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Standards for all Educational
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The institution demonstrates that
each educational program for which academic credit is awarded is
(a)is approved by the faculty and
theadministration, and
(b)establishes and evaluates program
and learning outcomes. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike, Delura Knight,
Guy Tanner, Georgianna McGee
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| 3.4.2 |
The institution’s continuing education,
outreach, and service programs are consistent with the institution’s mission. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Chris Walsh, Cushman
Phillips
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| 3.4.3 |
The institution publishes admissions
policies consistent with its mission. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Jacquie Walters,
Martha Ann Weeks
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| 3.4.4 |
The institution has a defined and
published policy for evaluating, awarding, and accepting credit for transfer,
experiential learning, advanced placement, and professional certificates
that is consistent with its mission and ensures that course work and learning
outcomes are at the collegiate level and comparable to the institution’s
own degree programs. The institution assumes responsibility for the academic
quality of any course work or credit recorded on the institution’s transcript. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Mike Hammond,
Walt Tobin, Phyllis Stoudenmire
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| 3.4.5 |
The institution publishes academic
policies that adhere to principles of good educational practice. These
are disseminated to students, faculty, and other interested parties through
publications that accurately represent the programs and services of the
institution. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Penny Summers,
Bobbie Felder, Eric Ham, Fran
Andrews, Elaine Vincent
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| 3.4.6 |
The institution employs sound and
acceptable practices for determining the amount and level of credit awarded
for courses, regardless of format or mode of delivery. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Delura Knight, Guy Tanner,
Georgianna McGee
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| 3.4.7 |
The institution ensures the quality
of educational programs/courses offered through consortia relationships
or contractual agreements, ensures ongoing compliance with the comprehensive
requirements, and evaluates the agreement against the purpose of the institution. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Fran Andrews, Delura Knight,
Guy Tanner
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| 3.4.8 |
The institution awards academic
credit for course work taken on a noncredit basis only when there is documentation
that the noncredit course work is equivalent to a designated credit experience. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Bobbie Felder,
Rebecca Battle-Bryant, Fran
Andrews, Elaine Vincent, Eric
Ham
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| 3.4.9 |
The institution provides appropriate
academic support services. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: James Carter, Tracy
Dibble, Walt Tobin
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| 3.4.10 |
The institution defines and publishes
general education and major program requirements for all its programs.
These requirements conform to commonly accepted standards and practices
for undergraduate programs as well as graduate and post-baccalaureate professional
degree programs. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Elaine Vincent,
Georgianna McGee, Guy Tanner
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| 3.4.11 |
The institution protects the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of its student academic records and maintains
special security measures to protect and back up data. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Phyllis Stoudenmire,
Darlene Thomas, Amy Ott
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| 3.4.12 |
The institution places primary responsibility
for the content, quality, and effectiveness of its curriculum with its
faculty. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner,
Delura Knight, Elaine Vincent
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| 3.4.13 |
For each major in a degree program,
the institution assigns responsibility for program coordination, as well
as for curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified
in the field. In those degree programs for which the institution does not
identify a major, this requirement applies to a curricular area or concentration. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond, Ty
Russell, Elaine Vincent,
Georgianna McGee, Eric HamDepartment Chairs
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| 3.4.14 |
The institution’s use of technology
enhances student learning, is appropriate for meeting the objectives of
its programs, and ensures that students have access to and training in
the use of technology. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Bobbie Felder, Gary
Foley, Mike Hammond, Jennie
Redmond, Eric Ham, Fran
Andrews, Delura Knight
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Standards Specific to Undergraduate
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| 3.5.1 |
The institution identifies competencies
within the general education core and provides evidence that graduates
have attained those college-level competencies. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Elaine Vincent, Guy Tanner,
Georgianna McGee
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| 3.5.2 |
The institution awards degrees only
to those students who have earned at least 25 percent of the credit hours
required for the degree through instruction offered by that institution. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Phyllis Stoudenmire,
Mike Hammond, Walt Tobin |
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The institution employs competent
faculty members qualified to accomplish the mission and goals of the institution.
When determining acceptable qualifications of its faculty, an institution
gives primary consideration to the highest earned degree in the discipline
in accord with the guidelines listed below. The institution also considers
competence, effectiveness, and capacity, including, as appropriate, undergraduate
and graduate degrees, related work experiences in the field, professional
licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented
excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies and achievements
that contribute to effective teaching and student learning outcomes. For
all cases, the institution is responsible for justifying and documenting
the qualifications of all its faculty.
Credential Guidelines |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair:
Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner,
Delura Knight, Elaine Vincent
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Faculty teaching general education
courses at the undergraduate level: a doctoral or a master’s degree in
the teaching discipline or a master’s degree with a concentration in the
teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching
discipline). |
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Faculty teaching associate degree
courses designed for transfer to a baccalaureate degree: a doctoral or
a master’s degree in the teaching discipline or a master’s degree with
a concentration in the teaching discipline (a minimum of 18 graduate semester
hours in the teaching discipline). |
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Faculty teaching associate degree
courses not designed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree: a baccalaureate
degree in the teaching discipline, or an associate degree and demonstrated
competencies in the teaching discipline. |
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Graduate teaching assistants: master’s
in the teaching discipline or 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching
discipline, direct supervision by a faculty member experienced in the teaching
discipline, regular in-service training, and planned and periodic evaluations. |
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Chair: Penny Summers
Members: Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Faith McCurry, Greg
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The institution regularly evaluates
the effectiveness of each faculty member in accord with published criteria,
regardless of contractual or tenured status. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair:
Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Delura
Knight, Elaine Vincent, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner
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| 3.7.3 |
The institution provides evidence
of ongoing professional development of faculty as teachers, scholars, and
practitioners. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner,
Delura Knight, Elaine Vincent
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| 3.7.4 |
The institution ensures adequate
procedures for the safeguard and protection of academic freedom. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner,
Elaine Vincent, Delura Knight
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| 3.7.5 |
The institution publishes policies
on the responsibility and authority of faculty in academic and governance
matters. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Georgianna McGee, Eric Ham,
Fran Andrews, Guy Tanner,
Delura Knight, Elaine Vincent
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Library and Other Learning Resources |
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| 3.8.1 |
The institution provides facilities,
services, and other learning/information resources that are appropriate
to support its teaching, research, and service mission. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Retta Guthrie, Jennie
Redmond, Mike Hammond,
Harris Murray, Patti Sonefeld
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| 3.8.2 |
The institution ensures that users
have access to regular and timely instruction in the use of the library
and other learning/ information resources. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Jennie Redmond,
Harris Murray, Patti Sonefeld
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| 3.8.3 |
The institution provides a sufficient
number of qualified staff--with appropriate education or experiences both
in library or other learning/information resources–to accomplish the mission
of the institution. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Jennie Redmond,
Harris Murray, Patti Sonefeld
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| 3.9.1 |
The institution publishes a clear
and appropriate statement of student rights and responsibilities and disseminates
the statement to the campus community. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Greg Sharpe
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| 3.9.2 |
The institution protects the security,
confidentiality, and integrity of its student records. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Phyllis Stoudenmire,
Darlene Thomas, Amy Ott
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| 3.9.3 |
The institution provides services
supporting its mission with qualified personnel to ensure the quality and
effectiveness of its student affairs programs. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Jean Rickenbacker,
Phyllis Stoudenmire, Dana
Rickards, James Carter, Jacquie
Walters, Martha Ann Weeks,
Caroline Wagasky, Tracy Dibble,
Dianne Floyd, Laurie Starnes
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Financial and Physical Resources |
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| 3.10.1 |
The institution’s recent financial
history demonstrates financial stability. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: Kim Huff
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| 3.10.2 |
The institution provides financial
statements and related documents, including multiple measures for determining
financial health as requested by the Commission, which accurately and appropriately
represent the total operation of the institution. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: Kim Huff |
| 3.10.3 |
The institution audits financial
aid programs as required by federal and state regulations. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: Kim Huff, Bobbie
Felder |
| 3.10.4 |
The institution exercises appropriate
control over all its financial and physical resources. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: Kim Huff
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| 3.10.5 |
The institution maintains financial
control over externally funded or sponsored research and programs. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: Kim Huff
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| 3.10.6 |
The institution takes reasonable
steps to provide a healthy, safe, and secure environment for all members
of the campus community. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: James Carter, Ty
Russell, Walt Tobin
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| 3.10.7 |
The institution operates and maintains
physical facilities, both on and off campus, that are adequate to serve
the needs of the institution’s educational programs, support services,
and mission-related activities. |
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Retta Guthrie |
Chair: Retta Guthrie
Members: James Carter, Kim
Huff
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Section IV.
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| 4.1 |
When evaluating success with respect
to student achievement in relation to the institution’s mission, the institution
includes, as appropriate, consideration of course completion, state licensing
examinations, and job placement rates. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Jean Rickenbacker,
James Carter, Jacquie
Walters, Martha Ann Weeks,
Caroline Wagasky, Tracy Dibble,
Delura Knight, Fran Andrews
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| 4.2 |
The institution maintains a curriculum
that is directly related and appropriate to the purpose and goals of the
institution and the diplomas, certificates or degrees awarded. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Mike Hammond,
Penny Summers, Georgianna
McGee, Eric Ham, Fran Andrews,
Guy Tanner, Delura Knight,
Elaine Vincent |
| 4.3 |
The institution makes available
to students and the public current academic calendars, grading policies,
and refund policies. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Phyllis Stoudenmire,
Mike Hammond
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| 4.4 |
The institution demonstrates that
program length is appropriate for each of the degrees offered. |
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Walt Tobin |
Chair: Walt Tobin
Members: Penny Summers,
Mike Hammond, Georgianna
McGee, Eric Ham, Fran Andrews,
Guy Tanner, Delura Knight,
Elaine Vincent |
| 4.5 |
The institution has adequate procedures
for addressing written student complaints and is responsible for demonstrating
that it follows those procedures when resolving student complaints. (See
Commission policy “The Review of Complaints Involving the Commission or
its Accredited Institutions.”)
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Walt Tobin, James
Carter, Dianne Floyd |
| 4.6 |
Recruitment materials and presentations
accurately represent the institution’s practices and policies. |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Greg Sharpe, Dana
Rickards, Jacquie Walters,
James Carter, Martha Ann
Weeks, Caroline Wagasky,
Tracy Dibble
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| 4.7 |
The institution publishes the name
of its primary accreditor and its address and phone number. (The publication
of this information is presented so that it is clear that inquiries to
the Commission should relate only to the accreditation status of the institution,
and not to general admission information.) |
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Penny Summers |
Chair: Penny Summers
Members: Rebecca Battle-
Bryant, Faith McCurry, Greg
Sharpe |
| 4.8 |
The institution is in compliance
with its program responsibilities under Title IV of the 1998 Higher Education
Amendments. (In reviewing the institution’s compliance with these program
responsibilities, the Commission relies on documentation forwarded to it
by the Secretary of Education.)(Applies only to those institutions receiving
Title IV funding.) |
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Bobbie Felder |
Chair: Bobbie Felder
Members: Caroline Wagasky,
Kim Huff |
