The department head or director will nominate peer reviewers for each program that is being reviewed. To provide flexibility in selecting reviewers, the department/office will put forth multiple names of potential reviewers to their dean/director. The department/office should provide justification for selection and known relationships with the potential reviewer. The list may be rank ordered. The dean/director will select the reviewer from the list put forth by faculty/supervisor with consideration of the department/office ranking, if provided. The dean/director may select a reviewer that was not put forth by the department/office. When requested, the dean/director will provide to the department head/supervisor, their rationale for the selection of the reviewer.
After collaborating with the department head/supervisor, the dean/director makes the reviewer appointments. A program will have one peer reviewer evaluating their program. A reviewer, depending on expertise, may evaluate more than one program.