Course and Program (Delivery) Equivalency Policy

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  • Keywords: Online and Face‐to‐face Course Equivalency
  • Policy Number: KC‐ACA‐3010
  • Originally Issued: Spring 2019
  • Revised: N/A
  • Effective Catalog Cycle: Spring 2019
  • Approved by: Provost
  • Executive Sponsor: Provost
  • Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Policy Statement

Online education courses and programs will adhere to the same academic standards, policies, and rigor as those offered on campus. The programs and courses offered via online technology must be approved through the same curriculum approval processes as campus‐based courses and programs; comparable in quality and content with the same course description and student learning outcomes; and assessed and evaluated on a regular basis. Curricula for online learning offerings should be coherent, cohesive, and comparable in academic rigor to curricula offered in traditional instructional formats. Each academic unit will establish a procedure for monitoring compliance with this policy and be able to report these findings to the Provost on a semester‐by‐semester basis.

Reason for Policy

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has called on institutions to provide high quality education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered. In addition, HLC Accreditation Standard 3.A.3 requires that an institutions program quality and learning goals are consistent across all modes of delivery and allocations (on campus, at additional locations, by distance delivery, etc…).

Regardless of the instructional delivery format, students are to be assured they are receiving comparable learning experiences with the same student learning outcomes for the same course. This policy was developed to support student academic success and provide consistent, quality delivery of academic programming and services

Who Should Read this Policy?

All faculty; Academic advisors; Deans; Registrar’s office personnel; All Students

Instructions, Procedures and Related Information

Registar’s Office

Please see the Unit Academic Dean’s Offie and/or the Office of the Provost for monitoring procedures and reports.

Contacts

UMKC Provosts office

Website : https://www.umkc.edu/Provost/

Physical Location: Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street, Room 300G, Kansas City, MO 64110

Mailing Address: 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110‐2499;

Phone: 816‐235‐1107; Fax: 816‐235‐5509

Exclusions

None

History & Updates

None

Appendices

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