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Timelines for document submittals to the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools and for completion of work by the
academic and administrative units are given below.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges
| 2006 |
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| June 12 |
Leadership Team Orientation |
| 2007 |
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| September 7 |
Compliance Certification Document due |
| November 5-8 |
Off-Site Peer Review |
| 2008 |
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| Mid January |
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Due |
| Mid January |
Response to Off-Site Peer Review |
| April 1-3 |
On-Site Peer Review (takes place sometime in this period) |
| Spring/Summer |
Response to On-Site Peer Review |
| December 5-8 |
Commission on Colleges Review |
| December 10 |
Commission on Colleges announces accreditation decision |
Compliance Certification Document Team
| 2006 |
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| End of Spring Sem. |
Complete draft of each criterion response |
| Fall |
Complete needed policies/documentation |
| 2007 |
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| Spring |
Complete Compliance Certification document text |
| August |
Complete electronic versions of Compliance Certification document |
| September 7 |
Compliance Certification Document due |
Administrative Units
| 2006 |
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| End of Spring Sem. |
Complete development of Goals, Objectives, and Assessment Plan |
| 2007 |
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| Spring Break |
Submit assessment plans to OATS and document progress toward completion of one or more assessment cycles and "Closing the Loop" |
| Early September |
Submit progress toward completion of one or more assessment cycles through summer 2007 |
| 2008 |
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| January |
Submit progress toward completion of one or more assessment cycles through fall 2007 |
Academic Units
| 2006 |
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| End of Spring Sem. |
Complete Program Educational Objectives, Program Learning Outcomes, and Assessment Plans* |
| 2007 |
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| Spring Break |
Submit assesment plans to OATS and document through fall 2006 progress towards completion of one assessment cycle and "Closing the Loop" * |
| Early September |
Submit progress toward completion of one or more assessment cycles
through summer 2007
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| 2008 |
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| January |
Submit progress toward completion of one or more assessment cycles
through fall 2007
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* While those academic programs that have already developed Program Educational Objectives,
Program Outcomes, and Assessment Plans should have little difficulty meeting these deadlines,
others who are just formulating theirs may take significantly longer. This is to be expected,
and it is more important to develop these objectives, outcomes, and plans carefully and
thoughtfully than to rush them. However, it is also important that continuous, steady progress
be made toward developing and implementing outcomes-based assessment.
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