1. March 25, 2014 Dr. Adena Williams Loston President
Call to Conversation
March 25, 2014
Dr. Adena Williams Loston
President

2. SACSCOC Communications Email Inquiry and Formal Letter
Addresses St. Philip’s College accreditation
Refers specifically to:
Changes to General Education Program
Faculty Approval of Curriculum
Faculty Responsibility for Curriculum
Substantive Change
Institutional Autonomy
Context:
EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Frameworks Course
NOTE: ALL Alamo Colleges received this letter except NLC

3. SACSCOC Principles Requirement Standard
Must be met or will not be reaffirmed
Standard
Must be met or may be placed on monitoring

4. EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Frameworks
Core Requirement 2.7.3: General Education
Provide evidence of:
Breadth of knowledge
Coherent rational
If replacing the required Humanities and required Social Sciences course, it must meet the requirements for those areas (cannot be a study skills course)

5. EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Frameworks
Comprehensive Standard 3.4.1: Academic Program Approval
Provide evidence of:
Faculty approval of the changes to the general education program
Institutional policies were followed

6. EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Frameworks
Comprehensive Standard : Responsibility for Curriculum
Address the means by which the:
Institution places primary responsibility for curricular content and quality with its faculty

7. EDUC/PSYC 1300 Learning Frameworks
Comprehensive Standard : Substantive Change
Provide evidence that:
SACSCOC approval to change the general education program was granted OR
Provide justification that:
Changes to the general education program should not be considered a significant departure from the current general education program

8. Institutional Autonomy
Provide examples of institutional autonomy related to the review and implementation of these curricular changes.

9. SPC Response SACSCOC will respond:
SPC is responding to these inquiries:
In collaboration with the other colleges
In collaboration with faculty leadership and administration
With utmost integrity and candor
Within the deadline of April 15, 2014
SACSCOC will respond:
SPC provided an acceptable response, or
Request further information or clarification, or
Take further action

10. SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Dr. Karen Sides
What is my Role?
SPC wants to get this right
Respond to any information requests you may receive as part of this review with openness and honesty
ALWAYS follow policies and procedures
When in doubt, check!
SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, Dr. Karen Sides