GRAND FORKS — A draft policy is in the works to explore North Dakota postsecondary academic programs with low completion rates. Low-completion academic programs, referred to simply as "low-producing" in some areas, are a conversation topic across several other states, Johnson said. Johnson said an important question — specifically “why are we doing this” — has been asked frequently about low-completion programs. Just starting the conversation about low-completion programs has sparked about 50 programs to come to the board for closure and termination. ADVERTISEMENTMongeon-Stewart said the policy for low-completion programs will streamline processes like UND's and make it uniform for the entire university system.