Program Assessment Committee (PAC)

The Program Assessment Committee is a standing committee of the CSUSM Academic Senate. The following Articles of the Senate Constitution describe its composition and duties.

Article 6.11: Program Assessment Committee (PAC)
The Program Assessment Committee shall consist of seven voting members drawn from the eligible faculty. One member shall be elected from the eligible faculty by the eligible faculty in each of the divisions of Mathematics & Sciences, Arts & Humanities, and Social Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the College of Education, and the Library. The eligible faculty shall elect at-large the additional faculty member. The committee shall include as a non-voting member the Associate Vice President for Academic Strategic Planning and Assessment.*

Article 6.11.1: Program Assessment Committee Duties
The Program Assessment Committee shall have general oversight of all issues related to the processes of program evaluation and planning (PEP), as outlined in the PEP policy document. The committee shall also discharge those duties specifically assigned to it within the PEP policy document. These duties include, but are not limited to: advising programs undergoing PEP review with regard to the processes, objectives, and specific tasks associated with that review; serving as a liaison among the Senate, Academic Affairs, Dean of Graduate Studies, College/Library Deans, and the programs undergoing review; examining, reviewing, and reporting to the Senate with regard to the progress and outcomes of program self-assessment and planning processes, as conducted by programs undergoing PEP review; and making recommendations to the Senate regarding the outcomes of these review processes. In addition the committee shall make recommendations to the Senate regarding revisions and amendments to PEP policies and procedures. In pursuit of these duties, the committee may create ad hoc subcommittees.

*The Associate Vice President for Academic Programs has assumed this position.