The Academic Program Appraisal is a means of program self-renewal to achieve two things: maintain high quality programs and fulfill public trust. These appraisals also provide an aid to academic planning at program, Faculty and university levels.

Concordia has developed appraisal guidelines based on a policy agreed upon by Quebec universities, and each program is appraised once during a seven-year cycle.

Steps in appraisals:

1. Program Self-Appraisal (faculty, student, staff)
2. Evaluations by external consultants who are experts in the field(s)
3. University Appraisal Committee, which formulates recommendations
4. The Implementation Plan to be written by the Faculty Dean, and in the case of graduate programs, in consultation with the Dean of Graduate Studies
5. Response by the Provost and Vice Rector, Research
6. Academic Planning at program, Faculty, and university levels is informed by the resulting UAC Dossier.