4.2 Program Curriculum
The institution’s curriculum is directly related and appropriate to the purpose and goals of the institution and the diplomas, certificates, or degrees awarded (program curriculum)
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This review confirms that William Carey University’s curriculum continues to be related directly and appropriately to the purposes and goals of the institution and the diplomas, certificates, or degrees awarded. The University’s Mission Statement governs its catalogs and curriculum and states clearly that Carey “provides quality educational programs within a caring, Christian academic community” (Bylaws; Undergraduate Catalog; Graduate Catalog; The Student Handbook; University Website). The history, curriculum and current practice of the university affirm its direction and identity.
William Carey University currently offers eight undergraduate degrees and sixteen graduate degrees, providing study in a number of disciplines. All departmental mission statements in the Undergraduate Catalog and the goals and objectives in the Graduate Catalog are related directly to the University’s mission statement and expanded statement of mission (including all new programs), as do the mission statement and statement of goals and objectives in the Student Handbook and Catalog of the College of Osteopathic Medicine (Undergraduate Catalog, Graduate Catalog, WCUCOM Student Handbook and Catalog).
The curriculum is likewise appropriate to the degrees awarded and to the ability and preparation of students admitted (Undergraduate Catalog, Graduate Catalog, WCUCOM Student Handbook and Catalog). New programs are reviewed carefully in a formal process engaging departmental and school/college initiation, undergraduate or graduate curriculum committee approval, academic council approval, university-wide faculty approval and vote, and approval of the Board of Trustees.
The University (including the WCUCOM) insures that its mission is fulfilled through its Institutional Plan, a comprehensive program for institutional effectiveness articulated in each academic program. The plan offers a comprehensive system of planning and evaluation and insures an ongoing consistency between the curriculum and the university’s identity, including its expanded statement of mission and its goals which measure student learning outcomes through a variety of assessment methods. A few examples of academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels that illustrate this link between the University’s Mission Statement and the Expanded Statement of Mission, on the one hand, and the individual department’s student learning outcomes, program objectives and assessment methods, on the other, are listed here.
Undergraduate Major Graduate Program
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Biology, Master of Science |
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| Biology Concentration, Master of Education | |
| Master of Business Administration | |
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Elementary Education, Master of Education |
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| Elementary Education Concentration, Alternate Route, Master of Education | |
| Elementary Education, Specialist | |
| Higher Education Administration, Doctor of Education | |
| Higher Education Administration, Doctor of Philosophy | |
| English |
English, Master of Arts |
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English Concentration, Master of Education |
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History, Master of Arts |
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| Music | Music Education, Master of Music |
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Nursing Education and Administration, Doctor of Philosophy |
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Counseling Psychology, Master of Science |
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Counselor Education (Clinical Mental Health Counseling Concentration), Master of Science |
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| Counselor Education (School Counseling Concentration), Master of Science | |
| Social Science |
Social Science Concentration, Master of Education |
Documentation
Master of Biomedical Science Student Handbook and Catalog
Selected Academic Programs, Institutional Effectiveness Model (see list above)
WCUCOM Student Handbook and Catalog