SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Students To Complete PGA Membership Requirements | |
| Students to complete all requirements of the PGA of America's Professional Golf Management Program. Associated Goals: Produce College Educated PGA Members |
| Indicator | Complete PGA Of America's Educational Program Successful completion of the PGA of America's Educational program. |
| Criteria | PGA Educational program Successfully pass all knowledge tests and simulations associated with Level 1,2, and 3 of the PGA/Professional Golf Management Program. |
| Finding | Completion of PGA's Educational Program Students must complete the PGA of America''''s 3 level educational program. Successful completion includes the completion of 3 work experience kits concluded with checkpoint testing at the conclusion of each level. |
| Indicator | Internship Experience Successful completion of 16 months of internship work. |
| Criteria | Internship experience Successful completion of the internship experience will include that it take place in at least 3 different settings with a detailed evaluation filled out by each host. |
| Finding | Internships Students will complete 4 successful internships over 16 months. The internships must take place in at least 3 different settings. |
| Indicator | Playing Ability Test Pass the PGA of America's Playing Ability Test. |
| Criteria | Pass the PGA of America''s Playing Ability Test Successful completion of the PGA''''s Playing Ability Test will require students to shoot a target score on a given day at a given golf course. The target score is arrived at by mulitplying the rating of the course by 2 and adding 15. |
| Finding | Pass the PGA's Playing Ability Test (PAT) Students must pass the PGA of America''''s 36 hole test of playing ability prior to graduation. |
| Action | Completion of the PGA/PGM Program Assess what percentage of students are successfully graduating from the PGA/PGM Program. National averages dictate that approximately 45% of students who enroll in the program will graduate. |
| Objective | Program Enrollment | |
| The goal of the PGA Golf Management Program is to ulitimately have 200 students at any one given time. Associated Goals: Recruiting |
| Indicator | Yearly Program Enrollment The yearly goal for enrollment will be 50 students to satisfy the goal of reaching 200 total students. |
| Criteria | Yearly Program Enrollment The goal of admitting 50 new students per year can be monitored by watching the amount of campus visits are held. |
| Finding | Program Enrollment The fall of 2005 saw 28 students enroll in the program. The Fall of 2006, 2007, and 2008 saw student enrollment of 34, 32, and approximately 35 students. |
| Action | Yearly program enrollment The new PGA Golf Management program has gotten off to a very good start. In order to reach the goal of 50 new students per year we must continue to promote the program and give it time. Since this is the first and only program in the state of Texas it will take time to educate people about the program. We will continue to conduct campus visits, send mailers out to high school golfers around the state and country and promote the program with high school golfers and counselors. In addition we will continue to promote the program at various junior golf tournaments around the state of Texas. |