Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart C - PROGRAMS › Section 1501.303 - Program Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Comprehensive Program. The programs of a college shall be comprehensive and
				shall include: pre-baccalaureate, occupational, and general studies curricula,
				and public service programs.
b)
				Degrees and Certificates. A college shall award associate degrees and
				certificates in accordance with units of instruction approved by ICCB. This
				authority is not extended to administrative units of the college.
c) Honorary Degrees. Honorary degrees awarded
				by a board shall be limited to the associate degree.
d) Review and Evaluation of Programs.
1) A college shall have a systematic,
				collegewide program review process for evaluating all of its instructional,
				student services, and academic support programs at least once within a
				five-year cycle.
2) The minimum
				review criteria for program review shall be program need, program cost, and
				program quality, as defined by each college.
3) The review of academic disciplines,
				student and academic support, cross-disciplinary instruction (developmental
				education, adult education and vocational skills), and career and technical
				education shall be scheduled according to the published ICCB schedule. A
				college shall follow the published schedule set by ICCB that shows when each
				program will be reviewed during a five-year cycle. If a college seeks an
				exception to the published schedule, the college must receive written approval
				from ICCB.
4) The five-year
				schedule of program review is determined through a combination of several
				factors, including but not limited to:
A)
				National trends that consider high need, high demand sectors;
B) Accreditation requirements in specific
				occupational areas;
C) Areas that
				the agency has determined are in specific need of review based upon industry
				trends;
D) Feedback from local
				community colleges;
E) Changes in
				federal priorities, including specific updates to CIP
				classifications;
F) Other factors
				as appropriate.
5) ICCB
				may request the college to include special reviews of programs that have been
				identified as a result of State-level analyses, legislative resolutions, or
				Illinois Board of Higher Education policy studies by notifying the college of
				this request before January 1 of the year the special review is to be
				conducted.
6) A college shall keep
				on file for ICCB recognition purposes a copy of the current program review
				process, its five-year schedule for program review, and complete reports of
				program reviews conducted during the past five years.
7) A college shall submit to ICCB by
				September 1 each year a summary report of its previous year's program review
				results in a format designated by the ICCB and a copy of the current five-year
				schedule of program reviews. If an institution cannot meet this deadline, a
				written request for an extension shall be submitted to ICCB for
				approval.