Academic Affairs
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Academic Affairs
BOT Orientation
29 August 2011
Dr. Chula KingProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Ph.D. in Accounting from LSU
• CPA State of Florida
• Started at UWF as a student in the ‘70’s
• Member of the faculty of Accounting and Finance
• Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance
• Current position for just under four years
Who I Am
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Organizational Chart
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• Medium-to-large sized
• Primary funding from state and student tuition
• Regional and vocational focus in mission
• Primarily undergraduate with select graduate programs leading to Master’s degrees, Specialist degrees, and a few doctoral degrees
• Applied research
• Moderate athletic opportunities
• Emphasis on teaching, scholarship and service
Regional Comprehensive
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• Collegial decision-making process where input is shared among faculty, staff, students and administrators
• Key constituents have primary responsibility over decision making in certain areas Faculty primarily responsible for curriculum, subject
matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process, e.g., Faculty Senate
Students primarily responsible for devising policies relevant to student governance, e.g., SGA
Shared Governance
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• Associate of Arts (3)
• Bachelor’s (52)
• Masters (25)
• Specialist’s (2) – Ed.S.
• Doctoral (1) – Ed.D.
Degrees Offered
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• Business
• Education
• Science and Mathematics
• Communication Arts
• Psychology
• Computer Science
• Health Professions
• Engineering and Engineering Technology
• Arts & Humanities
• Social Sciences
Primary Areas of Study
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• Headcount – Each individual student, regardless of the number of hours being taken
• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Florida
• Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 40 Student Credit Hours (SCH)• Graduate: 1 FTE = 32 SCH
Rest of the Country• Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 30 SCH• Graduate: 1 FTE = 24 SCH
• Typical course – 3 SCH
Enrollment Terminology
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 -
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6,000
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14,000
GraduateUpper DivisionLower Division
Current Headcount Enrollment by Level
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Upper Division
Lower Division
Student Credit Hours by Level, 2010-112
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• Exploring and Proposing Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost,
President, BOT
• Planning Formal Request to Implement New Degree Program Doctoral Level
• Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT, BOG
Below Doctoral Level• Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT
• Implementation – Dean’s responsibility• Reporting – BOT at end of 1 and 3 years; 7 year
program review
Curriculum Process - New
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• Program Revision or Deletion Department Dean College Faculty Senate Provost President BOT
Curriculum Process
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• Courses – CCR Process Department College Curriculum Committee Faculty Senate Provost President State Common Course Numbering
Curriculum Process
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• Accreditation University: SACS Program, e.g., AACSB, ABET, NCATE, CSWE,
CEPH, ACS
• ALC and ALP Content, Critical Thinking, Communication, Integrity
Values, Project Management
• Program Reviews• BOG
Work Plan Annual Report
Assessment of Quality
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Questions
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