6.2.b PROGRAM FACULTY  

For each of its educational programs, the institution employs a sufficient number of full-time faculty members to ensure curriculum and program quality, integrity, and review. 

JUDGEMENT

Compliance     Non-Compliance     Partial Compliance

NARRATIVE

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University takes great care to maintain the quality and integrity of its academic programs by employing high-quality, innovative faculty members who are leaders in their disciplines. As demonstrated by the number and percentage of full-time “core” faculty, faculty workload data, student-to-faculty ratios, and student satisfaction data provided below, N.C. A&T has an adequate number of full-time faculty members to ensure the integrity and quality of its academic programs.  Further, as demonstrated by the tables below, N.C. A&T has a sufficient STEM faculty in its schools of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Science and Technology, and Nanoscience and Nanoengineering to support its land-grant mission (e.g., 57 percent of N.C. A&T’s full-time faculty are employed in these schools).

To demonstrate faculty sufficiency, the report is organized into the following sections:

a. Overview of the organization of faculty with respect to educational programs

b. Definition and number of full-time faculty, as evidence of the employment of sufficient number of full-time faculty

c. Description of how faculty provide oversight of academic programs to ensure curricular and program quality, integrity, and review

d. Description of faculty workloads

e. Description of involvement of faculty in distance education

f. Other evidence for sufficiency of program faculty

A. Overview of organization of faculty with respect to educational programs

Through its strategic plan, N.C. A&T recognizes the need for highly qualified, diverse, and experienced faculty to deliver its academic programs. The university defines an academic program as “A program of study with a concentration (or major) in some specified discipline that leads to a degree in that discipline specialty, or in some designated subdivision of the specialty at a particular level of instruction,” p. 9, of the p. 9, of the University’s Undergraduate Bulletin 2019—2020 the Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) limits its reviews to degree programs, the working definition for this Compliance Certification document includes all degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Minors, concentrations, and add-on certificate programs are parts of degree programs and are not presented separately in this Compliance Certification document.

All academic programs are offered through the academic colleges and their respective academic departments.  The academic departments are led by department chairs, who report to the academic deans.  The academic deans report directly to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.  Each faculty member has a primary assignment in an academic department, but a fairly small percent teach in multiple degree programs or in multiple departments.  In cases where a department has more than one degree programs, some faculty teach in multiple programs, but usually have primary responsibility in one. 

As explained in report 6.2.a, the academic credentials of faculty offering instruction at N.C. A&T meet or exceed the minimum qualifications described in the SACSCOC guidelines.  Included in 6.2.a is evidence of faculty qualifications to teach at the graduate level.

B. Definition and number of full-time faculty, as evidence of the employment of a sufficient number of full-time faculty

N.C. A&T faculty are divided into two categories, full-time “core” faculty and part-time “non-core” faculty. Core faculty are any tenured, tenure-track, or non-tenure-track faculty who have nine-month or 12-month contracts, and who have as their primary responsibility teaching, advising, research, and professional service. Department chairs are included as core faculty because these positions have a 50 percent faculty role, participate in curriculum development, and have academic advising responsibilities. Assistant and Associate Deans are also included as core faculty since these positions are engaged in teaching, curriculum, advising, and other teaching support functions. These positions are counted once in the primary department.  Non-core faculty are five-month appointees, whose primary responsibility is teaching. Included as non-core faculty are staff and administrators who are employed at N.C. A&T in non-teaching roles, but additionally teach one course per semester (on a five-month paid or unpaid contract).    

In Fall 2019 N.C. A&T enrolled 11,039 undergraduate (87.9 percent), and 1,517 graduate (12.1 percent) students, for a total student enrollment of 12,556. Concurrently, N.C. A&T employs 524 core faculty and 428 non-core faculty for whom teaching is the primary responsibility. Of the 524 core faculty, 439 (83.8 percent) were tenured or tenure-track as shown in Table 6.2.b.i.

Table 6.2.b-i: Full-time “Core” and Part-time Faculty for each academic program, Fall 2019  

Colleges/School	Academic Departments	Degree Programs	Faculty
			Core (FT)	Non-Core (PT)	% Full-time
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences	Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education	BS, and MS, Agricultural and Environmental Systems  BS, and MS, Agricultural Education	12	2	85.71
	Animal Science	BS, Animal Science  BS, Laboratory Animal Science	7	4	63.64
	Family and Consumer Sciences	BS, Family and Consumer Science  BS, Child Development and Family Studies  BS, Food and Nutritional Science  MS, Food and Nutritional Science	20	12	62.5
	Natural Resources and Environmental Design	BS, Landscape Architecture  BS, Biological Engineering	14	17	45.16
College Total			53	35	60.22
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences	Criminal Justice	BS, Criminal Justice	4	11	26.67
	English	BA, English  MA, English and African American Literature	21	40	34.43
	History and Political Science	BA, History  BA, Political Science	9	26	25.71
	Journalism and Mass Communication	BS, Journalism and Mass Communication	11	14	44
	Liberal Studies	BA, Liberal Studies	12	27	30.77
	Visual and Performing Arts	BA, Visual Arts, Design  BA Music  BFA, Professional Theatre	16	14	53.33
College Total			73	132	35.6
Business and Economics	Accounting and Finance	BS, Accounting  MAcc, Accounting  BS, Finance	15	8	65.22
	Business Information Systems and Analytics (formerly Business Education)	BS, Information Technology	7	4	63.64
	Economics	BS, Economics	13	1	92.86
	Management	BS, Management	29	9	76.32
	Marketing and Supply Chain	BS, Marketing  BS, Supply Chain Management	12	2	85.71
	Dean’s Office	MBA, Management *	-	-	-
College Total			76	24	76
Education	Administration and Instructional Services	Master of School Administration	5	21	19.23
	Counseling	MS, Mental Health Counseling  MS, School Counseling  PhD, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counselor Education	14	11	56
	Educator Preparation	BS, Elementary Education  BS, Secondary Education MAED, Elementary Education  MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching)  MAED, Reading Education	19	20	48.72
	Leadership Studies and Adult Education	MS, Adult Education  PhD, Leadership Studies	7	6	53.85
College Total			45	58	43.69
Engineering	Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering	BS, and MS, Bioengineering  BS, and MS, Chemical Engineering	17	3	85
	Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering	BS, and MS, Civil Engineering  BS, Architectural Engineering	13	5	72.22
	Computer Science	BS, MS, and PhD, Computer Science	3	3	50
	Computational Science and Engineering	MS and PhD, Data Science and Engineering	12	6	66.67
	Electrical and Computer Engineering	BS, Computer Engineering  BS, MS, and PhD, Electrical Engineering	18	6	75
	Industrial and Systems Engineering	BS, MS, and PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering	17	6	73.91
	Mechanical Engineering	BS, MS and PhD, Mechanical Engineering	14	7	66.67
College Total			94	36	72.31
Health and Human Science	Kinesiology (Formerly Human Performance and Leisure Studies)	BS, Sports Science and Fitness Management (being changed to Kinesiology)	16	11	59.26
	Nursing	BSN, Nursing  BA, Health Communication BS, Health Services Management	15	8	65.22
	Psychology	BA, Psychology; MS, Health Psychology	12	10	54.55
	Social Work and Sociology	BA, Sociology  BSW, Social Work  Joint MS and PhD, Social Work	18	12	60
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering  (Nano-engineering only)	Nanoengineering	MS and PhD, Nanoengineering	9	2	81.82
College Total			9	2	81.82
Science and Technology	Applied Engineering Technology	BS, Applied Engineering Technology  BS, Automotive Engineering Technology (formerly Motorsports Technology)  MS, Technology Management	6	10	37.5
	Applied Science and Technology	PhD, Applied Sciences and Technology **	1	2	33.33
	Biology	BS, and MS, Biology	18	18	50
	Built Environment	BS, Construction Management  BS, Environmental Health and Safety  BS, Geomatics	13	2	86.67
	Chemistry	BS, and MS, Chemistry	17	15	53.13
	Computer Systems Technology	BS, Electronics Technology  BS, and MS, Information Technology	7	12	36.84
	Graphic Design	BS, Graphic Communication  (being changed to Computer Graphics Tech)	5	6	45.45
	Mathematics	BS, Mathematics  MS, Applied Mathematics	34	14	70.83
	Physics	BS, and MS, Physics  BS, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	12	6	66.67
College Total			113	85	57.07
Center for Academic Excellence (Serves undeclared majors)	Undeclared Majors	No degree program	-	15	-

 * Faculty who teach courses in the MBA program are drawn from full-time faculty in the five departments in the College of Business and Economics.

**The one faculty here is the program coordinator.  The faculty who deliver the program are including in their respective academic departments.

The following are justifications for some entries in the above table that may appear to have a low number or low percentage of full-time faculty.  In several cases the explanation is that the program enlists adjunct instructors who are professionals in the field or that the program is interdisciplinary and draws upon faculty from multiple areas. The BS in Criminal Justice program is a case where adjunct instructors having relevant professional positions are engaged in teaching.  The BA programs in English, History, and Liberal Studies involve a number of part-time instructors who teach lower division courses in these area (e.g., N.C. A&T does not have graduate student instructors for these courses, as do many other universities).  The faculty for the MBA program draws from full-time faculty in the five departments in the College of Business and Economics. The Master of School Administration has courses taught by administrators at the university, community colleges, and K-12 level, including current principals. The BS, MS, and PhD in Computer Science may appear to be taught by a relatively small group of faculty (three full-time and three part-time), but these programs and courses are supported by closely related academic departments (faculty in Departments of Computational Science and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering and the Department of Computer Systems Technology in the College of Science and Technology). Similarly, the PhD in Applied Sciences and Technology may appear to have a small faculty size (one full-time and two part-time), but in reality this is an interdisciplinary doctoral program that draws upon faculty in the various departments in the College of Science and Technology (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Technology, Mathematics, etc.)

C. Description of how faculty provide oversight of academic programs to ensure curricular and program quality, integrity, and review

As noted in the Faculty Handbook, Section IV and shown on the signed Curriculum Approval Form, faculty are collectively responsible for all academic programs offered by that department, whether those programs are offered online, off-site, or on campus.

Within the department, the core faculty are responsible for the design, revision, implementation, and evaluation of academic programs. They give shape to new degree programs, certificates, concentrations, minors and the addition of distance education modalities to existing programs. Once degree programs are approved, a team of faculty, including the program coordinator, leads the implementation, assessment, and revision of the programs.  

The distribution of core (full-time) and non-core (part-time) faculty within each academic department is presented in Table 6.2.b.i, for Fall 2019.  During Fall 2019, approximately 56 percent (524) of the 952 faculty assigned to academic departments or the Center for Academic Excellence were core faculty, with 44 percent being non-core faculty. In each department, the number and percentage represented by core faculty provide a sufficient critical mass for overseeing the development, operations, and evaluation of academic programs, together with a team of 24 professional advisors provided by the Center for Academic Excellence, some of whom also serve as non-core faculty.  

D. Description of faculty workloads

N.C. A&T faculty workload assignments include areas of instruction, research/scholarship or creative activity, service, clinical duties, community engagement and administration. The distinction between teaching, instructional, and total faculty workload is outlined in the University of North Carolina Policy Manual 400.3.4. The criteria for the evaluation of faculty at N.C. A&T include the following categories: Teaching Performance, Research Performance and Professional Growth, and Service to the University. Faculty whose primary assignment is other than instruction or who receive part of their compensation from non-instructional sources may have different workload assignments. Ultimately, all faculty assignments are made by the Department Chairperson and approved by the College Dean.  

Expected faculty workload assignments for UNC institutions is addressed in the University of North Carolina Policy Manual 400.3.1.1[G]. The manual provides a list of the recommendations adopted by the UNC System Office and provides instructions to be followed by constituent institutions. Standard teaching loads are differentiated based on the Carnegie Classification of the institution. As a doctoral research university (R-2), N.C. A&T’s standard teaching load is an average of five three-credit-hour courses per academic year. This standard teaching load is reaffirmed in N.C. A&T’s Faculty Workload Assignment and Assessment policy (Section II Faculty 1.0). Both the UNC system and N.C. A&T policies establish criteria for course reductions, including course/curriculum development, high advising loads, accreditation or program review, funded research or service, sabbatical, or administrative duties.  

In Fall 2019, core faculty taught the majority of the undergraduate and graduate student credit hours (SCHs). As indicated in Table 6.2.b-ii, core faculty taught 56.33 percent of the undergraduate SCHs while non-core faculty taught 43.67 percent. Core faculty taught 84.55 percent of the graduate SCHs while non-core faculty taught 15.45 percent.  

 

Table 6.2.b-ii: Student Credit Hours Taught by Core and Non-Core Faculty, Fall 2019 

Colleges and Schools	Academic Departments	TOTAL SCH	SCH BY LEVEL		Core Faculty		Non-Core Faculty		% SCH TAUGHT BY CORE FACULTY
			UG	GR	UG	GR	UG	GR
									UG	GR
Center for Academic Excellence	Center for Academic Excellence*	259	259	-	-	-	259	-	-	-
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences	Agribusiness, Applied Economics & Agriscience Ed	1,131	750	381	546	240	204	141	72.8	62.99
	Animal Science	2,013	1,940	73	1,071	73	869	-	55.21	100
	Family and Consumer Sciences	3,101	3,014	87	1,850	60	1,164	27	61.38	68.97
	Natural Resource & Env Design	1,429	1,291	138	466	117	825	21	36.1	84.78
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	Criminal Justice	3,088	3,088	-	1,122	-	1,966	-	36.33	-
	English	8,416	8,278	138	2,962	120	5,316	18	35.78	86.96
	History & Political Science	7,780	7,753	27	1,789	27	5,964	-	23.07	100
	Journalism & Mass Comm	3,566	3,566	-	1,890	-	1,676	-	53	-
	Liberal Studies	10,194	10,194	-	2,976	-	7,218	-	29.19	-
	Visual & Performing Arts	3,757	3,757	-	2,110	-	1,647	-	56.16	-
College of Business & Economics	Accounting and Finance	2,631	2,457	174	1,848	174	609		75.21	100
	Business Education	1,839	1,838	1	1,491	1	347	-	81.12	100
	Economics	2,544	2,490	54	2,490	54	-	-	100	100
	Management	5,808	5,373	435	4,281	297	1,092	138	79.68	68.28
	Marketing & Supply Chain	2,454	2,238	216	2,124	180	114	36	94.91	83.33
College of Education	Admin. & Instructional Srvc	3,179	2,957	222	183	90	2,774	132	6.19	40.54
	Counseling	1,082	-	1,082	-	854	-	228	-	78.93
	Educator Preparation	1,500	1,086	414	1,036	330	50	84	95.4	79.71
	Leadership Studies & Adult Ed.	639	-	639	-	329	-	310	-	51.49
College of Engineering	College of Engineering	39	-	39	-	39	-	-	-	100
	Chem, Biological & Bio Engineer	1,626	1,393	233	1,240	203	153	30	89.02	87.12
	Civl, Arch & Envir Engineering	1,993	1,915	78	1,355	78	560	-	70.76	100
	Computational Science & Eng	187	-	187	-	187	-	-	-	100
	Computer Science	2,265	1,674	591	1,047	591	627		62.54	100
	Electr & Computer Engineering	2,672	2,311	361	1,486	352	825	9	64.3	97.51
	Industrial & Systems Engineer	2,163	1,702	461	1,548	461	154		90.95	100
	Mechanical Engineering	2,702	2,404	298	2,057	238	347	60	85.57	79.87
College of Health & Human Sciences	Kinesiology	5,442	5,379	63	3,468	63	1,911	-	64.47	100
	Nursing	1,150	1,150	-	1,084	-	66	-	94.26	-
	Psychology	4,935	4,935	-	2,469	-	2,466	-	50.03	-
	Social Work & Sociology	3,692	3,270	422	2,106	392	1,164	30	64.4	92.89
College of Science & Technology	Applied Engineering Technology	1,338	1,206	132	114	132	1,092		9.45	100
	Applied Science and Technology	787	504	283	504	271	-	12	100	95.76
	Biology	5,625	5,384	241	2,563	241	2,821	-	47.6	100
	Built Environment	1,244	1,229	15	968	15	261	-	78.76	100
	Chemistry	5,028	4,832	196	2,656	196	2,176	-	54.97	100
	Computer Systems Technology	2,982	2,177	805	415	682	1,762	123	19.06	84.72
	Graphic Design Technology	1,230	1,173	57	480	57	693	-	40.92	100
	Mathematics & Statistics	12,830	12,641	189	9,888	189	2,753	-	78.22	100
	Physics	3,731	3,710	21	2,661	21	1,049	-	71.73	100
The Graduate College		11	-	11	-	11	-	-		100
The Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering	Nanoengineering	291	-	291	-	291	-	-	-	100
UNIVERSITY TOTAL		130,373	121,318	9,055	68,344	7,656	52,974	1,399	56.33	84.55

 *Courses taught by the Center for Academic Excellence focus on study skills and academic planning and are taught by professional advisors in this Center.

Student-to-Faculty Ratios: As stated in report 6.1, the overall student to faculty ratio for N.C. A&T is 14.5:1; this ratio considers both full-time (core) and part-time faculty.  The table below considers data at the department level when counting only full-time (core) faculty.

During Fall 2019, N.C. A&T had an overall 24:1 student-to-faculty headcount ratio based on a 12,540 student headcount and a 523 headcount of full-time core faculty. Expressed as a ratio of FTE students to FTE core faculty, the ratio was 22:1. The table below breaks out the data by department. 

Table 6.2.b—iii: Student-to-Core Faculty Ratio by Department, Fall 2019

College	Department	Total Student Majors	Student-Core Faculty Ratio	Student FTE	Core Faculty FTE	Student-Core Faculty Ratio (FTE)
Center for Academic Excellence  College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences	Center for Academic Excellence	934	-	778	-	-
	Agribusiness, Applied Economics & Agriscience Ed	139	12	116.5	12	10
	Animal Science	404	58	396.25	7	57
	College of Ag. Dean's Office (*1)	147		141.5	-	-
	Family and Consumer Sciences	326	16	312	20	16
	Natural Resource & Env Design	47	3	46.25	14	3
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	Criminal Justice	430	108	421.75	4	105
	English	113	5	111.5	21	5
	History & Political Science	187	21	183	9	20
	Journalism & Mass Comm	555	50	545.25	11	50
	Liberal Studies	407	34	374.25	12	31
	Visual & Performing Arts	275	17	267	16	17
College of Business & Economics	Accounting and Finance	288	19	278.75	15	19
	Business Education	178	25	156.5	7	22
	College of Bus. & Ec. Deans' Office (*2)	142	-	122.25	-	-
	Economics	118	9	116.75	13	9
	Management	674	23	658.25	29	23
	Marketing & Supply Chain	358	30	348.5	12	29
College of Education	Admin. & Instructional Services	125	25	123.75	5	25
	Counseling	176	13	160	14	11
	Educator Preparation	240	13	208.25	19	11
	Leadership Studies & Adult Ed.	158	23	108.75	7	16
College of Engineering	Chemical, Biological & Bio Engineer	364	21	351.25	17	21
	Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering	298	23	291.25	13	22
	Computational Science & Engineering	49	16	35.75	3	12
	Computer Science	316	26	303	12	25
	Electrical & Computer Engineering	417	23	384	18	21
	Industrial & Systems Engineer	189	11	171.5	17	10
	Mechanical Engineering	427	31	407.25	14	29
College of Health & Human Sciences	Kinesiology	791	49	781.25	16	49
	Nursing	270	18	240	15	16
	Psychology	609	51	598.75	12	50
	Social Work & Sociology	427	24	418.75	18	23
College of Science & Technology	Applied Engineering Technology	199	33	184.5	6	31
	Applied Science and Technology	64	64	48.5	1	49
	Biology	579	32	570.75	18	32
	Built Environment	183	14	143	13	11
	Chemistry	94	6	88.25	17	5
	Computer Systems Technology	455	65	423.75	7	61
	Graphic Design Technology	122	24	119.75	5	24
	Mathematics & Statistics	82	2	80.75	34	2
	Physics	48	4	45.75	12	4
The Graduate College	The Graduate College	49	-	33.75	-	-
The Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering	Nanoengineering	56	6	49.5	9	6
UNC Exchange	UNC Exchange	31	-	8.25	-	-
UNIVERSITY TOTAL		12,540	24	11,754.25	524	22
(*1) The "Agricultural & Environ. System" major falls under the "College of Ag. Dean's Office".
(*2) The "Masters of Business Administration" major falls under the "College of Bus. & Ec. Deans' Office".

E. Description of involvement of faculty in distance education

Online courses are taught by both full-time and part-time faculty. Table 6.2.b-iv summarizes the institution’s online courses taught during Fall 2019.  It shows that 51.35 percent of the online courses were taught by full-time (core) faculty. 

Table 6.2.b-iv: Online Courses Taught, Fall 2019

College	Department	No. of Online Sections	Percent Taught by Core Faculty		Percent Taught by Non-Core Faculty	Percent of all NC A&T Online Offerings	Average Class Size	Online Program
			Tenured/ Tenure-Track	Full-Time Non-Tenure-Track	Part-Time Non-Tenure-Track
College of Engineering	Computer Science	1	-	-	100	0.54	35	🗸
College of Business & Economics	Business Education	11	54.55	-	45.45	5.95	24	🗸
	Economics	2	100	-	-	1.08	22	🗸
	Accounting and Finance	3	33.33	-	66.67	1.62	27
	Management	12	75	-	25	6.49	28
	Marketing & Supply Chain	2	100	-	-	1.08	32
College of Science & Technology	Mathematics & Statistics	5	40	40	20	2.7	29
	Chemistry	2		100		1.08	26
	Built Environment	17	64.71	29.41	5.88	9.19	10	🗸
	Computer Systems Technology	10	20	-	80	5.41	18	🗸
	Biology	1	-	-	100	0.54	31
	Applied Science and Technology	3	100	-	-	1.62	56
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	English	10	10	40	50	5.41	29
	History & Political Science	19	5.26	-	94.74	10.27	32
	Liberal Studies	36	25	19.44	55.56	19.46	31	🗸
	Criminal Justice	3	33.33	33.33	33.33	1.62	26
College of Education	Admin. & Instructional Srvc	8	-	-	87.5	4.32	25	🗸
	Educator Preparation	7	85.71	14.29	-	3.78	12	🗸
College of Health & Human Sciences	Nursing	6	16.67	66.67	16.67	3.24	18	🗸
	Psychology	9	44.44	-	55.56	4.86	40
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences	Agribus, App Econ & Agrisci Ed	5	80	-	20	2.7	25	🗸
	Family and Consumer Sciences	8	12.5	-	87.5	4.32	20	🗸
	Natural Resource & Env Design	1	-	-	100	0.54	39
	Animal Science	2	-	-	-	1.08	40
Center for Academic Excellence	Center for Academic Excellence	2	-	-	100	1.08	172
UNIVERSITY TOTAL		185	35.68	14.05	48.65	100	28

As with traditional courses, anyone teaching distance education courses is credentialed through the university’s credentialing process. In addition, faculty teaching online courses are provided mandatory training by the Instructional Technology Training and Development (ITTD) unit through its Online Teaching and Course Development Certification Program.  

F. Other evidence for sufficiency of program faculty

As additional evidence in support of having sufficient full-time faculty, we present below information about the reviews of academic programs and student satisfaction data.

Reviews of academic programs: N.C. A&T’s degree programs are externally reviewed periodically by the program’s accreditation agency.  In the cases where there is no external accreditation, the university, through its Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness scheduled program reviews. Many of the institution’s degree programs are accredited through specialized accreditation agencies whose accrediting standards address faculty sufficiency.  The list of agencies, with the accreditation letters linked is provided under supporting documents. 

Student Satisfaction Surveys: Course evaluation data, presented in Table 6.2.b-v, shows that students are satisfied with the instruction provided by the faculty.  These data are for Fall 2019—a typical semester.  The data gathering instrument—N.C. A&T Course Evaluation Survey—is provided under supporting documents.

Table 6.2.b-v: Student Satisfaction with Courses and Professors 

Colleges/School	Department	Respondents	Mean Evaluation Score
Center for Academic Excellence	Center for Academic Excellence	174	4.55
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences	Agribus, App Econ & Agrisci Ed	14	4.36
	Animal Science	17	3.4
	Family and Consumer Sciences	210	4.39
	Natural Resource & Env Design	101	4.29
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	Criminal Justice	274	4.45
	English	388	4.24
	History & Political Science	524	4.03
	Journalism & Mass Comm	184	4.16
	Liberal Studies	980	4.3
	Visual & Performing Arts	243	4.33
College of Business & Economics	Accounting and Finance	191	4.15
	Business Education	161	4.31
	Economics	248	4.14
	Management	608	4.11
	Marketing & Supply Chain	146	4.15
College of Education	Admin. & Instructional Srvc	243	4.46
	Counseling	54	4.43
	Educator Preparation	33	4.26
	Leadership Studies & Adult Ed.	77	4.5
College of Engineering	Chem, Biological & Bio Engineer	68	4.26
	Civl, Arch & Envir Engineering	162	4.27
	Computational Science & Eng	17	4.28
	Computer Science	216	4.25
	Electr & Computer Engineering	273	4.16
	Industrial & Systems Engineer	205	4.18
	Mechanical Engineering	386	4.16
College of Health & Human Sciences	Kinesiology	463	4.38
	Nursing	15	4.54
	Psychology	345	4.2
	Social Work & Sociology	285	4.45
MoCollege of Science & Technology	Applied Engineering Technology	66	4.45
	Applied Science and Technology	84	4.56
	Biology	781	4.21
	Built Environment	60	4.27
	Chemistry	651	3.53
	Computer Systems Technology	59	4.34
	Graphic Design Technology	56	4.34
	Mathematics & Statistics	1,543	3.92
	Physics	697	3.67
The Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering	Nanoengineering	17	4.65

Notes:  

1. N=less than 5 respondents were not included. 

2. Scale ranged from 1 to 5, as follows: 1—Strongly Disagree; 2—Disagree; 3—Neither Agree nor Disagree; 4—Agree; 5—Strongly Agree. 

The above evidence demonstrates that N.C. A&T employs sufficient full-time faculty to teach and ensure the curricular quality, integrity, and review of its academic programs.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 

1. University Bulletin 2019-2020, p. 9

2. Faculty Handbook, Section IV

3. Signed Curriculum Approval Form

4. University of North Carolina Policy Manual 400.3.4

5. Criteria for the Evaluation of Faculty  

6. University of North Carolina Policy Manual 400.3.1.1[G]

7. Faculty Workload Assignment and Assessment Policy

8. Online Teaching and Course Development Certification Program

9. Schedule for External Program Review

10. Specialized Accreditation