Table of Contents
Part I: The 2013 Handbook and WSCUC Accreditation
- The Changing Context for Accreditation
- The Purposes of WSCUC Accreditation
- Commission Code of Good Practice and Ethical Conduct
- The Status of Accreditation
Part II: The Core Commitments and Standards of Accreditation
- Understanding the WSCUC Standards
- WSCUC Standards of Accreditation
- Standard 1: Defining Institutional Purposes and Ensuring Educational Objectives
- Standard 2: Achieving Educational Objectives through Core Functions
- Standard 3: Developing and Applying Resources and Organizational Structures to Ensure Quality and Sustainability
- Standard 4: Creating an Organization Committed to Quality Assurance, Institutional Learning, and Improvement
Part III: WSCUC Quality Assurance
- The Institutional Review Process
- Overview of the Institutional Review Process
- The Institutional Report
- Components of the Institutional Report
- 1: Introduction to the Institutional Report: Institutional Context; Response to Previous Commission Actions
- 2: Compliance with Standards: Review under the WSCUC Standards and Compliance with Federal Requirements; Inventory of Educational Effectiveness Indicators
- 3: Degree Programs: Meaning, Quality, and Integrity of Degrees
- 4: Educational Quality: Student Learning, Core Competencies, and Standards of Performance at Graduation
- 5: Student Success: Student Learning, Retention, and Graduation
- 6: Quality Assurance and Improvement: Program Review; Assessment; Use of Data and Evidence
- 7: Sustainability: Financial Viability; Preparing for the Changing Higher Education Environment
- 8: Institution-specific Theme(s) (optional)
- 9: Conclusion: Reflection and Plans for Improvement
- Exhibits
- Components of the Institutional Report
- Interactions with the Evaluation Team
- The Offsite Review
- The Visit
