Starting a New Cohort
As a faculty member, there are a number of steps that you may want to consider when contemplating a new off-campus program:
1. Identify the need for a program. Very often off-campus
cohorts arise out of a need identified in the community
(for example, a school system who needs more special
education teachers).
**Finding a group of students who would benefit
from your specific program is a crucial first step.**
2. Contact a cohort staff member to arrange a
meeting about the program/site and develop an
action plan.
3. Identify a location where the cohort group will
meet.
4. Meet with the marketing coordinator to create an
advertising plan for initial interest meetings.
5. Develop the course schedule by semester for the
degree program.
6. Work with cohort staff to ensure students are
admitted, enrolled, and paid.
7. Schedule an orientation session. This should
include cohort coordinators and the online
student success coordinator (if the program will
take advantage of online classes).