Road to 2026 Reaffirmation

Preparation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

• Appoint a Reaffirmation Leadership Committee.
• Appoint a QEP Topic Selection Committee.
• Identify and train accreditation core and functional teams.
• Conduct an internal compliance audit.
• Create and maintain the internal SACSCOC document repository.

• Call for QEP Concept Papers

March-May 2024

• Functional teams write initial Compliance Certification narratives and revise them after internal reviews.

• Begin researching, writing, and supporting the QEP.

• Final quality check of the Compliance Certification narrative
• Review the initial QEP draft.

• Investigate concerns, questions, and themes of interest concerning the reaffirmation process.
• Address specific areas of the Certification of Compliance, such as requirement/standard interpretation, documentation concerns, and avoiding typical problems other institutions encounter.
• Discuss the Quality Enhancement Plan and investigate specific concerns about the QEP.
• Respond to queries about the timing and components of the peer review process.

Off-Site Review
 
 
 
 
 
 

• Submit Compliance Certification, relevant supporting documents, and updated Institutional Summary Form.

• Nomination due

• Off-Site Reaffirmation Committee reviews Compliance Certification.

• SACSCOC staff provide feedback from the Off-Site Reaffirmation Committee

• Finalize the plan to include the topic discovery process, pertinent research, student learning outcomes, and an evaluation of the project's learning-improving activities. The committee will create an implementation infrastructure design, a multiyear implementation and assessment budget, and an implementation work plan.

On-Site Review
 
 
 
 

• Submit updated Institutional Summary Form, Compliance Certification (narratives only), Catalog, Quality Enhancement Plan, and Focused Report (if needed).

• Submit the QEP and Focus Report (if needed) to the On-Site Committee six weeks before the campus visit.

• The On-Site Committee visits Douglas and Waycross campuses to evaluate QEP, review areas of non-compliance noted by the Off-Site Reaffirmation Committee, and review all other standards and areas of concern. The On-Site Reaffirmation Committee completes the out-brief and Report to the Commission.

Commission Review
 
 

• Prepare a response to any recommendations in the On-Site Report and submit the Report, including the QEP.

• SACS Commission on Colleges determines action and provides status (Reaffirmation, Monitoring Report, Sanctions).