| 03/04/2024 |
Ionelee Brogna submits proposal for new program - AAS Hospitality Management |
| 03/26/2024 |
CK emails SPS for correct proposal docs: Hello all, In starting my review of your program proposal, I've noticed some discrepancies in the submitted documents. 1. The title page for the syllabi PDF indicates that the syllabi are for the MS Entrepreneurial Leadership program. Can you please submit the correct syllabi for the proposed AAS program? 2. The PDF with the file name "Undergraduate Program Committee Approval Email" is actually a PDF of the NYSED application. Can you please send a PDF of the UPC approval email? Many thanks, Carina |
| 03/28/2024 |
Ionelee sends correct proposal docs: Hi Carina, I have attached the correct versions of the syllabi and UPC approval email for the AAS in Hospitality Management. Thank you for your careful review of these documents. Best, Ionelee |
| 04/12/2024 |
CK completes initial review of proposal. |
| 04/15/2024 |
CK & JS review proposal feedback to prepare for TW review. |
| 04/15/2024 |
CK pings TW to review proposal feedback. |
| 04/22/2024 |
Ionelee Brogna submits correct proposal: Hi Carina, I apologize, but upon review, the NYSED application that I submitted to you previously was missing some key information. I have attached a corrected version here. If you have any questions, or if additional information is required, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best, Ionelee |
| 04/24/2024 |
CK finishes review of updated proposal and pings TW to review proposal feedback. |
| 04/26/2024 |
TW completes review of proposal: I have completed my review and made a couple of minor edits. After these items are modified, including the distance education form, it should hopefully be ready to be submitted to NYSED. Please either send them a previously submitted distance education form from SPS or copy and paste the text from the responses that need major revision. |
| 05/08/2024 |
CK sends SPS feedback on proposal: Hi Ionelee, Thank you for your patience while we reviewed the AAS Hospitality and Tourism new program proposal. I am writing to update that we have completed our review. Overall, the proposal is in fairly good shape, but please see below for a summary of our feedback, and see attached documents for specific in-line comments, suggested revisions, and clarifying questions. Please make sure to accept/reject suggested revisions as appropriate, and make sure all comments are addressed. Summary of notes: Program format: It's unclear from the content of the proposal whether you plan to offer this program both entirely in person and entirely online. We've noted a few places where this ambiguity shows up. Where appropriate, please update to clarify. Distance Ed form: Please review the NYSED application for the SPS program MS Financial Planning, registered in 2021 (final version submitted to NYSED attached). This proposal overall is a great example of how the Distance Ed form should be filled out, and it is also clearly articulated in that proposal that they will offer that program both fully in person and fully online. Also a good example for enrollment projections in the NYSED new program form and the Distance Ed form. Course Sequence/Program Schedule: Please confirm a Spring term start, and if so, add rationale for Spring start (if Spring start is not required, update to reflect Fall start). Confirm courses are marked appropriately (LAS and Major). Confirm/update term credit totals (total, LAS and Major). Confirm/update program credit totals for each credit type (total, LAS, Major, Electives). Curriculum List: Please select only one CIP code. Course Descriptions: This doc has all the courses needed, but just wanted to note similar feedback on this for future reference - it could be helpful for our proposal review, and for NYSED, to have the course descriptions broken down into categories such as (depending on the structure of the program): major requirements, major elective options, concentration requirements, concentration options (LAS descriptions are rarely needed, but if you include them, then a section for them as well). Not necessary for this proposal, unless you would like to. Syllabi: For new undergrad programs, we're required to submit syllabi only for new and required courses, so these are the ones we reviewed (great to have the others on hand if needed). The syllabi we reviewed look good, but all share one issue - they link out to the grading breakdown. I took a peek at the recently submitted MS Entrepreneurship and Leadership proposal and it looks like you made this update in those syllabi following our feedback to the proposal that was reviewed at the GPC meeting; please make the same update to these syllabi. Faculty Information: Please include the position title and rank and provide a contingency plan for if the faculty is not hired by the stated date. Please let us know if you have any questions about the feedback provided. |
| 05/23/2024 |
Ionelee seeks clarity on electives: Hi Carina, Can you please clarify the difference between major electives and general electives, as well as the differences between these two course categories as they should be implemented in the sample plan of study? To properly implement your detailed feedback, we would love to better understand the nuances of these course classifications. Best, Ionelee |
| 05/23/2024 |
CK provides guidance on electives: Hi Ionelee, Thanks for reaching out for clarity on that point. In general, "major electives" are somewhat restricted - they are courses directly related to the major (programs can implement this in a variety of ways, e.g., in a 45 credit MA program, you might say "students take 12 major elective credits; they can choose any course that is offered within the major" or "students must choose 1 course from list A and 2 courses from list B," etc.). A student in a hospitality and tourism program would be required to take a course (of their choosing) identified by the program as being major-related to fulfill the major elective requirement. "General electives" are free electives - no restrictions on the elective topic, program, department, school, etc. (the only restriction might be that grad students can't take an undergrad course and vice versa). A student majoring in hospitality could take a general elective in philosophy to fulfill their general elective requirement. It doesn't look like you have any general electives in this program (which is completely fine), but correct me if I've misunderstood. For the sample plan of study/program schedule, all major requirements and major electives should be marked with an X to indicate they are major related. If there are actually some general electives - the NYSED table doesn't have a column to identify them in each term, but you should include the total number of credits at the bottom of the table. I hope this helps! Let me know if you need further clarity. Warmly, Carina |
| 05/28/2024 |
Ionelee seeks additional guidance on credit totals for sample schedule: Hi Carina, For the sample plan of study, should the major category include the total credits for both core courses and major electives? Should elective credits also be included in the general/other count, or would the general elective category become zero? Best, Ionelee |
| 05/30/2024 |
CK provides guidance on credit totals: Hi Ionelee, For the sample plan of study, the major category can include both core courses and major electives. As the program doesn't include any general electives, the total for "electives/other" can be 0. For context, what NYSED is looking for in the sample plan of study is to confirm the necessary minimum of liberal arts credits and to get a sense of the proportion of major courses vs general elective courses (NYSED doesn't have articulated minimums or limits on the proportion of major courses and elective courses, as the proportion can vary quite a bit depending on the degree type and kind of program; as an Applied Associates degree, it makes sense to have few or no general electives in this program). I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Warmly, Carina |
| 06/14/2024 |
SPS submits revised proposal: Hi Carina, Attached please find the revised documents for the AAS in Hospitality Management new program proposal. We have worked with the departments to incorporate your excellent feedback and address all requested revisions. I do want to note that additional modifications have been made to this edition of the NYSED application for the AAS in Hospitality Management. "Section 5. Program Contents and Requirements" includes an update to the proposed liberal arts core to more accurately reflect the planned core curriculum for the SPS Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies. I have also copied Erica McGibbon and Mary Killilea on this email, should you have any questions about these curricular changes. As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or if additional information is required. Best, Ionelee |
| 06/24/2024 |
CK completes revised proposal review, pings TW to review. |
| 07/02/2024 |
TW completes proposal review. |
| 07/03/2024 |
CK checks in with SPS to finalize proposal: Hi Ionelee, Thanks as always for your patience as we complete our review of proposal materials. The proposal for the AAS Hospitality Management proposal is very nearly ready for submission to NYSED, but there are a couple of last items that need to be confirmed/updated. In the application for the program overall (not the distance ed form), the program is referred to as "All program requirements can be completed fully in person, fully online, or with a mix of in person and online coursework," but in the distance ed form when it asks what proportion of the program will be offered in Distance Education format, your response is 75%. We can go forward with one of the below options, let us know which is accurate. If the program can be completed fully online, the distance ed app should say 100%. Alternatively, if it cannot be completed 100% online, the language in the program application should be changed as follows to reflect this: "Most program requirements can be completed online with some in-person requirements or fully in-person with no online requirements." In the Distance Ed application, section V, question 3, part of the response specifies health administration. Absolutely fine to use the same language across proposals, where it makes sense to, but it looks like this may be a copy/paste error. Can you please provide updated language specific to hospitality management? See below for the question and response, erroneous text highlighted in yellow: How will the evaluation process assure that the program results in learning outcomes appropriate to the rigor and breadth of the college degree or certificate awarded? Answer: The evaluation of the degree begins with an analysis of whether students are meeting the program learning outcomes, and how mastery in each of the course learning outcomes help students reach the program learning outcomes. To ensure that the learning outcomes are appropriate to the rigor and breadth of the program, the outcomes will be assessed annually in a four-year cycle based on an assessment schedule. These outcomes are subject to review by expert faculty and experienced practitioners to ensure both professional and academic rigor, breadth, and depth. Faculty will collect and evaluate course artifacts to measure competence of each program level goal and student learning outcome. Student learning outcomes for distance learning courses will be the same as for an in-person course. Students are required to meet consistently high standards regardless of instructional modality. The program goals and learning outcomes were designed so that students must be able to demonstrate the ability to apply the techniques of health administration. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the requisite knowledge and competencies to enter the health administration industry and begin a career. In addition to reporting annual student learning outcome assessment results, other program metrics will be reviewed each year, for example, student enrollment, course evaluation, graduate satisfaction. Please let me know if you have questions on any of the above! Warmly, Carina |
| 07/03/2024 |
Ionelee/SPS confirms proposal responses: Hi Carina, Thank you as always for your detailed review. Please amend this answer to 100%. Please substitute "hospitality management" for the phrase "health administration" in the sentence you highlighted. This was a typo and I appreciate your keen eye on this. Best, Ionelee |
| 07/03/2024 |
CK prepares NYSED submission, TW sends submission email to NSYED |
| 08/26/2024 |
NYSED requests updated HEGIS code: From: Ellen Stevens <Ellen.Stevens@nysed.gov> Date: Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM Subject: Proposal # 2024-1046 AAS in Hospitality Management - New To: ab2514@nyu.edu <ab2514@nyu.edu> Cc: Titilayo Weech <titilayo@nyu.edu> The Office of College and University Evaluation at the New York State Education Department has completed an initial review of New York University’s proposal for a new AAS in Hospitality Management. More information is needed to complete our review of this proposal: The HEGIS code 0508.00 (Hotel and restaurant management) was proposed for the Hospitality Management program. However, as this is an Associate-level program, we would typically expect a HEGIS code from the 5000-series. (Codes from discipline divisions 0100 through 4900 are generally utilized for baccalaureate and graduate programs.) Please refer to the New York State Taxonomy of Academic Programs (HEGIS Codes) and select a code from the 5000-series that best represents the proposed program. NOTE: Based on the program’s description in the proposal, HEGIS code 5010.00 (Hotel and restaurant management technologies) may be appropriate. We ask that the above issues be addressed within 30 business days (Monday, October 07, 2024). Responses may be returned to me by email. The Department will deny registration of the proposed action (pursuant to §52.1(l) of Commissioner’s Regulations) if a satisfactory response is not provided within 30 days. The application will not be retained. If the Department denies registration, a new proposal may be submitted at a later date when compliance with all standards can be demonstrated. Sincerely, Ellen _____________________________________________ Ellen Stevens, Associate in Higher Education New York State Education Department Office of College and University Evaluation 89 Washington Avenue, Room 960 EBA Albany, New York 12234 ellen.stevens@nysed.gov |
| 08/26/2024 |
CK confirm suggested code with SPS: Dear SPS Colleagues, NYSED has reached out with a request to update the HEGIS code for the AAS Hospitality Management application. NYSED has indicates that, as this is an Associate-level program, they would typically expect a HEGIS code from the 5000-series. Based on the program’s description in the proposal, HEGIS code 5010.00 (Hotel and restaurant management technologies) may be appropriate. Can you please confirm that this code is suitable for your program? Warmly, Carina |
| 08/26/2024 |
SPS seeks additional context/guidance re: HEGIS codes for associates: Hi Carina, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Before my office corresponds with the department about this feedback, do you know if there is a direct NYSED source that outlines HEGIS classification expectations by award type? I welcome any supporting references you can offer. Best, Erica |
| 08/28/2024 |
Hi Erica, Thanks for checking on this. There is no publicly available NYSED documentation that provides this guidance/expectation. It is likely that NYSED has shared this guidance in the past as all current NYU associate degree programs have 5000 level HEGIS codes, but it does not appear to have been incorporated into any of NYU's internal guidance materials, as associate level degrees are not frequently added at NYU (the last new one was in 2003). We'll add this guidance to the NYSED forms downloaded from the OAPRA website in the near future so that any school proposing an associate level degree is aware of the HEGIS code guidance. Let us know if you have any other questions! Warmly, Carina |
| 08/29/2024 |
SPS confirms NYSED recommended HEGIS, CK shares with TW to respond to NYSED: Hi Carina, Thanks so much for that clarification. Very helpful as always! With regard to the recommended HEGIS code 5010.00 (Hotel and restaurant management technologies) for the AAS in Hospitality Management proposal, we have checked with the departments and they have confirmed that the code is suitable and are ok with the update. My best, Erica |
| 08/29/2024 |
Hi Titilayo, SPS has confirmed that NYSED's suggested HEGIS code is appropriate. Can you please respond to NYSED to let them know? Draft email is below (also FYI, it looks like this program has already been entered into the IRP so it seems like it's approved and just needs the updated HEGIS). Warmly, Carina |
| 09/03/2024 |
TW responds to NYSED feedback: Dear Ellen, Thank you very much for bringing the HEGIS code issue to our attention. We have confirmed with the program that the suggested code, 5010.00 (Hotel and restaurant management technologies) is appropriate for this program. We will make sure to highlight this guidance for any future associate level programs at NYU. Best regards, Titilayo |
| 09/03/2024 |
NYSED responds to TW confirmation of HEGIS: Thank you Titilayo! I have updated our records and approved the program. You should be receiving an official email regarding registration of the AAS in Hospitality soon. We wish you much success with the new program! Best, Ellen |
| 09/09/2024 |
NYSED sends approval notification: Dear President Mills: Please maintain this registration email in your records for this proposal as it reflects the official registration action taken by the New York State Education Department. This email is in response to the application for registration of the following program at New York University (SED Proposal # 2024-1046): Program Title: Hospitality Management Award: AAS HEGIS Code: 5010.00 Program Code: 43911 Format: Standard, Distance Education With the following financial aid information: Financial Aid: TAP, APTS, VTA We are pleased to inform you that on the basis of our review the program detailed in this email and on the Inventory of Registered Programs is registered for general purposes under Subchapter A of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (Chapter II of Title 8 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations for the State of New York) until September 1, 2025. After that date, registration will be extended annually until the Department's next review is conducted. New registration is required for any existing curriculum in which major changes are made that affect its title, focus, design, requirements for completion, or mode of delivery. Therefore, I ask that you contact this office prior to initiating a significant change in the program. Sincerely, New York State Education Department Office of College & University Evaluation 89 Washington Avenue Room 960 EBA Albany, NY 12234 |
| 09/11/2024 |
CK sends approval notifications to relevant stakeholders across the university |