The Compliance Certification provides extensive evidence (a narrative and supporting documentation) of compliance with the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement (December 2017).
Our peer reviewers working within the SACSCOC expect to see a mature program assessment and administrative assessment along with complete faculty credentials.
Know that the Compliance Certification covers basic, broad-based foundational requirements that institutions must meet to be accredited. The forty-five standards are separated into fourteen sections reflecting basic expectations including:
The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement provides a detailed overview of the current reaffirmation criteria.
Reaffirmation 2020 at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ University
The reaffirmation process at ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ is led by Dr. Theresa Hefner-Babb, SACSCOC Liaison and Executive Director of the Office of Planning and Assessment. Committees are compiling the evidence and writing the narratives for each of the report sections. We submitted the in September 2019.
The off-site review took place in November 2019.
We submitted the Focus Report and QEP in February 2020.
The on-site review is delayed to March 2-4, 2021 due to COVID-19.