Academic Planning
The Vice President for Academic Planning and University-School Programs staffs the Board of Governors’ Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs, and Academic Planning supports the Committee’s responsibilities by assistance with:
- Biennial revision of a long-range plan for UNC (including definition of mission and assignment of functions of each constituent institution);
- Development of long-range enrollment projections and plans, and assistance in preparation of the annual legislative enrollment budget request;
- Academic program planning, development, and review, including developing processes for recommending the establishment of new degree programs;
- Coordination of distance education activities of the constituent institutions and development of UNC Online;
- Establishing new inter-institutional institutes and centers, as well as other major organizational changes;
- Monitoring initiatives that serve the needs of North Carolina's public schools;
- Monitoring assessment and accountability measures and outcomes;
- Recommending procedures and standards for the licensing of non-public or out-of-state educational institutions and reviewing such institutions that apply for a license to operate in North Carolina;
- Producing special reports and conducting planning initiatives (often in response to legislative mandates); and
- Producing a variety of annual reports that are mandated by legislation or by the Board of Governors.