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| No. | Indicator | Data Type | Measure | Best Practice in Place? | Evaluative Statement or Data for Quantitative Measures | Location of Policy/survey data/reports |
| 3 | Provision of instruction, student services, and administrative services using an efficient and productive delivery system | Quan | Delivery of degree in the number of credit hours specified in the catalog. Data will be collected to track the number of credit hours students have accumulated at graduation. These data will be tracked separately for new freshmen and for new transfer students who complete at CU-Denver. | NA | NA | Comparison of required and actual credit hours degrees awarded |
| Quan | Track number of "hits" on web pages to determine usage of on-line information and to ensure such information is useful for students, faculty, and staff. | NA | The main CU-Denver site had 42, 976 hits for the year 1995; 138,638 for the year 1996; and 300,000 for the year 1997. | NA | ||
| BP | Apply a single core curriculum to all undergraduates. | Yes | A core curriculum is in place and working well. All students must fulfill Core Curriculum requirements. Core is monitored by oversight committee and evaluated periodically. | Catalog | ||
| BP | Help students determine how transfer credits will count toward degree and assist students in planning a course of study through specific advising services. Publish transfer agreements and provide on-site advising at community colleges. | Yes | CU-Denver has transfer articulation agreements with all of the Colorado community colleges and provides copies of A Comprehensive Guide to Student Transfer to prospective students. We have a transfer coordinator in our Office of Admissions who provides on-site advising at the community colleges. The campus is in the final stages of implementing an automated degree audit/advising system which will assist students in planning their course of study as well as allow them to look at the impact on their credits if they were to change their major. | Office of Admissions | ||
| BP | Offer opportunities for students throughout the state to participate in programs that accelerate progress toward degree. Accept credit for such programs and apply the credit toward a degree. | Yes | CU-Denver has several outreach programs whereby high school students can enroll in college level courses. The CU-Succeed Silver and Gold Programs bring college courses to high school juniors and seniors, particularly minorities, with academic potential who might not be seriously considering college after graduation. | Office of Admissions | ||
| BP | Provide up-to-date and informative web pages for students, faculty and staff. Provide interactive training modules related to human resources processes and procedures on the CU-Denver website for faculty and staff. Utilize feedback to improve web pages. | Yes | CU-Denver maintains a comprehensive web site with access for students, faculty, and staff to a broad array of information about services and programs. A web committee for the campus oversees the web site and provides direction for changes as needed to improve the site. The WWW Committee solicits and uses feedback from users to determine where improvements are necessary. | http://www.cudenver.edu/ |
