Calendar of Upcoming Reviews

Academic Program Reviews are mandated by state law and conducted at 10-year intervals according to University policy. Reviews may be conducted at shorter intervals when deemed appropriate. The following schedule lists program reviews by year.

• Full reviews include peer review of all undergraduate and graduate programs as well as Graduate Certificate programs within the specific unit, unless otherwise specified.
• An interim report is defined as any formal report back to the Graduate School Council in response to a prior program review.
• A 5-year review is defined as a limited review of a graduate degree or graduate certificate program, held five years after approval by the Board of Regents.

2020–2021

Full Reviews

College of Arts & Sciences

• Department of Anthropology
• Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

5-Year Reviews

• College of Arts and Sciences — Department of Psychology — Master of Arts in Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology
• School of Law — Master of Jurisprudence
• UW Bothell — School of Business – Master of Science in Accounting

Interim Reports

• College of Engineering — Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering
• School of Dentistry — Department of Oral Health Sciences

2021–2022

Full Reviews

College of Arts and Sciences

• Undergraduate Neuroscience Program
• Astrobiology Program
• Department of Astronomy
• Department of Linguistics
• Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization

College of the Environment

• Department of Atmospheric Sciences
• Department of Earth and Space Sciences
• School of Oceanography

College of Engineering

• Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering

Graduate School – Interdisciplinary Programs

• Molecular and Cellular Biology Group
• Molecular Engineering and Sciences Ph.D. Program
• MSDS – Master of Science in Data Science Program

School of Medicine

• Department of Biological Structure
• Department of Biochemistry
• Department of Comparative Medicine

School of Pharmacy

• School of Pharmacy

School of Public Health

• Public Health Genetics Program

School of Social Work

• School of Social Work

UW Bothell

• School of Educational Studies (Including Five-Year Review of Graduate Certificate in Digital Teaching and Learning)

5-Year Reviews

• College of Built Environments — Department of Real Estate — Graduate Certificate in Real Estate
• Graduate School — Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group — Graduate Certificate in Neural Computation and Engineering
• Graduate School — Interdisciplinary Textual Studies Group — Graduate Certificate in Textual and Digital Studies
• Graduate School — Interdisciplinary Developmental Disabilities Group — Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities
• School of Nursing — Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care
• UW Tacoma — Urban Studies Program — Master of Arts in Community Planning

Interim Reports

• College of Arts and Sciences — Department of Statistics
• School of Dentistry — Department of Oral Health Sciences
• School of Medicine — Department of Bioethics and Humanities
• School of Medicine — Department of Genome Sciences
• School of Medicine — MEDEX Northwest
• School of Medicine — Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (MOT, MPO, DPT only)
• School of Nursing (A.B.S.N./B.S.N./Ph.D.)
• School of Public Health — Department of Epidemiology
• UW Bothell — School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
• UW Tacoma — School of Education and School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
• UW Tacoma — Social Work and Criminal Justice Program

2022–2023

Full Reviews

Business

• Foster School of Business

College of Arts and Sciences

• Department of Chemistry
• Department of History

College of Built Environments

• Department of Architecture
• Department of Landscape Architecture

College of the Environment

• Program on the Environment

College of Engineering

• Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Department of Bioengineering (Including Five-Year Review of Master of Applied Bioengineering)
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Electrical Engineering

School of Medicine

• Department of Microbiology
• Department of Pathology (Graduate Certificate in Molecular Medicine only)
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Physiology and Biophysics
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (Ph.D. only)

UW Tacoma

• School of Education
• Institute of Technology
• School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership

5-Year Reviews

• Foster School of Business — Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
• School of Pharmacy — Department of Pharmacy — Graduate Certificate in Comparative Effectiveness Research
• UW Bothell — School of STEM — Graduate Certificate in Electrical Engineering Foundations
• UW Tacoma — Milgard School of Business — Master of Science in Business Analytics
• College of Education — Graduate Certificate in Education, Equity and Society

Interim Reports

• College of Arts & Sciences — Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media

2023–2024

Full Reviews

Arts and Sciences

• Department of Comparative Literature Cinema and Media
• Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Statistical Genetics Group — Graduate Certificate in Statistical Genetics

School of Law

• School of Law (including Ph.D.)

School of Medicine

• Department of Pathology

School of Public Health

• Department of Biostatistics

5-Year Reviews

• College of Built Environments — Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation

Interim Reports

• College of Arts and Sciences — Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
• College of Built Environments — Department of Construction Management

2024–2025

Full Reviews

Arts and Sciences

• School of Drama
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Sociology

College of Built Environments

• Ph.D. in the Built Environment

School of Dentistry

• School of Dentistry

College of the Environment

• School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
• Program on Climate Change

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Interdisciplinary Computational Molecular Biology Group
• Interdisciplinary Urban Design and Planning Group — Urban Design and Planning Ph.D.

School of Public Health

• Health Services Administration

UW Tacoma

• School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

2025–2026

Full Reviews

College of Arts and Sciences

• Department of Asian Languages and Literature
• Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
• Department of Physics

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Graduate School – Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Group
• Graduate School – Graduate Certificate of Science, Technology and Society Studies

The Evans School

• Evans School of Public Policy and Governance

UW Tacoma

• School of Urban Studies

2026–2027

Full Reviews

College of Arts and Sciences

• Comparative History of Ideas Program
• Department of Economics
• Department of French and Italian Studies
• Law, Societies and Justice Program
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Political Science

Dentistry

• Department of Oral Health Sciences

Education

• College of Education

College of Engineering

• Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Graduate School — Master of Science in Technology Innovation Degree Program (GIX)

Information School

• Information School

School of Medicine

• Department of Immunology

Nursing

• School of Nursing

School of Public Health

• Department of Epidemiology

UW Tacoma

• UW Tacoma — Social Work and Criminal Justice Program

2027–2028

Full Reviews

College of Arts & Sciences

• Dance Program
• School of Music
• Department of Scandinavian Studies

College of Engineering

• Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering

College of the Environment

• School of Marine and Environmental Affairs

School of Medicine

• Department of Bioethics and Humanities
• Department of Genome Sciences
• MEDEX Northwest
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine (MOT, MPO, DPT only)

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Museology Group

2028-2029

Full Reviews

College of Arts & Sciences

• Department of Applied Mathematics
• Department of Communication
• Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media
• Department of Geography (Including Master of Geographic Information Systems)
• Department of Slavic Languages and Literature

College of Built Environments

• Department of Construction Management
• Department of Urban Design and Planning

School of Medicine

• Department of Laboratory Medicine

School of Public Health

• Department of Health Services (including MHI & HIM 5-year review and the SPH Graduate Certificates)

UW Bothell

• School of Business
• School of STEM
• School of Nursing and Health Studies

2029-2030

Full Reviews

College of Arts & Sciences

• Department of Biology
• Department of Classics
• Department of English
• Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Physics
• Department of Statistics

College of Built Environments

• Runstad Department of Real Estate

College of Engineering

• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

College of the Environment

• Quantitative Ecology and Resources Management Group

Graduate School Interdisciplinary Programs

• Biological Physics, Structure and Design

School of Medicine

• Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education

UW Bothell

• School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

UW Tacoma

• Milgard School of Business