Senate Standing Committee on Program Review

Kwantlen Polytechnic University performs regular and consistent reviews of educational programs and units of study that are under the jurisdiction of Senate. The Senate Standing Committee on Program Review (SSCPR) oversees this process.

Specifically, the mandate of the SSCPR is to:

1. Make recommendations to Senate on proposed revisions to the AC3 Program Review Policy
2. Develop procedures and standards to ensure program reviews are conducted in accordance with the principles of the Program Review Policy
3. Review for approval Self-Study Reports, External Review Reports, Quality Assurance Plans, and annual follow-up reports
4. Ensure all reports submitted to SSCPR meet KPU's program review standards
5. Provide regular reports to Senate on the progress of program reviews, and other items of note arising out of the committee’s work
6. Report to Senate annually with a schedule for program reviews planned for the coming year

Additional Resources: Program Review

Voting Members

• Chancellor
• President
• Student senator
• Four faculty senators or representatives*
• Faculty senator or representative from each Faculty, with the exception of the Faculty of Trades and Technology
  • One from the Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation
  • Two from the Faculty of Arts
  • One from the Faculty of Educational Support and Development
  • One from the Faculty of Health
  • One from the Faculty of Science
  • Two from the Melville School of Business
  • One from the Wilson School of Design
• Associate Vice-President, Academic or designate
• Two deans or designates
• Associate Vice-President, Planning and Accountability or designate
• Representative, Centre for Educational Transformation
• Representative, Student Services

*These four faculty senators/representatives are additional to the faculty senators/representatives from each Faculty.

Senate approved the following positions for a temporary one-year appointment from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027:

• Two faculty-at-large representatives; and
• One faculty-at-large or support staff senator

Non-voting Members

• Vice-Chair of Senate
• Provost and Vice-President, Academic or designate
• Vice-President, Students or designate
• Manager, Quality Assurance
• Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning or designate