents<\/a>\u02bb curriculum, assessment, and accreditation processes aim to maintain high educational standards, promote continuous improvement, and ensure that Arizona&#8217;s public universities provide valuable and relevant educational experiences. ABOR mandates periodic reviews of academic programs, typically every 5\u20137 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n\n                \n        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignright\">\n                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/curriculum-and-assessment\/\"\n                                        target=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/curriculum-assessment-accreditation\/academic-program-review\/ \"\n                                        target=\"\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Academic Program Review                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary-blue\"><a\n                                        href=\"https:\/\/www.azregents.edu\/\"\n                                        target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">\n                                    Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Center-and-institute-proposal-resources-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button 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