Standards/Requirements Organized by Committee Assignment
Mission, Governance, and Administration (29 standards/requirements)
CR 2.1 – Degree-granting authority
CR 2.2 – Governing board
CR 2.3 – Chief executive officer
CR 2.4 – Institutional mission (Distance education)
CR 2.5 – Institutional effectiveness (Distance education)
CR 2.6 – Continuous operation (Distance education)
CS 3.1.1 – Institutional mission (Distance education)
CS 3.2.1 – CEO evaluation/selection
CS 3.2.2.1 – Governing board control – institution’s mission
CS 3.2.2.2 – Governing board control – fiscal stability of the institution
CS 3.2.2.3 – Governing board control – institutional policy
CS 3.2.2.4 – Governing board control – related foundations
CS 3.2.3 – Board conflict of interest (Distance education, if applicable)
CS 3.2.4 – External influence
CS 3.2.5 – Board dismissal
CS 3.2.6 – Board/administration distinction
CS 3.2.7 – Organizational structure
CS 3.2.8 – Qualified administrative/academic officers (Fifth-Year Interim Report)
CS 3.2.9 – Personnel appointment
CS 3.2.10 – Administrative staff evaluation (Distance education)
CS 3.2.11 – Control of intercollegiate athletics
CS 3.2.12 – Fund-raising activities
CS 3.2.13 – Institution-related entities (Distance education)
CS 3.13.1 – Policy compliance: accrediting decisions of other agencies (Fifth-Year Interim Report)
CS 3.13.2 – Policy compliance: collaborative academic arrangements: policy and procedures
CS 3.13.3 – Policy compliance: complaint procedures against the Commission or its accredited
institutions (Fifth-Year Interim Report)
CS 3.13.4a & b – Policy compliance: reaffirmation of accreditation and subsequent reports (Fifth-Year
Interim Report)
CS 3.13.5a & b – Policy compliance: separate accreditation for units of a member institution
CS 3.14.1 – Publication of accreditation status
Academic Programs, Research, and Faculty (42 standards/requirements)
CR 2.7.1 – Program length (Distance education)
CR 2.7.2 – Program content (Distance education)
CR 2.7.3 – General education (Distance education)
CR 2.7.4 – Course work for degrees
CR 2.8 – Faculty (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
CS 3.2.14 – Intellectual property rights (Distance education)
CS 3.3.1.1 – IE, educational programs, to include student learning outcomes (Fifth-Year Interim Report)
(Distance education)
CS 3.3.1.4 – IE, research within its mission, if appropriate (Distance education)
CS 3.4.1 – Academic program approval (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.2 – Continuing education/service programs (All educational programs) (Distance education)
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CS 3.4.3 – Admissions policies (All educational programs) (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance
education)
CS 3.4.4 – Acceptance of academic credit (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.5 – Academic policies (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.6 – Practices for awarding credit (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.7 – Consortial relationships/contractual agreements (All educational programs) (Distance
education)
CS 3.4.8 – Noncredit to credit (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.9 – Academic support services (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.10 – Responsibility for curriculum (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.4.11 – Academic program coordination (All educational programs) (Fifth-Year Interim Report)
(Distance education)
CS 3.4.12 – Technology use (All educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.5.1 – General education competencies (Undergraduate educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.5.2 – Institutional credits for a degree (Undergraduate educational programs)
CS 3.5.3 – Undergraduate program requirements (Undergraduate educational programs) (Distance
education)
CS 3.5.4 – Terminal degrees of faculty (Undergraduate educational programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.6.1 – Post-baccalaureate program rigor (Graduate & post-baccalaureate professional programs)
CS 3.6.2 – Graduate curriculum (Graduate & post-baccalaureate professional programs) (Distance
education)
CS 3.6.3 – Institutional credits for a graduate degree (Graduate & post-baccalaureate professional
programs)
CS 3.6.4 – Post-baccalaureate program requirements (Graduate & post-baccalaureate professional
programs) (Distance education)
CS 3.7.1 – Faculty competence (Faculty) (Distance education)
CS 3.7.2 – Faculty evaluation (Faculty)
CS 3.7.3 – Faculty development (Faculty) (Distance education)
CS 3.7.4 – Academic freedom (Faculty)
CS 3.7.5 – Faculty role in governance (Faculty)
CS 3.12.1 – Substantive change
FR 4.1 – Student achievement (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
FR 4.2 – Program curriculum (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
FR 4.3 – Publication of policies (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
FR 4.4 – Program length (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
FR 4.8.1 – Distance and correspondence education (identity) (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance
education)
FR 4.8.2 – Distance and correspondence education (privacy) (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance
education)
FR 4.8.3 – Distance and correspondence education (fees) (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance
education)
FR 4.9 – Definition of credit hours (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
Financial Resources (6 standards/requirements)
CR 2.11.1 – Financial resources
CS 3.10.1 – Financial stability (Distance education)
CS 3.10.2 – Financial aid audits (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
CS 3.10.3 – Control of finances (Distance education)
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CS 3.10.4 – Control of sponsored research/external funds (Distance education)
FR 4.7 – Title IV program responsibilities (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
Physical Resources and Community Engagement (5 standards/requirements)
CR 2.11.2 – Physical resources (Distance education)
CS 3.3.1.5 – IE, community/public service within its mission (Distance education)
CS 3.11.1 – Control of physical resources (Distance education)
CS 3.11.2 – Institutional environment (Distance education)
CS 3.11.3 – Physical facilities (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
Quality Enhancement Plan (2 standards/requirements)
CR 2.12 – Quality enhancement plan
CS 3.3.2 – QEP
Student Affairs and Academic Support (12 standards/requirements)
CR 2.9 – Learning resources and services (Distance education)
CR 2.10 – Student support services (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
CS 3.3.1.2 – IE, administrative support services (Distance education)
CS 3.3.1.3 – IE, academic and student support services (Distance education)
CS 3.8.1 – Learning/information resources (Distance education)
CS 3.8.2 – Instruction of library use (Distance education)
CS 3.8.3 – Qualified staff (Distance education)
CS 3.9.1 – Student rights (Distance education)
CS 3.9.2 – Student records (Distance education)
CS 3.9.3 – Qualified staff (student affairs) (Distance education)
FR 4.5 – Student complaints (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
FR 4.6 – Recruitment materials (Fifth-Year Interim Report) (Distance education)
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