The Audit and Review process at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is intended to facilitate the continuous improvement of all academic programs. Programs complete a comprehensive self-study and reflect on their achievements, progress, areas for improvement, and goals for the future. The process provides an opportunity for programs to talk about trends, issues, and progress over time, and to discuss these areas with their Dean/s and the Provost.
Conducted within all instructional areas on a five-year cycle, the Audit and Review process facilitates continuous program improvement by:
When a program is schedule for Audit and Review, it composes a self-study. Authors often begin by consulting the self-study and final report from the previous Audit and Review process—see Self-Study FAQs for information on how to locate—and the Undergraduate Self-Study Instructions or the Graduate Self-Study Instructions.
In its self-study, the program covers the following areas:
The program submits a self-study draft to the dean by October 1; it submits a final version to the Undergraduate or Graduate Audit and Review Committee by November 1.
Committee Draft Report
The Audit and Review Committee goes through a systematic process of evaluating a self-study. Each member evaluates the self-study through a Qualtrics survey, and the committee meets to discuss survey output. In a (draft) report on the self-study, which it submits to the dean and program coordinator or department chair, the committee recommends one of the following results:
This list of recommended results does not work as a grading scale. For example, “Continuation without qualification” is not equivalent to an A, and the requirement for a program to submit a progress report does not, in itself, suggest a below average program. However, the process does affirm a program receiving the result of "continuation without qualification" as exemplary.
The program coordinator/department chair, college dean, provost, and members of the Audit and Review Committee meet face-to-face to discuss the committee's draft report and determine recommended actions and results. The process is meant to be collaborative; during this meeting, parties may discuss discrepancies in how they understood or assessed the program.
In its final written report, the review committee summarizes the discussion at the face-to-face meeting, lists program strengths and weaknesses, and makes final determination on recommended actions and a recommended result.
The Undergraduate Audit and Review Committee and Graduate Audit and Review Committee each use a Qualtrics survey to evaluate self-studies. Prior to the Qualtrics survey, review committee members complete an evaluation form. Only committee members have access to the Qualtrics surveys, but the evaluation criteria are shown in the evaluation forms below.
The Audit and Review portal is where faculty will search for reports, submit reports, review status of reports, and can view past submissions. Please note, reports are initiatied by the Office of Academic Assessment. Program Coordinators and/or self-study authors will receive an email when the portal is ready for the program's submission.
Access to Audit & Review Portal
The following are some resources authors commonly draw upon as they craft their self-studies:
For additional assistance with completing a self-study, contact the Office of Academic Assessment (assessment@uww.edu, 262-472-1806).
The table below displays the 5- year cycle of self-studies along with any additional reports that are required. Find your undergraduate major, stand-alone minor, or graduate program to view the dates of previous, upcoming, and future reports. Self-studies are due to the College Dean by October 1 st of the review year and to the Audit and Review Committee by November 1 st of the same year.
Click on "Final Eval" to view the most recent final evaluation for your program. You can find the "Recommended Actions," conclusions, and details about any additional reports that may be due at the end of this final evaluation report. This table is updated annually at the end of the Audit and Review cycle.
Key: SS = Self-Study SS* = Short Self-Study PR = Progress Report
College | Program | Previous SS due to A&R Committee | Most Recent Evaluation | Most Recently Received | Next Due | Future Reports |
Undergraduate Program | ||||||
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COBE |
Accounting Major, Minor BBA |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS** 2017 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
A&C |
Art & Art Education Majors, Minor (BA, BFA, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
IS |
Applied Arts and Science (BAAS) |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
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IS |
Associated Arts and Science (AAS) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
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L&S |
Biological Sciences Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COEPS |
Business Education Major BSE |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS* 2026 |
SS 2031 |
L&S |
Chemistry Majors,Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
PR 2023 |
SS 2026 |
COEPS |
Communication Sciences and Disorders Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
A&C |
Communication and Journalism Majors, Minors (BA/BS) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS* 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
Computer Science |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Criminology |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COEPS |
Early Child Care & Education Major (BA, BS) |
New Spring 2019 |
|
|
1st SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COEPS |
Early Childhood Education Major BSE |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COBE |
Economics Majors, Minors (BA, BBA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS* 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COEPS |
Elementary Education Major BSE |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2019 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
English Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
COBE |
Entrepreneurship Major BBA |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
PR 2022 |
SS 2024 |
L&S |
Environmental Science |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Film Studies Major (BA) |
New Fall 2018 |
|
1st SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
|
COBE |
Finance Majors, Minors (BBA) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
French, German, & Spanish Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COBE |
General Business Major, Minor BBA |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
L&S |
General Education Program |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
COBE |
General Management Major BBA |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
Geography/Geology Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COEPS |
Human Performance Majors, Minors (BSE, L&S) |
New Fall 2020 |
1st SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
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COEPS |
Health, Phy Ed & Adapted PE Majors, Minors (BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
History Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2022 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COBE |
Human Resource Management Major, Minor BBA |
Nov. 1, 2016 |
Final Eval |
PR 2018 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2026 |
COBE |
Information Technology Major, Minor BBA |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
L&S, COBE |
Integrated Science Business Majors (BBA, BS) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COBE |
International Business |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2019 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
International Studies Majors, Minors (BA, BS) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
Japanese Studies Majors, Minors (BA) |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
Liberal Studies Majors, Minors (BA, BS) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS* 2025 |
SS 2030 |
COBE |
Marketing Major, Minor BBA |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS* 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
Mathematics Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
A&C |
Media Arts and Game Development Majors (BA, BS) |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
A&C |
Music Majors, Minors (BA, BM) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
COBE |
Occupational Safety Major, Minor BS |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
COBE |
Operations and Supply Chain Management Major BBA |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS 2017 |
SS* 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Physics Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS 2017 |
SS* 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Political Science Majors, Minors (BA,BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
L&S |
Psychology Majors, Minors (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS** 2017 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Public Policy and Administration Major, Minors BS |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Social Work Majors, Hum Srvs Fd Minor (BA, BS) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
Sociology Major, Minor (BA, BS, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2019 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COEPS |
Special Education Majors, Minors (BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
PR 2022 |
SS 2025 |
A&C |
Theatre & Dance Majors, Minors (BA, BFA, BSE) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
Women's and Gender Studies Majors, Minors (BA,BS) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
Stand-Alone Minors | ||||||
L&S |
Anthropology Minor |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
A&C |
Arts Management Minor |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
Suspended 2021 |
|
L&S |
Asian Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2015 |
Final Eval |
PR March 2017 |
Program Discontinued |
|
L&S |
Bioinformatics Minor |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
PR 2022 |
PR 2023 |
COBE |
Business Data Analytics Minor |
New Fall 2015 |
Final Eval |
1st SS 2020 |
SS 2025 |
|
L&S |
Criminal Justice Minor |
Nov. 1, 2011 |
Final Eval |
SS 2011 |
Program Replaced by Criminology |
|
L&S |
Family, Health, and Disability Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2016 |
Final Eval |
SS 2016 |
SS* 2021 |
SS 2026 |
A&C |
Film Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS* 2021 |
SS 2026 |
SS 2031 |
L&S |
Forensic Science Criminal Justice Minor |
Nov. 1, 2011 |
Final Eval |
PR 2014 |
Program Discontinued |
|
L&S |
Gender & Ethnic Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2014 |
Final Eval |
PR 2017 |
Program Discontinued |
|
L&S |
Latin American Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2011 |
Final Eval |
PR 2014 |
Program on Hold |
|
COEPS |
Leadership & Military Science Minor |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
Middle Eastern Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
PR 2022 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
Peace & Justice Studies Minor |
New Fall 2011 |
Program Discontinued |
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L&S |
Philosophy Minor |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
PR 2020 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Race & Ethnic Studies Minor |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S,COEPS |
Teaching English as a Second Language Minor |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
SS 2025 |
SS 2030 |
L&S |
World Religions Minor |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
PR 2022 |
SS 2023 |
Graduate Program | ||||||
COBE |
Accounting |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS 2017 |
PR 2022 |
Suspended 2021 |
COBE |
Applied Doctorate in Business |
Nov. 1,2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS* 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COBE |
Applied Economics (MS) |
New Spring 2014 |
Program Discontinued |
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COBE |
Business Administration |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COBE |
Business Education |
Nov. 1, 2021 |
Final Eval |
SS 2021 |
SS* 2026 |
SS 2031 |
A&C |
Communication |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
PR 2021 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
COEPS |
Communication Sciences & Disorders |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Computer Science (MS) |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COEPS |
Counseling |
Nov. 1, 2019 |
Final Eval |
SS 2019 |
SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
COBE |
Environmental Safety & Health (MS) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
COBE |
Finance (MS) |
New Spring 2019 |
|
1st SS 2024 |
SS 2029 |
|
COEPS |
Professional Studies (MSE) |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
PR 2022 |
SS 2023 |
COBE |
School Business Management |
Nov. 1, 2018 |
Final Eval |
SS 2018 |
SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
L&S |
School Psychology |
Nov. 1, 2017 |
Final Eval |
SS** 2017 |
SS 2022 |
SS 2027 |
L&S |
Social Work (MSW) |
New Fall 2018 |
1st SS 2023 |
SS 2028 |
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COEPS |
Special Education |
Nov. 1, 2020 |
Final Eval |
SS 2020 |
PR 2023 |
SS 2025 |
Key: SS = Self-Study SS* = Short Self-Study SS** = DQP Report Submitted in Lieu of Self-Study PR = Progress Report