Troy University - 3.4.11 Academic Program Coordination

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Troy University is in compliance with this Comprehensive Standard.

University Assignment of Responsibility for Program Coordination

Undergraduate and graduate programs and their corresponding majors reside within the overall responsibility of the dean of the college in which the particular program resides. The responsibilities of the college deans are noted in the Faculty Handbook, page 14:

The dean is responsible for a college, school, program or service. These administrators are responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing objectives, strategies, and policies for each area of responsibility. His duties include participating in planning for the University, and the development, maintenance, and revision of the college curriculum; preparing and managing departmental budgets; recruiting, retaining, and professionally developing faculty and staff; managing departmental employees and recommending personnel actions including tenure, promotion, and continuance; and developing, monitoring, and chairing advisory boards. Colleges within the University represented by an academic dean include arts and sciences, business, education, communication and fine arts, and health and human services.

Troy University’s academic degree programs reside within one of five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Sorrell College of Business, Communication and Fine Arts, Education and Health and Human Services. These five colleges are led by deans who are academically qualified to assume ultimate responsibility for all academic programs located with their colleges:

College	Dean	Degree	Academic Field
Arts and Sciences	William Richardson, III	Ph.D.	Chemistry
Business	Donald Hines	Ph.D.	Business/Economics
Communication/Fine Arts	Maryjo Cochran	Ph.D.	Mass Communication
Education	Lance Tatum	Ph.D.	Physical Education
Health/Human Services	Damon Andrew	Ph.D.	Sport Administration

Undergraduate academic programs are under the direct responsibility of individuals who are academically qualified in the discipline area of that program. The undergraduate majors are the responsibility of a department chair/school director (these are analogous positions). The responsibilities of department chairs/school directors (Page 15) are noted in the Faculty Handbook:

Department chairs and directors are responsible for managing the administrative affairs of the department through scheduling classes, assigning teaching duties, and supervising departmental faculty and staff; providing leadership through coordinating departmental planning and curriculum evaluation and reform; mentoring and evaluating faculty and recommending personnel actions including tenure, promotion, and continuance; developing departmental resources through student and faculty recruitment and retention as well as providing an appropriate atmosphere for grant and contract activity; preparing and managing the departmental budget, and representing the department on the campus and in the community.

The following is a list of Troy University chairs/directors by college, campus location and academic qualifications. Each of Troy University’s chairs is academically qualified for the degree programs and curriculum to which he or she has been assigned responsibility.

College of Arts and Sciences
Department	Location	Chair	Degree	Academic Field
Biology	Troy	Glenn Cohen	Ph.D.	Biology
Chemistry	Troy	Chris King	Ph.D.	Chemistry
Criminal Justice and Social Sciences	Troy	Bill Grantham	Ph.D.	Anthropology and Archeology
English	Troy	Bill Thompson	Ph.D.	Literature and Poetry
History	Troy	Bryant Shaw	Ph.D.	History
Math and Physics	Troy	Dianne Porter	Ed.S.	Math Education
Political Science	Troy	Jim Rinehart	Ph.D.	International Relations
Computer Science	Dothan	Gary Buchanan	Ph.D.	Computer Science
Criminal Justice and Social Sciences	Dothan	Larry Brown	Ph.D.	Sociology and Geography
English and Humanities	Dothan	Elizabeth Van Loo	Ph.D.	Visual Arts and Philosophy
History and Political Science	Dothan	Robert Saunders	Ph.D.	History
Math	Dothan	Sara Patrick	Ph.D.	Math
Natural Sciences	Dothan	William Dapper	Ph.D.	Biology
Computer Science	Montgomery	Irem Ozkarahan	Ph.D.	Computer Science
English	Montgomery	Kirk Curnutt	Ph.D.	English
History and Social Science	Montgomery	Annette Allen	Ph.D.	Sociology
Math and Physics	Montgomery	Jon Boncek	Ph.D.	Math
Science	Montgomery	Sig Harden	Ph.D.	Biology

Sorrell College of Business
Department	Location	Chair	Degree	Academic Field
School of Accountancy	Troy	Kaye Sheridan	Ph.D.	Accounting
Business Programs	Troy	Hank Findley	Ph.D.	Human Resource Management
Accounting	Dothan	Khamis Bilbeisi*	Ph.D.	Accounting
Management and Marketing	Dothan	Barbara Minksky	Ph.D.	Marketing and Management
Business Programs	Phenix City	Cherie Fretwell	Ph.D.	Marketing
Business Programs	Montgomery	Dennis Self	Ph.D.	Management
Accounting	Montgomery	Beverly Strachan	MBA	Accounting

*Dr Bilbeisi also serves as the SCOB Associate Dean on the Dothan campus

Communication and Fine Arts
Department	Location	Chair	Degree	Academic Field
Art and Design	Troy	Jerry Johnson	MFA	Art/Graphic Design
Hall School of Journalism and Communication Studies	Troy	Steve Padgett	Ph.D.	Journalism/Speech
Long School of Music	Troy	Larry Blocher	Ph.D.	Music
Modern Languages and Classics	Troy	Peter Howard	Ph.D.	Greek and Latin
Theatre and Dance	Troy	Adena Moree	MFA	Theatre

Education
Department	Location	Chair	Degree	Academic Field
Education	Dothan	Rodney Davis	Ed.D.	Educational Leadership
Counseling and Psychology	Dothan	Virginia Mayer	Ed.D.	Counseling
Education	Montgomery	Kimberly Combs-Hardy	Ph.D.	Education
Counseling Psychology	Montgomery	Kimberly Combs-Hardy	Ph.D.	Education
Psychology	Montgomery	Sandra Harris	Ph.D.	Psychology
Counseling and Psychology	Phenix City	Kathryn Ness	Ed.D.	Psychology
Education	Phenix City	Isabelle Warren	Ed.D.	Psychology
Curriculum and Teaching	Troy	Susan Jan Oliver	Ph.D.	Elementary Education
Counseling, Psychology and Foundations of Education	Troy	David Andrew Creamer	Ed.D.	Counseling

Health and Human Services
Department	Location	Chair	Degree	Academic Field
Athletic Training	Troy Campus	Amanda Andrews	Ph.D.	Athletic Training
Human Services, Rehabilitation, Social Work	Troy Campus	Ben Arellano	MSW	Social Work
Kinesiology and Health Promotion	Troy Campus	Candice Howard-Shaughnessy	Ph.D.	Kinesiology
School of Nursing	Troy Campus	Bernita Hamilton	Ph.D.	Nursing

Graduate programs are evaluated and administered through a collaborative relationship between the deans of each college, program graduate coordinators, the graduate faculty of the University, and the Dean of the Graduate School. The Dean of the Graduate School (Page 15), working with the college deans, is ultimately responsible for the graduate curriculum at the University

The Graduate School is the academic unit responsible for administering and directing graduate study in accordance with the stated mission and goals of the University. The Graduate School monitors all policies and procedures relative to graduate admission, retention, and completion; graduate faculty; and graduate curricula and degrees. The Dean of the Graduate School administers the program of graduate studies. The Dean of the Graduate School is guided by the Graduate Council in the administration of the graduate degree programs, and reports directly to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. The Graduate Dean works with department chairs, associate deans, deans, associate provosts, vice chancellors, and off-campus directors to coordinate and administer the various graduate degree programs offered by the University.

The following is a list of graduate coordinators for the graduate programs at Troy University. Each of Troy University’s graduate coordinators is academically qualified for the degree programs and curriculum to which they have been assigned.

Graduate Program Coordinators
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES	Location	Graduate Coordinator	Degree	Academic Field
MS Computer Science	Montgomery	I. Ozkarah	Ph.D.	Computer Science
MS Criminal Justice	Troy	Jeff Lee	Ph.D.	Administration of Justice
MS Environmental & Biological Science	Troy	Glenn Cohen	Ph.D.	Biology
MS International Relations	Troy	Jim Rinehart	Ph.D.	International Rel.
Master of Public Administration	Troy	Ellen Rosell	DPA	Public Policy
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS	Location	Graduate Coordinator	Degree	Academic Field
MBA	Troy	Ed Merkel	Ph.D.	Economics
EMBA	Troy	Ed Merkel	Ph.D.	Economics
MS Human Resources	Troy	Ed Merkel	Ph.D.	Economics
MS Management	Troy	Ed Merkel	Ph.D.	Economics

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION	Location	Graduate Coordinator	Degree	Academic Field
MS Ed Early Childhood (P-3)	Dothan	Rodney Davis	Ed.D.	Educational Leadership
MS Ed Elementary Education (K-6)	Phenix City	Isabelle Warren	Ed.D.	Elementary Education
MS Ed Collaborative Teacher (K-6)	Troy	Jan Oliver	Ph.D.	Elementary Education
MS Ed Secondary Education (6-12)	Dothan	Shawn Plash	Ed.D.	Education
MS Ed Interdisciplinary Education (P-12)	Dothan	Shawn Plash	Ed.D.	Education
MS Ed Educational Administration (P-12)	Dothan	Rodney Davis	Ed.D.	Educational Leadership
MS Ed School Counseling (P-12)	Dothan	Virginia Mayer	Ed.D.	Counseling
MS Ed School Psychometry (P-12)	Montgomery	Kim Combs-Hardy	Ph.D.	Education
Ed S Early Childhood (P-3)	Dothan	Rodney Davis	Ed.D.	Educational Leadership
Ed S Elementary (K-6)	Phenix City	Isabelle Warren	Ed.D.	Elementary Education
Ed S Educational Administration (P-12)	Dothan	Rodney Davis	Ed.D.	Educational Leadership
Ed S School Counseling (P-12)	Dothan	Virginia Mayer	Ed.D.	Counseling
Ed S School Psychology (P-12)	Phenix City	Katheryn Ness	Ph.D.	Psychology
MS Counseling & Psychology	Location	Graduate Coordinator	Degree	Academic Field
- Clinical Mental Health	Phenix City	Katheryn Ness	Ph.D.	Psychology
- Community Counseling	Troy	David Andrew Creamer	Ed.D.	Counseling
- Corrections Counseling	Dothan	Virginia Mayer	Ed.D.	Counseling
- Rehabilitation Counseling	Dothan	Virginia Mayer	Ed.D.	Counseling
- Social Services Counseling	Montgomery	Kim Combs-Hardy	Ph.D.	Education
- Student Affairs Counseling	Troy	David Andrew Creamer	Ed.D.	Counseling
- Substance Abuse	Troy	David Andrew Creamer	Ed.D.	Counseling
Non-Licensure Education Programs
MS Adult Education	Troy	David Andrew Creamer	Ed.D.	Counseling
MS Post-Secondary Ed	Troy	Janet McNellis	Ph.D.	Foundations of Education
Ed S Community Counseling	Montgomery	Kim Combs-Hardy	Ph.D.	Education

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	Location	Graduate Coordinator	Degree	Academic Field
MS in Nursing
- Clinical Nurse Specialist	Montgomery	Geraldine Allen	DSN	Nursing
- Nursing Informatics	Montgomery	Geraldine Allen	DSN	Nursing
- Nurse Practitioner	Montgomery	Geraldine Allen	DSN	Nursing
MS Sport and Fitness Management	Troy	Fred Green	Ph.D.	Sport Administration

University Assignment of Responsibility for Curriculum Development and Revision

University undergraduate program curriculum revision is coordinated across the institution’s multiple campuses and sites through the college deans, their associate deans and department chairs as well as programmatic discipline committees and college-wide curriculum committees. Discipline committees within each college are appointed by the college dean and are comprised of faculty and department chairs for the respective academic program areas. College-wide curriculum committees are also appointed by the college dean and are comprised of faculty and department chairs from within the dean’s college. Committee memberships are provided for the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services, Sorrell College of Business, and College of Communication and Fine Arts.

For the four Alabama campuses, department chairs are responsible for coordinating curriculum review for academic programs on their campuses as well as suggesting revisions to the curricula for which they are responsible, including the development of new programs. These department chairs are assisted by faculty, graduate coordinators (if the changes involve graduate curricula) and an associate dean if appropriate; chairs report directly to a college dean or through an associate dean to the college dean, depending on campus location. The University has formalized the duties of the department chairs in their responsibilities for overseeing curricular revisions in the routing/review process described in the institution’s planning manual.

Curricular changes in the University’s Global Campus involve the approval of program locations only. Global Campus curricula are the same for all academic programs as those found on the four Alabama campuses. Troy University has a single undergraduate catalog, a single graduate catalog and a common curriculum for each degree program and major throughout all of its campuses and sites, including those delivered through eCampus. Any substantive change requests by Global Campus follow set guidelines to ensure that all SACS criteria for substantive change procedures are met. The University’s two standing committees which are responsible for all curriculum issues, the Undergraduate Academic Council and the Graduate Academic Council, are formally included in all curricular revisions and all substantive change requests.

College deans are responsible for approving all curricular revisions in their respective colleges. As part of this curricular oversight, deans are responsible for the assessment of their college’s curriculum, particularly the review and use of student learning outcomes. A general studies program sample is provided. The Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost regularly notes the University expectation for the deans and their responsibilities in the assessment and use of these learning outcomes and through his associate provosts (Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School) and deans maintains ultimate responsibility for them.

Troy University is in compliance with this Comprehensive Standard.