Clarify the Substantive Change Policy for CCC CIO

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Clarify the Substantive Change Policy for CCC
CIOs

• CIO/CSSO Conference
• Mission Inn Riverside, CA
• March 16, 2006

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Speaking of substantive change

• THEN NOW

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Principles Underlying Sub-Change

• Encourages change - Implicitly requires change
• Anticipates institution will respond to evidence
  of need for change
• Expects institution to undertake change
  responsibly
• Assures institution continue to meet standards
  through sub-change policy

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What is a substantive change?

• Change in Mission, Scope or Name
• Change in degree level
• Change in official name
• Change in nature of constituency served
• Closure of institution
• Change in location or geographical area served
• Change in location apart from the main campus

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What is a substantive change?

• Change in control of institution
• Change in legal status, form of control or
  ownership
• Merging with another institution
• Contracting for delivery of courses with
  non-regionally accredited organization
• Change by parent institution of off campus site
  into separate institution

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What is a substantive change?

• Change in Credit Awarded
• Increase of 50 or more in number of credit hours
  awarded for the successful completion of a
  program
• Change from clock hours to credit hours
• Any Other Significant Change
• Commission reserves the right to request reports
  and visits to assess the effects of any change it
  deems to be a very significant departure from the
  past

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Approval Process

• ACCJC Annual Report
• Notification to the commission
• Staff Review
• Substantive change committee consideration and
  action
• Visit, if required

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Report Requirements

• Cover Sheet TOC - Description of change
• Description of new ed program if applicable
• Description of planning process
• Evidence of sufficient resources
• Evidence of internal/external approvals
• Evidence eligibility requirements still fulfilled
• Evidence standards will be fulfilled
• Other information requested

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Thank you

• www.accjc.org
• Core documents and publications
• Substantive Change Manual