Program Review Resources and FAQs

Resources

• BOG Program Review Self-study form (for use in five-year comprehensive reviews, Microsoft Word Document, updated June 2025); Preview link to Qualtrics self-study form
  • Example of an excellent graduate self-study: MSW Social Work
  • Example of an excellent graduate self-study: MS / PhD Biology
  • Example of an excellent undergraduate self-study: BA/BS Psychology
  • Example on an excellent undergraduate self-study: BA Philosophy
• Program Review Reviewers Summary Form (Microsoft Word Document)
• Program Review Appeal Template (Word Document)
  • Link to submit appeals.
• Program Review Specific Action Follow-up Report
  • Example of an excellent follow-up report on assessment of learning from the BA in Psychology (WVUIT)
  • Example of an excellent follow-up report on assessment of learning from the BA in Political Science and its additional materials
    • Curriculum map (older version)
    • Curriculum map (proposed version)
    • Rubrics for assessing program learning outcomes: Course rubric, capstone rubric
• Sample letter of notification of BOG program review recommendation
• Request a JobsEQ report and consultation
• Request a consultation on program review with the Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment or with the Director of Curriculum Development

Workshops

Every year there are at least two workshops / trainings on BOG program review: one in April and one in September.

• September 11, 2025: College of Law, Fitzsimmons Event Hall, 2:30 - 4pm
• September 19, 2025: Reynolds Hall, 6201/6203, 1:30 to 3pm

Other Resources

WVU faculty who have recently been through the Board of Governors program review process share their advice, experiences, and what they learned while going through program review.

FAQs

• How do I submit my self-study?
  • Once the Qualtrics form is complete, simply click the "Submit" button at the end of the form.
• If I'm completing the self-study in Qualtrics, how do I save my work?
  • Hitting the "Next/Save" button at the bottom of each screen will save whatever changes have been made to the form, even if that particular screen is not yet complete.
• If I'm completing the self-study in Qualtrics, how do I get more than one person access to the self-study form?
  • Program points of contact who received the link to the Qualtrics form can simply forward that link onto any other faculty or staff that they would like to work on the program review.
    • NOTE: If more than one person is working on the form simultaneously, you may get an error message telling you when Qualtrics is unable to save changes.
• If I have any technical issues with Qualtrics, who do I contact?
  • Send any correspondence regarding technical issues or complications to the Assistant Provost for Curriculum and Assessment.
• Is there anything I need to keep in mind if I'm working on the self-study in the Word document?
  • The Word document is an export of the Qualtrics form. The only difference to keep in mind while using it is that the Word document won't enforce the character limits for sections that carry that restriction.
• Do I have to use the data that was provided to me and the data in the institutional Tableau dashboards?
  • Yes. Programs are expected to reference the data they receive and the data that is provided by the institutional Tableau dashboards. Programs may provide additional data for context or further explanation but reviewers will also receive and use the standardized data and will expect programs to address that data in their self-studies.
• How is program review different for programs with specialized accreditation?
  • Programs that have specialized accreditation are expected to provide copies of all relevant documents from their accrediting body, including their most recent self-study. These programs may then provide concise summaries for each of the program review sections and indicate where further information may be found in the accreditation self-study.