Institutional Resources

This section deals primarily with COC-accredited institutions seeking reaffirmation of accreditation with the Commission. The Handbook for Reaffirmation of Accreditation provides information for institutions undergoing reaffirmation and can be ordered by using the Commission’s Publication Order Form accessed at “Policies, Guidelines, Good Practices, and Position Statements.” The “Substantive Change Policy and Procedures” provides information for institutions undergoing a change of a substantive nature as defined in the policy. For complete information about substantive change, click here. For institutions applying for membership with the Commission, access “Application information" by clicking here.

Other information, such as policies, procedures, and manuals, can be found by clicking onto “Policies and Publications.”

Documents and information in this section are divided into four parts: 

• General Forms/Guidelines.  Documents and information that may be used in all or some types of Commission review.
• Reaffirmation: Documents, Policies, and Timelines
• The Fifth-Year Interim Report: Information, Forms, and Timelines
• SACS/COC Joint Visit with the Association of Theological Schools at the time of Reaffirmation: Agreement and Documents

Institutions should always refer to this Web site for the most updated forms and information being used in the review of institutions.

GENERAL FORMS/GUIDELINES

Schedule of Dues, Fees and other Expenses (Added Feb 2009)

Application for Member Institutions Seeking Accreditation at a More Advanced Degree Level (Updated Jan 2007)

Guidelines for Communicating Information Electronically (Updated Feb 2004)

Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Review  (Updated Mar 2008)

Templates for the Compliance Certification (Added Sep 2009)

Faculty Roster Form (Added 07/18/2005)

Faculty Roster Instructions (Updated Oct 2009)

Information Outline for a Committee Visit

Distance Education and the Principles of Accreditation (Added Jan 2010)

REAFFIRMATION: DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND TIMELINES

Compliance Certification Document (Updated Jan 2008)

Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Review  (Updated Mar 2008)

Templates for the Compliance Certification (Added Sep 2009)

Faculty Roster Form (Added 07/18/2005)

Faculty Roster Instructions (Updated Oct 2009)

Accreditation Liaison (Edited Jan 2007)

Time Lines for Reaffirmation Tracks; 10, 11, 12 (Updated Dec 2009)

QEP Handbook (Updated Feb 2008)

Schedule of Dues, Fees and other Expenses (Added Feb 2009)

Distance Education and the Principles of Accreditation (Added Jan 2010)

Commission Policies Directly Related to Reaffirmation

• Core Requirement 2.7.4: Documenting an Alternative Approach
• Distance and Correspondence Education
• Integrity and Accuracy in Institutional Representation
• Observers on Reaffirmation On-Site Review Committees
• QEP: Lead Evaluator Nomination Process
• Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports
• Reports Submitted for Committee or Commission Review
• Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the COC
• Unreported Substantive Changes

Quality Enhancement Plans: Lists and Summaries Since 2004

• List of Quality Enhancement Plans from 2004 and 2005 Reaffirmation classes (Added Feb 2006)
  
• Summaries of Quality Enhancement Plans from 2007 Track A Reaffirmation Class (Institutions with Undergraduate Programs Only) (Added Nov 2007)
  
• Summaries of Quality Enhancement Plans from 2007 Track B Reaffirmation Class (Institutions with Graduate Programs) (Added Mar 2008)
  
• Summaries of Quality Enhancement Plans from 2008 Track A Reaffirmation Class (Institutions with Undergraduate Programs Only) (Added Oct 2008) .
• Summaries of Quality Enhancement Plans from 2008 Track b Reaffirmation Class (Institutions with Graduate Programs Only) (Added Feb 2009) .

THE FIFTH-YEAR INTERIM REPORT: INFORMATION, FORMS AND TIMELINES (Added Feb 2009)

SACS/COC JOINT VISITS WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS –AGREEMENT AND DOCUMENTS

ATS - COC Agreement (Added Sep 2005)

ATS Procedures (Added Sep 2005)

ATS Compliance Certification Document (Added Sep 2005)