Curriculum

Recent Curriculum Reports

• Class size and instructional mode 2005-2020 (PDF)
• Class standing of enrolled Olympia undergraduates 2020 (PDF)
• Divisional breakdown of curricular areas of interest (2015) (PDF)
• Summer school curriculum information 2004-2018 (PDF)

Survey Resources

• Curriculum Retreat 2017: PSAs based on data from student surveys and Institutional Research (2017) (PDF)
• Further analysis can be found on the New Student Survey page (see question "Do you plan to focus on a particular field or fields of study?")
• Student Experience Survey
  More information can be found on the Student Experience Survey (see question "Do you plan to focus on a particular field or fields of study?")
• End-of-Program Review Assessment
  The End-of-Program Review (EPR) is a faculty survey about the learning activities and divisional areas included in each program. It was created to help the college recognize and articulate curricular offerings.

See also: Curriculum Report Archive (below)

Common abbreviations and terms that may be encountered while reviewing curricular trend data include:

• AL
  All-level programs for freshmen through seniors
• AS
  Academic Statement
• CIP
  The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) provides a taxonomic scheme that supports the accurate tracking and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity.
• EWS
• Evening and Weekend Studies planning unit
• FTFY
• First-Time, First-Year student (students attending college for the first time since high school graduation) 
• First-Year Programs
  Programs for first-year students
• FT Program​
  Undergraduate full-time programs offered in the daytime curriculum
• FTE
  Full-time equivalency (15 credits=1 undergraduate FTE, 10 credits=1 graduate FTE)
• HC
• Student headcount
• ILC
  Individual Learning Contract
• INT
  Internship
• LD
  Lower-division programs for freshmen and sophomores
• Native Pathways Programs (NPP)
  ​The Native Pathways Program (NPP) is a upper-division program that promotes life-long indigenous scholarship by placing value on cultural and traditional knowledge, working with indigenous research methodologies, and expanding indigeneity through academia.
• PT Program
  Undergraduate part-time programs usually offered through Evening Weekend Studies courses: 2-credit, 4-credit, or 6-credit courses
• SCC
  Standing Committee on the Curriculum
• TAC​
• Programs and courses offered at Tacoma site
• TRI
  Programs and courses offered at Tribal: Reservation-Based/Community-Determined Programs - Now the Native Pathways Program (NPP)

Curriculum Report Archive

• All-Level Study Report (1999) (PDF)
• Analysis of Over 16 Credit Load Report (2003) (PDF)
• Core Programs 1989-1997: A Self-Study (1998) (PDF)
• Curricular Visions: Selected Trends 1997-2007 (PDF)
• Faculty Student Load Analysis - Academic Year 2002-03 (2004) (PDF)
• Faculty Student Load Analysis - Academic Year 2000-01 (2002) (PDF)