1. Understanding Expectations for the Self Study from the HEOA 2008 Ellie A. Fogarty – Vice President Barbara Samuel Loftus – Vice President Debra G. Klinman – Vice President Middle States Commission on Higher Education1

2. Overview HEOA 2008 Accreditation Provisions Implemented July 1, 2010 Substantive Change HEOA 2008 Accreditation Provisions to be Implemented July 1, 2011 Middle States Commission on Higher Education2

3. July 1, 2010 Provisions Distance Education – Evaluation Team Member – Student Identity Verification Transfer of Credit Policy – Disclose policy and criteria – List articulation agreements Student Achievement Teach-out Plans Middle States Commission on Higher Education3

4. Substantive Change Change in mission or objectives Change of legal status, control, or ownership Courses or programs representing a significant departure from existing offerings Programs at a new degree or credential level Change from clock to credit hours Distance education with 50% or more credits in a program offered online Middle States Commission on Higher Education4

5. Substantive Change Establishing a branch campus or additional locations, domestic and international Closure or relocation of additional location or branch campus, or change in category Institutional closure requiring a teach-out plan Initiation of contractual agreement with 25% or more of an education program provided by unaccredited entity Middle States Commission on Higher Education5

6. July 1, 2011 Provisions State authorization Misrepresentation Incentive compensation Gainful employment (in progress) Credit hours Middle States Commission on Higher Education6

7. Credit Hours Unit of measurement of academic work Federal definition consistent with Carnegie Unit reasonable equivalencies -- verifiable student learning outcomes Accreditors evaluate reliability & accuracy Middle States Commission on Higher Education7

8. HEOA 2008 Resources US Dept of Education http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/policy.html http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html Council for Higher Education Accreditation http://www.chea.org/Government/index.asp#FedUpdate Middle States Commission on Higher Education http://www.msche.org/ Middle States Commission on Higher Education8

9. Questions? Middle States Commission on Higher Education9