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SACSCOC Reaffirmation of Accreditation

The 2017 Reaffirmation for Accreditation process is comprised of two major components:

  • The Compliance Certification – the institution conducts an analysis of its effectiveness relative to the Core Requirements, Comprehensive Standards, and Federal Requirements. The Compliance Certification will be reviewed by an off-site SACSCOC committee in November, 2016.
  • The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) – the institution develops a plan to guide its path for the next ten years, focusing on enhancing student learning and incorporating institutional strategic planning and assessment. The process of the Quality Enhancement Plan can be found here. The QEP will be reviewed by an on-site SACSCOC committee in spring, 2017.

Timeline (tentative) 2014 – 2017

Date
Event
Person Responsible

Appoint Leadership Team Chancellor, Provost, SACSCOC Liaison
Establish SACSCOC Committees: Compliance and QEP Chancellor, Provost, SACSCOC Liaison, SACSCOC Director/input from Division/Department Heads and Deans

QEP selection and approval

Leadership Team and QEP Committee


November 2015 Final draft of compliance reports due Compliance Committee

April 2016 SACSCOC Staff visit to WCU

September 2016 Compliance Certification due to SACS Chancellor, Provost, Compliance Committee, SACSCOC Liaison, SACSCOC Director

November 2016 Off-Site Peer Review SACSCOC, Peer reviewers

April 2017

On-Site Peer Review Leadership Team, University Community

December 2-5, 2017 Review by SACSCOC Commission on Colleges SACSCOC

Updated January 21, 2015

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