Accreditation Criteria

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The Higher Learning Commission has five basic criteria for accreditation or reaccreditation. Wording is still being fine-tuned for a change that is in progress. In summary, however, here are the five criteria (click here to read the full version of the HLC’s current language beginning on page 6). UND faculty, staff, administrators, and students are working in each area as part of the self-study process which precedes our site visit.

 

Higher Learning Committee Criteria for Reaccreditation
Effective January 2012 (alpha version available in March, beta in July, gamma in November)

Criterion One: Mission

• Mission documents are broadly understood, applied, and articulated
• Diversity of those served
• Commitment to public interest and constituencies

Membership
Minutes from September 14, 2011  
Minutes from October 27, 2011 
Minutes from December 8, 2011 

 

Criterion Two: Ethical and Responsible Conduct

• Fair and ethical policies
• Institutional transparency
• Governing board relationships and autonomy
• Academic freedom
• Responsible acquisition, discovery, and application of knowledge

Minutes from September 14, 2011
Membership
Beta Version of Criteria Initiative

Team A/F
Minutes from September 22, 2011
Criteria Matrix
Assignment Chart
Minutes from October 27, 2011

Team C
Minutes from October 3, 2011 
Minutes from October 17, 2011
Minutes from November 14, 2011
Minutes from November 21, 2011 

Team D/E
Minutes from September 27, 2011 
Minutes from October 20, 2011
Minutes from November 16, 2011
Minutes from December 13, 2011
Minutes from January 20, 2012
Minutes from February 10, 2012
Grievance Sub-Committee Minutes October 17, 2011 
Grievance Sub-Committee Minutes November 14, 2011 
Grievance Sub-Committee Minutes December 6, 2011   
Grievance Sub-Committee Minutes March 2, 2012

 

Criterion Three: Teaching and Learning - Quality, Resources, and Support

• Program clarity, appropriateness, rigor
• Inquiry and breadth permeate programs
• Faculty and staff quality and evaluation
• Support for student learning, effective teaching, and educationally enriching environment

 

Criterion Four: Teaching and Learning - Evaluation and Improvement

• Program quality and review
• Clarity of learning goals and appropriate implementation of assessment
• Commitment to improvement through use of persistence, retention, and completion data

 

Criterion Five: Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness

• Resource base adequacy and allocation
• Institutional governance and administration
• Systematic planning
• Systematic performance improvement

Membership
Minutes from September 12, 2011
Minutes from September 26, 2011
Minutes from October 24, 2011
Minutes from November 21, 2011
Minutes from December 5, 2011  
Minutes from February 13, 2012
Minutes from February 27, 2012
Minutes from March 5, 2012 

Co-Chairs
Minutes from November 23, 2011
Minutes from March 2, 2012

Team D
Minutes from October 3, 2011
Minutes from October 6, 2011
Minutes from October 27, 2011
Minutes from November 7, 2011