*Review (Reexamination); State Departments of

The state of the art of state-level academic program review is presented. The growth of state agency reviews and three types of state coordinating agencies are discussed. The relation of program review to budget review and planning is outlined, and a description is provided of what programs are reviewed, the criteria for reviewing new programs, and the process or mechanism of review. A profile by state is presented of the following seven major factors commonly included for new program review: program description, purposes and objectives, need analysis, cost analysis, resources analysis, program accreditation, and availability of adequate student financial aid. Procedures of the various review processes are discussed, and academic reviews conducted in New York and Florida are described. Difficulties encountered in the selection of existing programs for review and in developing a functioning definition of programs are discussed. The criteria used most frequently fo