Transcript The Status of Accreditation and Reaffirmation of

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
SUNO’S MANDATES
Accrediting Agency
NCATE: National Council for
the Accreditation of Teacher
Education
SACS-COC: Southern
Association of Colleges and
Schools - Commission on
Colleges
AACSB-International: The
Association of Advance
Collegiate Schools of
Business
AAFCS: American
Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences
CSWE: Council for Social
Work Education
Unit
Visit Date
Status
October 2008
Successful-Continuing
Accreditation
2011
On schedule reaffirmation
College of Business &
Public Administration
2011
On schedule - Initial
Accreditation
College of Education (B.A.
Child Development &
Family Studies)
2011
On schedule - Initial
Accreditation
2012
On schedule reaffirmation
?
Program take-off delayed
- Director recruitment
problem
College of Education
University-Wide
School of Social Work
CAHIIM: Commission on
Accreditation for Health
College of Arts & Sciences
Informatics and Information
(B.S. Health Information
Management Education
Management)
SACS-COC: Accreditation
Reaffirmation Count Down
•Faculty/Staff
Credentials
•Periodic Academic Program Review
•Institutional Reports
•Substantive Change
•Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
•Compliance Certification
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
included
•March
and Program Directors
15, 2009, is absolute deadline
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Compliance Certification
Dr. Frank Martin
Professor of Economics
Chair, Compliance Certification Task Force
Compliance
Certification Action Plan
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
Subcommittee Progress Reports
Compliance Certification
Dr. Frank Martin
Professor of Economics
Chair, Compliance Certification Task Force
•Compliance
Certification Action Plan
•Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
•Subcommittee Progress Reports