Program has average Program has low enrollment and credit Program has strong Number of students enrolled enrollment and credit hour C.1.a. hour production, and is enrollment and credit hour and credit hour production production, or is trending trending positively in one production. negatively in both. or both. Program is not producing a Program is producing a sufficient number of sufficient number of Program is producing a C.1.b. Number of degrees conferred degrees to sustain itself degrees to sustain itself, number of degrees. long- term, or is trending and/or trending negatively. positively. Program shows some Program is closely similar distinction from existing Program is very distinctive, to existing programs at programs at other KY Differentiated curriculum or or clearly demonstrates that other KY institutions, nor institutions, or can C.2.a. access to existing programs is it provides access for does it provide access for demonstrate that it limited students beyond the reach students beyond the reach provides access for of other KY institutions. of other KY institutions. students beyond the reach of other KY institutions. Explanation of pursuit of Program is planning to Program proactively or collaborative opportunities Program does not seek any seek collaborative engages in collaborative with similar programs at collaborative opportunities C.2.b. opportunities with similar opportunities with similar institutions and how with similar programs at programs at other KY programs at other KY collaboration will increase KY institutions. institutions. institutions. effectiveness and efficiency D. Cost and Funding Program has average Program has low SCH/FTE Student credit per SCH/FTE productivity, Program has strong SCH/FTE D.1. productivity, and/or is instructional faculty FTE and/or is trending productivity. trending negatively. positively. Program has little to no Program has some outside Program has significant outside funding, and is not funding, and is active in outside funding, and is very D.2. Extramural funding pursuing funding pursuing funding active in pursuing funding opportunities. opportunities. opportunities. E. Additional Information and rationale for ERC Recommendation
C.1.a. Number of students enrolled and credit hour production Program has low enrollment and credit hour production, or is trending negatively in both. Program has average enrollment and credit hour production, and is trending positively in one or both. Program has strong enrollment and credit hour production. C.1.b. Number of degrees conferred Program is not producing a sufficient number of degrees to sustain itself long- term, or is trending negatively. Program is producing a sufficient number of degrees to sustain itself, and/or trending positively. Program is producing a number of degrees. C.2.a. Differentiated curriculum or access to existing programs is limited Program is closely similar to existing programs at other KY institutions, nor does it provide access for students beyond the reach of other KY institutions. Program shows some distinction from existing programs at other KY institutions, or can demonstrate that it provides access for students beyond the reach of other KY institutions. Program is very distinctive, or clearly demonstrates that it provides access for students beyond the reach of other KY institutions. C.2.b. Explanation of pursuit of collaborative opportunities with similar programs at institutions and how collaboration will increase effectiveness and efficiency Program does not seek any collaborative opportunities with similar programs at KY institutions. Program is planning to seek collaborative opportunities with similar programs at other KY institutions. Program proactively or engages in collaborative opportunities with similar programs at other KY institutions. D. Cost and Funding D.1. Student credit per instructional faculty FTE Program has low SCH/FTE productivity, and/or is trending negatively. Program has average SCH/FTE productivity, and/or is trending positively. Program has strong SCH/FTE productivity. D.2. Extramural funding Program has little to no outside funding, and is not pursuing funding opportunities. Program has some outside funding, and is active in pursuing funding opportunities. Program has significant outside funding, and is very active in pursuing funding opportunities. E. Additional Information and rationale for ERC Recommendation
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