Developing Developing Baccalaureate Programs Baccalaureate Programs Dr. Mollie F. DeHart Dr. Mollie F. DeHart District Director, Office of District Director, Office of Academic Programs Academic Programs Miami Dade College Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Room 1448 Wolfson Campus, Room 1448 [email protected][email protected]305.237.3731 305.237.3731 305.237.3715 305.237.3715
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Developing Baccalaureate Programs Dr. Mollie F. DeHart District Director, Office of Academic Programs Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Room 1448 [email protected].
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ProgramsDevelopment process: approximately 1 ½ to 2 years to write, submit, receive State approval, and implement. Submit proposals in a timely manner and work closely with the Office of Academic Programs (OAP) during each step of the process.
Baccalaureate Proposal
Development
• Establish Design Committee responsible for developing proposal and Executive Summary.
• Executive Summary• Description of Planning Process and Time Line for
Implementation• Analysis of the Workforce Need for the
Baccalaureate Program, Demand for Graduates, and Impact on Other Institutions
• Alignment with K-20 Goals and Strategic Imperatives
• Academic Content and Curriculum• Assessment of Current and Anticipated
Resources to Deliver the Program• Enrollment, Performance, and Budget Plan• Accreditation Plan• Plan of Action in Case of Program Termination
Executive Summary (State Guidelines)
At a minimum, the Executive Summary should include summaries of the Planning Process and the proposed program start dates, Workforce Needs/Demands for a baccalaureate program, the Academic Content and Curriculum, the Assessment of Current and Anticipated Resources to Deliver the Program, and brief information about the remaining criteria. The maximum length of the Executive Summary should be three pages. (Whew!!! And how small a font do you think you can use?!?!)
Planning Process and Time Line for
Implementation
• Describe the planning process, to include faculty, staff, and stakeholder input, task force meetings, and other activities related to planning the program.
• Include a time line for proposed program implementation.
Timelines/Submission Dates
State Board of Education Submission DatesState Board of Education Submission Dates::http://www.fldoe.org/CC/Educators/pdf/http://www.fldoe.org/CC/Educators/pdf/
cc_bach_timeline_summary.pdfcc_bach_timeline_summary.pdf1. Baccalaureate Letter of Intent: No later than June 1
of the year preceding the date of implementation.2. Baccalaureate Proposal: No later than August 1 of
CONTACT: Office of Academic Programs for assistance at every step of the process. 305.237.3715
Analysis of Workforce Needs/Demands for the Baccalaureate Program
• Find a “niche”. • With the assistance of the Office of the Provost for Academic
and Student Affairs, contact public and private four-year institutions to determine the viability of having identified needs met via partnership agreements, and include community and other institutional responses concerning partnership opportunities. These partnership agreements may be stand-alone agreements or form a component of an existing university center-type arrangement. This option is the preferred method of access.
• If the college documents an inability to develop partnerships that will satisfactorily meet the identified needs of the community, the college may develop a proposal for submission to the SBOE that will request authorization for the community college to grant the baccalaureate degree on its own.
Needs/Demands for a Baccalaureate (con’t)
Each community college must collaborate with its local workforce development board(s), chamber(s) of commerce, and/or economic development councils, as well as business and industry partners, to survey service district customers to determine workforce baccalaureate degree needs and demands.
Guidelines for Labor Market Demand and Education Supply Analysis
• Develop the learning outcomes, assessment strategies, and learning strategies around the learner (student). – Design all components with the student in mind.
Academic Content and Curriculum
(con’t)
Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Determine pedagogies or educational experiences that develop the knowledge, understanding, habits of mind, ways of knowing and problem-solving.
Academic Content and Curriculum
(con’t)
• Determine teaching strategies, educational processes or experiences that promote department and institutional level learning outcomes.
• Build programs with “scope and sequence” in mind.
Academic Content and Curriculum (con’t)
• What do you expect students to know and be able to do?
• What do the curricula and educational experiences “add up to”?
• What do you do in your classes or programs to promote the kinds of learning or development that MDC seeks?
Assessment of Current and Anticipated Resources to
Deliver the Program1. Assess and describe the current resources available at
the institution (categories listed below)2. Identify and describe any new resources required.
Categories:• Library volumes• Serials• Classroom, teaching laboratory, office, and any other
type of space that is necessary for the proposed program• Equipment, focusing primarily on instructional
requirements• Internship sites and/or clinical sites, if appropriate• Other key resources, as applicable
Proposed Enrollment, Performance, and Budget Plans
With the assistance of Business Affairs, provide a budget narrative justifying the estimated and projected program expenditures. Include start-up costs, required faculty, library resources, facility renovations/remodeling, and other anticipated operational costs to develop and maintain the program over a three-year period.
(Attach the Enrollment, Performance and Budget excel spreadsheet to the proposal).http://www.fldoe.org/cc/Educators/Excel/bacc_budget_08-09.XLS
Accreditation Plan
• MDC is designated as a Level 2 institution by SACS.
• Describe plans for applying for any
additional accreditation options.
Plan of Action in Case of Program
Termination
• Describe provisions the College will make, including student "train out," in the event a program needs to be discontinued while students are still enrolled in the program.