determining appropriate governance policies, advising necessarily with the influence over the structure? policies, curriculum, program, but program. course coverage, evidence must committee rosters, demonstrate committee policies substantial determining influence. Faculty Standard Faculty should be How does the program CVs, Website, Faculty, Professors are not Qualifications 3.1 either academically define Policies re: AQ/PQ, students, AQ simply by holding or professionally academically/professionally recruitment/hiring administrators a PhD. qualified. qualified faculty? What are plan its thresholds for hiring and determining ongoing currency? Faculty Standard The program’s How does the program Diversity plan, Faculty, Diversity looks Diversity 3.2 faculty should recruit and retain a diverse recruitment/hiring students, different in different include and support faculty, as well as promote plan, recent job alumni, contexts – including a variety of a climate of inclusiveness? postings, guest diversity across countries. perspectives and How can it improve? speaker roster, office, How is the program experiences. administrators intentional about opportunities, modeling inclusivity? mentoring program policies Faculty Standard Faculty should Are program faculty CVs, AQ/PQ policies, Faculty, Faculty should Research 3.3 engage in engaged in the academic P&T policies administrators advance not only the scholarship, and local communities? profession, but the community, and program’s professional service. community. Student Standard Student recruitment Does the program Recruitment plan, Faculty, Programs should Recruitment 4.1 efforts should reflect strategically recruit those diversity plan, advisory think strategically the program’s students who can succeed persistence rates board, about the students it mission-based target and advance the program’s recruits, as a model student population. mission? admissions for its future student population. Student Standard The program should Does the program Student applications Faculty, Admissions standards Admissions 4.2 have minimum and consistently apply program (including admissions are often linked to clear thresholds of admission standards as completed) persistence and
determining influence over the program. appropriate governance structure? policies, advising policies, curriculum, course coverage, committee rosters, committee policies necessarily with the program, but evidence must demonstrate substantial determining influence. Faculty Qualifications Standard 3.1 Faculty should be either academically or professionally qualified. How does the program define academically/professionally qualified faculty? What are its thresholds for hiring and determining ongoing currency? CVs, Website, Policies re: AQ/PQ, recruitment/hiring plan Faculty, students, administrators Professors are not AQ simply by holding a PhD. Faculty Diversity Standard 3.2 The program’s faculty should include and support a variety of perspectives and experiences. How does the program recruit and retain a diverse faculty, as well as promote a climate of inclusiveness? How can it improve? Diversity plan, recruitment/hiring plan, recent job postings, guest speaker roster, opportunities, mentoring program policies Faculty, students, alumni, diversity office, administrators Diversity looks different in different contexts – including across countries. How is the program intentional about modeling inclusivity? Faculty Research Standard 3.3 Faculty should engage in scholarship, community, and professional service. Are program faculty engaged in the academic and local communities? CVs, AQ/PQ policies, P&T policies Faculty, administrators Faculty should advance not only the profession, but the program’s community. Student Recruitment Standard 4.1 Student recruitment efforts should reflect the program’s mission-based target student population. Does the program strategically recruit those students who can succeed and advance the program’s mission? Recruitment plan, diversity plan, persistence rates Faculty, advisory board, admissions Programs should think strategically about the students it recruits, as a model for its future student population. Student Admissions Standard 4.2 The program should have minimum and clear thresholds of Does the program consistently apply program admission standards as Student applications (including completed) Faculty, admissions Admissions standards are often linked to persistence and