1. SACS-COC Fifth-Year Interim Report
Extended Cabinet Meeting
November 19, 2014

2. SACS-COC Accreditation Timeline
: Compliance Certification/Self-Study
: 10-year Reaffirmation, Monitoring Report : : :
:5th-Year Notice
: 5th-Year Interim Report; QEP Impact : : :
: Compliance Certification/Self-Study
: 10-year Reaffirmation

3. SACS-COC Accreditation Timeline
: Compliance Certification/Self-Study
: 10-year Reaffirmation, Monitoring Report : : : :
: 5th-Year Interim Report; QEP Impact : : :
: Compliance Certification/Self-Study
: 10-year Reaffirmation
Compliance: 17 Standards
QEP Implementation
Outcomes Assessment
Compliance:101 Standards
New QEP
Outcomes Assessment

4. Parts of the Fifth-Year Interim Report
Compliance Certification/Self-Study
Selected standards (17)
Policies
QEP Impact Report (The WRITE Way to Success)
Initial Goals and Outcomes of the QEP
Discussion of changes, with rationale
Impact on student learning or learning environment
Achievement of Goals
Unanticipated outcomes
An institutional reflection
What has the institution learned?

5. Compliance Certification Standards
1. Faculty
2. Student Support Services
-Promote student learning and development
-Advising, counseling, career services, OSLE
3. Qualified Administrative and Academic Officers
4. Institutional Effectiveness: Academic Programs (SLOs)
5. Admissions Policies
6. Academic Program Coordination
-Qualified faculty; Development and review of curriculum
7. Title IV Program Responsibilities; Submission of Financial Statements
8. Physical Facilities
9. Student Achievement

6. Compliance Certification Standards
10. Program Curriculum
-Aligned with institutional goals and degrees awarded
11. Publication of Policies (Academic calendar, grades, refunds)
12. Program Length
13. Student Complaints
14. Recruitment Materials
15. New FR: Distance and Correspondence Education (Ident., privacy, fees)
16. New FR: Definition of Credit Hours
17. New FR: Policy Compliance (Other accred. agencies, complaints, Distance Ed)

7. Status of Compliance
Non-Compliant Compliant
Partially Compliant

8. Didn’t we just go through this?...Why aren’t we still in compliance?
We didn’t institutionalize practices and procedures used to demonstrate compliance.
We didn’t develop and/or publish policies accessible to those affected by the policies.
Some procedures were unsustainable. (Too costly, difficult to maintain, etc.)
There is limited continuity due to lack of knowledge about standards.
There are always on-going substantive changes.

9. Recent Update from SACS-COC
Reminder about the seriousness of the Fifth- Year Interim Report
Give the same effort as the 10-year review
Institutions can still lose their accreditation

10. Compliance Certification: Plan for Compliance
Conduct Compliance Audit
Data Collection/Analysis
Policy and Procedures Audit
Revisions to Policy and Procedures
Implement Policies and Procedures
Collect evidence to support compliance
Provide Resources
Increase Communications
Convene a Fifth-Year Implementation/Writing Team

11. QEP Impact Report: Plan for Compliant Structured, Detailed Reporting
Achievement of Goals and Objectives
Modifications
Resources
Annual implementation timelines
Increased communication with campus
Writing Team

12. Our Role Resources Be informed, empowered, proactive
SACS-COC Standards
Announcements and updates
Substantive changes
Fifth-Year Report resources
QEP resources