New Business —

1. Introductions
2. Overview of program discontinuance procedures
   1. The Chair, Joe Walden, outlined the current requests for program discontinuance (2 active programs, 1 active program). He expects that we will receive several more requests for inactive programs due to the Fall 2024 deadline for departments to clean up their catalogues for the HLC accreditation.
   2. Joe described the AP&P committee’s role in both types of discontinuance requests.
      1. Review of procedures for inactive programs. This includes a review of the request and discussion and voting by the committee. Results of the voting are passed to the University Senate and the Provost for consideration and approval.
      2. Review of procedures for active programs and hearings. This includes open hearings on the programs, a review by the committee and a follow-up meeting to vote on continuance or discontinuance of the program. Results are then passed to the University Senate and the Provost for consideration and approval.
3. Discuss and vote on inactive program discontinuance request (Doctor of Education in Special Education)
   1. The request indicates that no university resources would be impacted by the discontinuance, as all faculty who were in the program are now teaching for the PhD program and all students have left or matriculated.
   2. Q: Did the department provide any further information about the students who were last in the program?
      1. A: The only further information we received is in the KBOR review of the department that was sent along with the request. We could request more information from the department, if desired.
      2. Comment: Since the request indicates that the last time the program had students enrolled was 2016, that time span of 7 years is quite indicative of an inactive program. The PhD in Special Education program is one of the best recognized in the country.
   3. Motion to vote by Jordan Atkinson. Seconded by Hollie Hall. Motion passed unanimously.
      1. VOTE: 6 in favor; 0 not in favor. Passed.
   4. The AP&P Committee recommends discontinuance of the EdD in Special Education.
4. The next meeting of the committee will be September 22, 2023, to hold the first of the active program hearings. Another meeting is scheduled for September 28, for a second set of hearings for active programs.