SACS

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Institutional Review Milestones FIU Reaffirmation
of Accreditation by SACS (Leadership Orientation
June 2008)
Internal Compliance Audit (Core Requirements,
Comprehensive Standards Federal Mandates)
Quality Enhancement Plan (Core Requirement 12)
QEP Prospectus
Compliance Certification w/supporting
documentation (due to SACS Sept. 2009)
Off-Site Committee review(2nd week in November
2009)
Quality Enhancement Plan (due to SACS six weeks
prior to on-site review, approx. December, 2009)
Off-Site Committee report (preliminary)
SACS receives preliminary report
On-Site Committee review (Spring, 2010)
Conference call--SACS staff Leadership Team
On-Site Committee writes a report and completes
Reaffirmation Report Form
Non or Partial Compliance or Issues identified by
Off-Site Committee
No
Yes
Institutional Response (5 months after
site visit)
No Action by Institution
Focused Report (optional)
Review by SACS Commission on Colleges (December
2010)
Impact Report includes section on QEP (submitted
5 yrs. after institutions decennial review)
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Non-Compliance Issues
Student Learning Outcomes ACADEMIC UAC
Core Curriculum Assessment UCCOC
Faculty Qualifications
Operational Objectives ADMIN UAC
UCCOC University Core Curriculum Oversight
Committee UAC- University Assessment Committee
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SACS Quality Enhancement Plan International Core
Curriculum Planning Process timeline With
Compliance Audit Schedule
Leadership Team chooses International core
curriculum theme Spring 07
Compliance Audit assignments Fall 06
Comp cert team Sp 07
Due to SACS Sept 09
First Draft April 08
2nd Draft Feb 09
Focused Rpt-