1. 2008 HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SELF- STUDY & EVALUATION TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES Ellie A. Fogarty, Ed.D. Vice President, MSCHE

2. Overview  Certification Statement  Requirements of Affiliation in Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education  HEOA Provisions  Other Requirements

3. Certification Statement  Compliance with MSCHE Requirements of Affiliation and Federal Title IV Requirements  Signed by CEO and governing board Chair  Included with Self-Study materials

4. Requirements of Affiliation  Requirements apply to all member institutions as well as those seeking Candidacy status and Initial Accreditation  Team members affirm an institution’s compliance with Requirements in the Team Report, section II  Or note areas of concern, including specific details

5. HEOA Provisions  Compliance affirmed in Section III of Team Report  Or note areas of concern, including specific details  Distance Education  Evaluation Team Member assigned  Student identity verification process documented  Transfer of Credit Policy  Policy and criteria disclosed to the public  Articulation agreements listed

6. HEOA Provisions  Credit Hours  Policies for awarding credit hours conform to commonly accepted practice in higher education  “Reasonably approximate” a Carnegie unit  Student Achievement  State Authorization  Incentive Compensation  Gainful Employment

7. Other Requirements  Compliance affirmed in Section III of Team Report  Or note areas of concern, including specific details  Findings from the US Department of Education  Financial Responsibility and Title IV cohort default rates  State Regulatory Requirements  Other Accrediting Agency Findings

8. Additional Resources  Requirements of Affiliation, pp. xii – xiii in Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education  Distance Education: Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning)  Advertising, Student Recruitment, and Representation of Accredited Status - MSCHE policy  Transfer Credit, Prior Learning, and Articulation - MSCHE policy  Cohort Default Rate http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement/cdr.html