The Status of Accreditation and Reaffirmation of Accreditation Initiatives

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The Status of Accreditation and Reaffirmation of
Accreditation Initiatives

• David S Adegboye, PhD
• Professor of Biology
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Accreditation Liaison
• Southern University at New Orleans
• University Professional Conference
• January 5, 2009

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SUNOS MANDATES
Accrediting Agency Unit Visit Date Status
NCATE National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education College of Education October 2008 Successful-Continuing Accreditation
SACS-COC Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges University-Wide 2011 On schedule - reaffirmation
AACSB-International The Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business College of Business Public Administration 2011 On schedule - Initial Accreditation
AAFCS American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences College of Education (B.A. Child Development Family Studies) 2011 On schedule - Initial Accreditation
CSWE Council for Social Work Education School of Social Work 2012 On schedule - reaffirmation
CAHIIM Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education College of Arts Sciences (B.S. Health Information Management) ? Program take-off delayed - Director recruitment problem
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SACS-COC Accreditation Reaffirmation Count Down

• Faculty/Staff Credentials
• Periodic Academic Program Review
• Institutional Reports
• Substantive Change
• Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
• Compliance Certification

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Faculty/Staff Credentials

• All ORIGINAL transcripts received to date scanned
• Photocopies not certified as original by issuing
  institutions not acceptable
• Both Baccalaureate and Graduate transcripts
  required
• University Administrators and Program Directors
  included
• March 15, 2009, is absolute deadline

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Periodic Academic Program Review

• 25 release time given to Coordinator of Program
  review Portfolios
• All six (6) programs with pending reports have
  complied, and portfolio review and site visit
  plans in progress
• Four (4) other programs B.S. Biology, B.A.
  Public Administration, B.S. Substance Abuse and
  AA Drug and Substance Abuse - required to
  complete review process by March 2009
• B.A. Child Development and Family Studies, B.A.
  English, B.A. History, B.S. Mathematics, and
  hopefully B.S. Health Information Management
  scheduled for 2009-2010

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Institutional reports

• Two Annual Reports
• General Information and Enrollment Data due
  January each year
• Financial Profile and Indicators due July each
  year
• Reports are up to date and already scanned

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Substantive Change

• A significant modification or expansion of the
  nature and scope of an accredited institution
• The policy on substantive change has been in
  place a long time
• What is new is the inclusion as a separate item
  in the Comprehensive Standards - 3.12.1

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Substantive Change Examples

• Any change in the established mission or
  objective of the institution
• Any change in the legal status, form of control,
  or ownership of the institution
• The addition of courses or programs that
  represent a significant departure, either in
  content or method of delivery, from those that
  were offered when the institution was last
  evaluated

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Substantive Change Examples (Cont.)

• The addition of courses or programs at a degree
  or credential level above that which is included
  in the institutions current accreditation or
  reaffirmation
• A change from clock hours to credit hours
• A substantial increase in the number of credit or
  clock hours awarded for successful completion of
  a program
• The establishment of an additional location
  geographically apart from the main campus at
  which the institution offers at least 50 of an
  educational program

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SUNO and Substantive Change Compliance

• Four (4) Online Degree Programs BGS General
  Studies, B.S Criminal Justice, B.A. Early
  Childhood Education, an M.A. Museum Studies
• Nine (9) New or Conversion Programs B.S.
  Management Information System, M.S. Management
  Information System, B.S. Business
  Entrepreneurship, B.A. Public Administration,
  B.A. Child Development and Family Studies, B.S.
  Health Information Management, B.A. History,
  B.A. English, and B.S. Mathematics
• Courses at La Place location Less than 25 of
  requirement for graduation no reporting
  necessary

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Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

• Dr Rose Duhon-Sells
• Professor of Education
• Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chair,
  QEP Task Force
• Status of QEP topic selection
• Status of QEP first draft

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Compliance Certification

• Dr. Frank Martin
• Professor of Economics
• Chair, Compliance Certification Task Force
• Compliance Certification Action Plan
• Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
• Subcommittee Progress Reports

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Compliance Certification

• Dr. Frank Martin
• Professor of Economics
• Chair, Compliance Certification Task Force
• Compliance Certification Action Plan
• Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
• Subcommittee Progress Reports