See the 7-minute video below for an overview on how to submit each piece of your 2025 Program Review in SPOL:

https://youtu.be/UACMNq04Ghc

SPOL: How to Complete Program Review - 2025

Resource Guides:

Program Review-Quick Start 11-19-25

WCC SPOL Program Review Guide 11-5-25

Program Review Cycles list

Program Review approval steps

How to download your Program Review to a Word document

Previous Program Review files are in Google Drive. You will see the 2019, 2021, and 2023 program review files located within the Division folders in this drive.

Written walkthrough of steps as shown in the video:

Open SPOL

From the Curriculum & Assessment page, click the SPOL link in the center of the page, or go directly to wcc.strategicplanningonline.com.
- To get to the C&A page manually: new Gateway: Quick Links for Employees → More Resources → Faculty dropdown → Curriculum & Assessment; old gateway: Faculty dropdown → Curriculum & Assessment
Once in SPOL, click the Assessment button on the left sidebar (white icon - the only button available other then settings and reports and the bottom of the sidebar).
Under Favorites, make sure Programs is selected in the drop down, then choose the program you will be reviewing from the list. If you are doing more than one program review, you should see all of your programs there.
- Note: If you have nested certificates inside a degree, only the degree needs to be reviewed.

Go to Program Review

On the program landing page, click Reviews at the top.
Open the Program Review track to view the standards (1-10).
- Each standard contains individual pieces (e.g., 1.I, 2.I, 3.I-V, etc.).
- Dots at the left indicate approval progress for each piece:
  - Gray = no action taken yet (your attention needed)
  - Colored = already progressed to the next reviewer (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, VPI), meaning no action is needed on your part
  - You may see 3 or 4 dots depending on how many Chairs your program has.
  - Hover your mouse over the dots to see the names of your reviewers.

Complete Each Assigned Section

Click any item (e.g., 1.I Program Identity) to open its editor pane on the right.
Click the orange Edit button at the top right of the editor pane, then respond to the prompts provided.
- There will be instructions text at the top, sometimes with a Show More link (click that whenever you see it for more instructions and tips).
- Often there will be prompts inside the body of the text itself, including in order to save you some typing.
- Examples for 1.I Program Identity: Division, Department, Embedded Certificates (enter “Not applicable” if none), Faculty Reviewer, Chair/Director.
- Respond to the prompts as they are given.
Click Save at the bottom of the Editor pane whenever you've completed a given piece.
Next is 2.I - Assessment: list which courses have been assessed since the last program review and their assessment dates.
- Use the provided Course Assessment Reports link (in the pageinstructions) to look up the most recent reports by subject.
Continue through other sections (e.g., Student Success Metrics, Action Steps, S.M.A.R.T. Goals, Resource Requests, Prior Program Review Summary), completing the requested fields.
In Reviewer’s Reflection (final section): summarize key takeaways and note any data inaccuracies you discovered. This is your space to make the case for anything you are requesting.

Approve Your Completed Items

For each item you completed (the ones still showing gray dots), open it and click the three-dot menu at the top of the Editor pane (currently shows Draft).
Choose Approve to move that item forward in the workflow.
Repeat for every section you were asked to complete (e.g., 1.I, 2.I, 3.V, etc.).
- As you add your approval to each piece, its review proceeds through the approval process, ultimately to the Dean and VPI reflections.

That’s it - your program review items will route to the next approver once you mark them Approved.