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Assessment of the Institution (Degree providers under provincial Degree Granting Acts)

Degree providers designated under the New Brunswick Degree Granting Act are required to undergo an institutional assessment in order to determine that the institution has the necessary governance, policies, planning and financing in place to deliver a quality degree program.

Key steps in the institutional Assessment process are as follows:

• The applicant prepares a self-study according to MPHEC guidelines
• A panel of external reviewers is established from a roster of potential external reviewers. (The roster includes university Presidents, Vice-Presidents Academic, Vice-Presidents Finance, and institutional researchers.) The membership of the panel is determined on a case by case basis to take into account the specific characteristics of the institution in question.
• The Panel Chair is appointed, and is responsible for overseeing the preparation of the report, liaising with the institution, including presenting, as required, the panel's assessment to the institution and incorporating the institution's response into the panel's report, and finally presenting the report to the Commission.
• The Panel is asked to provide a report on which the Commission can make a recommendation to the Minister. The report is to be based on:
  • A site visit
  • The assessment of the self-study submitted by the institution, as well as any other pertinent information provided to or requested by the panel.
  • The Panel's expertise in university administration in Canada or in North America.
• The Panel's report is forwarded to the applicant for response. The Chair of the Panel is responsible for incorporating the institution's response into the panel's final report.
• The Academic Advisory Committee receives the final report from the expert panel, and provides comment as appropriate, prior to it being submitted to the Commission for approval.
• The Chair of the Panel presents the report and the institution's response to the Commission.
• The Commission formulates its advice to the Minister based on this report.
• The Commission's advice is forwarded to the Minister where it remains confidential until the Minister notifies the applicant of the final decision and simultaneously advises the Commission that the Minister's decision has been communicated to the applicant.

Download a copy of the Policy on Procedures and Information Requirements for Institutional Assessments of Degree Providers under the New Brunswick Degree Granting Act, including a description of the process, assessment criteria, and guidelines for the preparation of the self-study.