SACSCOC
2016 Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Part I: Signatures Attesting to Integrity
Part II: List of Substantive Changes Approved Since the Last Reaffirmation
Part III: Compliance Certification
Core Requirements
2.1- Degree-granting Authority
2.2 - Governing Board
2.3 - Chief Executive Officer
2.4 - Institutional Mission
2.5 - Institutional Effectiveness
2.6 - Continuous Operation
2.7.1 - Program Length
2.7.2 - Program Content
2.7.3 - General Education
2.7.4 - Coursework for Degrees
2.8 - Faculty
2.9 - Learning Resources and Services
2.10 - Student Support Services
2.11.1 - Financial Resources
2.11.2 - Physical Resources
2.12 - Quality Enhancement Plan
Comprehensive Standards
3.1.1 - Mission
3.2.1 - Governance and Administration: CEO Evaluation/Selection
3.2.2 - Governance and Administration: Governing Board Control
3.2.2.1 - Governance and Administration: Governing Board Control: Mission
3.2.2.2 - Governance and Administration: Governing Board Control: Fiscal Stability
3.2.2.3 - Governance and Administration: Governing Board Control: Institutional Policy
3.2.3 - Governance and Administration: Board Conflict of Interest
3.2.4 - Governance and Administration: External Influence
3.2.5 - Governance and Administration: Board Dismissal
3.2.6 - Governance and Administration: Board Administration / Distinction
3.2.7 - Governance and Administration: Organizational Structure
3.2.8 - Governance and Administration: Qualified Administrative / Academic Officers
3.2.9 - Governance and Administration: Personnel Appointment
3.2.10 - Governance and Administration: Administrative Staff Evaluations
3.2.11 - Governance and Administration: Control of Intercollegiate Athletics
3.2.12 - Governance and Administration: Fund-raising Activities
3.2.13 - Governance and Administration: Institution Related Entities
3.2.14 - Governance and Administration: Intellectual Property Rights
3.3.1 - Institutional Effectiveness
3.3.1.1 - Institutional Effectiveness: Educational Programs
3.3.1.2 - Institutional Effectiveness: Administrative Support Services
3.3.1.3 - Institutional Effectiveness: Academic and Student Support Services
3.3.1.4 - Institutional Effectiveness: Research
3.3.1.5 - Institutional Effectiveness: Community / Public Service
3.3.2 - Quality Enhancement Plan
3.4.1 - Educational Programs: All: Academic Program Approval
3.4.2 - Educational Programs: All: Continuing Education / Service Programs
3.4.3 - Educational Programs: All: Admission Policies
3.4.4 - Educational Programs: All: Acceptance of Academic Credit
3.4.5 - Educational Programs: All: Academic Policies
3.4.6 - Educational Programs: All: Practices for Awarding Credit
3.4.7 - Educational Programs: All: Consortial Relationships / Contractual Agreements
3.4.8 - Educational Programs: All: Noncredit to Credit
3.4.9 - Educational Programs: All: Academic Support Services
3.4.10 - Educational Programs: All: Responsibility for Curriculum
3.4.11 - Educational Programs: All: Academic Program Coordination
3.4.12 - Educational Programs: All: Technology Use
3.5.1 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate: General Education Competencies
3.5.2 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate: Institutional Credits for a Degree
3.5.3 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate: Undergraduate Program Requirements
3.5.4 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate: Terminal Degrees of Faculty
3.6.1 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate: Post-Baccalaureate
Program Rigor
3.6.2 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate: Graduate Curriculum
3.6.3 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate: Institutional Credits
for a Graduate Degree
3.6.4 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate: Post-Baccalaureate
Program Requirements
3.7.1 - Faculty: Faculty Competence
3.7.2 - Faculty: Faculty Evaluation
3.7.3 - Faculty Faculty Development
3.7.4 - Faculty: Academic Freedom
3.7.5 - Faculty: Faculty Role in Governance
3.8.1 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Learning / Information Resources
3.8.2 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Instruction of Library Use
3.8.3 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Qualified Staff
3.9.1 - Student Affairs and Services: Student Rights
3.9.2 - Student Affairs and Services: Student Records
3.9.3 - Student Affairs and Services: Qualified Staff
3.10.1 - Financial Resources: Financial Stability
3.10.2 - Financial Resources: Financial Aid Audits
3.10.3 - Financial Resources: Control of Finances
3.10.4 - Financial Resources: Control of Sponsored Research / External Funds
3.11.1 - Physical Resources: Control of Physical Resources
3.11.2 - Physical Resources: Institutional Environment
3.11.3 - Physical Resources: Physical Facilities
3.12 - Substantive Change
3.13 - Policy Compliance
3.13.1 - Policy Compliance: Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies
3.13.2 - Policy Compliance: Collaborative Academic Arrangements: Policy and Procedures
3.13.3 - Policy Compliance: Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its
Accredited Institutions
3.13.4.a - Policy Compliance: Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports
3.13.4.b - Policy Compliance: Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports
3.13.5.a - Policy Compliance: Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution
3.13.5.b - Policy Compliance: Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution
3.14 - Representation of Status with the Commission: Publication of Accreditation
Status
Federal Requirements
4.1 - Student Achievement
4.2 - Program Curriculum
4.3 - Publication of Policies
4.4 - Program Length
4.5 - Student Complaints
4.6 - Recruitment Materials
4.7 - Title IV Program Responsibilities
4.8.1 - Verification of Student Identity in Distance or Correspondence Education
4.8.2 - Written Procedure for Distance and Correspondence Education Student's Privacy
4.8.3 - Written Procedure for Projected Additional Student Charges
4.9 - Definition of Credit Hours
Part IV: Institutional Summary Form
