The Program Curriculum Review is a five-year self-study focused on continuous improvement of student learning. Programs should use direct and indirect evidence about student program learning outcomes to understand what is working and identify what should change related to the curricular and co-curricular requirements. This concise report should strategically plan future improvements and how they will be assessed in a practical manner.
This review is a focused version of an academic program review that focuses on curriculum and student learning. It asks programs to formally document:
- Program’s learning outcomes and systematic assessment process;
- An appraisal of evidence and findings; and
- Projections for future curricular innovation and assessment.
The Program Curriculum Review minimizes overlap with the 2026 UNH Academic Portfolio Review efforts. The UNH Academic Portfolio Review may be used in the Curriculum Review (and vice versa) to holistically inform program and curricular improvements. This report will not be shared with the UNH Joint Committee, unless programs opt to do so.
Program Curriculum Reviews support the University’s commitment to providing comprehensive, high-quality academic programs, creating a culture of continuous improvement, and adhering to the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) accreditation standards.
- PROGRAM curriculum REVIEW expectations
- schedule of 5-year program reviews
- All degree programs at UNH are required to complete a Program Curriculum Review. A self-study for an external accreditor may suffice in lieu of a Curriculum Review (a list of externally accredited programs)
Additional data to support curriculum reviews
UNH regularly collects survey data that may inform program curricular and co-curricular requirements.
- Student satisfaction with program (e.g., curriculum, course offerings, Academic Advising)
- Post Graduation Outcomes (First Destination Survey)
There are a number of WebI reports that could inform curricular decisions. Below, report titles and numbers are followed by a brief description and suggestions for how the data can inform curricular decisions. As with all data, this information should be taken into context and consider the goals of the program.
COURSE ENROLLMENTS
Report title: Course Enrollments by Campus and College
Report number: SIS20920
Description: This report provides a listing of courses, including labs and recitations, by college, course number and section, start/end dates, and instructor, with totals for maximum capacity, enrollments, credit hours, and available seats. It also provides totals for matriculated and non-matriculated students by college. When this report is refreshed, the user is required to select the registration term, college(s) and campus(es) and optionally select subj(s) and subj crse(s).
Applicability: Course enrollment information can help understand the curriculum students actually experience. For example, access to required courses, sequencing, opportunity to gain proficiency of skills identified in the program learning outcomes, relevance, and/or student interest.
Report title: Multiterm Enrollment Counts
Report number: SIS22000
Description: This report provides enrollment counts for selected activity. There are five tabs on this report; Course Level Counts(excludes labs and recitations);Course Counts(excludes labs and recitations); Section Counts(includes labs and recitations);By Instructor(includes labs and recitations) and an Excel friendly tab for downloading purposes. When this report is refreshed, the user is required to select the registration term(s) and campus(es) and optionally select the course college, subject(s), course(s), course pattern, and instructor(s).
Applicability: Users can utilize the Excel tab of the report to download and do a detailed dive on the courses of their choosing (via filtering and pivot tables in Excel) to track changes and trends over time. Tip: select just registration term(s) and campus(es), then filter by particular course, department, and so forth once in Excel.
MAJOR CHANGES
Report title: Online Major Changes Report (Note: "Online" refers to the process, not modality of programs)
Report number: SIS19000
Description: This report provides details on students who have requested a change of major (to include 2nd Major Added, 2nd Major Deleted and Major Changed). There are two tabs on this report: Student Details and Status Details. NOTE: The class code and primary major description (under 2nd Major Added Section) are based on the student's current term record which can only be either Spring or Fall.
Applicability: Recognizing the students switch majors, this report provides data about where students are coming from if they are moving in to a program (and vice versa).
MAJOR CHANGES OF NEWLY ENROLLED STUDENTS
Report title: Major Changes of Newly Enrolled Students
Report number: SIS19010
Description: This report provides details on newly enrolled undergraduate students who have changed their major for the selected admit term and shows their curriculum rows that are greater than or equal to the selected activity date.
Applicability: Used by the Dean's Offices and Dept Staff as a self service communication tool of these major changes, this data can also inform programs of majors newly enrolled students are changing to and from.
MAJORS AND MINORS OF STUDENTS
Report title: Selected Prior Term Student Major and Minor Details
Report number: SIS17200
Description: This report provides student major/minor details that were in effect as of the selected prior registration term. When this report is refreshed you will be prompted to select the prior registration term of interest, the student campus and optionally the student major or college. There is one report tab set up to be downloaded to Excel.
Applicability: Programs can answer questions around common pairings (primary/secondary majors, minors) for students in their programs.
Depending on a program's learning outcomes, national rankings and licensure pass rates may be a source of data to inform curricular and/or co-curricular degree requirements.
- National Rankings
- If your programs are nationally ranked, consider examining ranking trends over the last 5 years
- Licensure Pass Rates (if applicable)
Department chairs have access to Academic Program Review data dashboards maintained by the Office of Institutional Research. Questions about the dashboards should be directed to Institutional Research. If you are not a department chair and would like access to the dashboards, please complete this form.
- Admissions Data
- Enrollment Rate
- Degree Completions
- Retention Rate
- Graduation Rate
- Student Demographics
- Available within Dashboards listed above
For other data elements that are not listed, you can submit a data request form to Institutional Research.
Data identified by your department may be collected locally, in Canvas, and/or requested from Center for DATA and Institutional Research
For support related to curricular maps, assessment plans, and analyzing data in a way that informs the program please contact Educational Excellence & Effectiveness
- For any questions or support on completing Program Reviews, contact Susan Chang (susan.chang@unh.edu).
- Commonly used UNH Acronyms can be found here
