The Accreditation Landscape, Standards, Trends and Gaps Allison Powell, VP of iNACOL Cameron Staples, CEO NEASC Sanje Ratnavale, Managing Partner of OESIS October 2013

Presentation The Landscape of Accreditation- Sanje Ratnavale Leading Associations Accreditation Bodies Standards Clearing Houses Protocols available Quality Standards - Allison Powell Structure of Program Standards Subject Specific Issues from Science to Performing Arts Other Gaps Quality Debate moving from Input to Outputs driven by Common Core Collaboration & Substantive Change Issues- NEASC Panel and Open Discussion

Collaborative Arrangements Degree of Equivalence In all cases = Substantive Change? Degree of burden dependent on partner accreditation Same regional body prior notification Equivalent D. of E. body Prior approval Self-certification Non Equivalent body Prospectus

SACS 1. Conformity with Core Standards. Collaborative Arrangements Ensuring the Quality of the Credits Recorded on Transcripts. SACS 1. Conformity with Core Standards. 2. Effective Assessment and monitoring by academically-qualified persons. 3. Disclosure to constituencies and Transparency 4. Agreement on Teaching Methodologies 5. Equivalent Quality of Teaching Qualifications 6. Processes for assessing Educational outcomes 8. Joint accountability of faculty

Collaborative Arrangements Ensuring the Quality of the Credits Recorded on Transcripts. Taking a grade as your own “it must be able to demonstrate that the instruction was accomplished under the Member’s own supervision and included approval of the academic qualifications of each instructor in advance and the regular evaluation of the effectiveness of each instructor. The Member institution’s approach might include the joint appointment of instructors.”