Accreditation Timeline
Spring 2015
- Identification of teams for each criterion, Federal Compliance, and evidence
- Initial meeting of teams to discuss process and read through Core Components
Fall 2015
- Team meetings to identify bullet points and evidence needs
- Evidence team begins evidence collection
- Site visit date established (October 30-31, 2017
Spring 2016
- Teams continue to draft bullet points
- Evidence team continues to gather evidence
- QIP final report submitted
Summer 2016
- Teams submit bullet points and evidence lists to writer (2 and 3)
- Drafts of criteria completed (2 and 3)
- Evidence team begins web site review project
Fall 2016
- 1st draft returned to teams 2 and 3
- Teams 1, 4, and 5 submit bullet points and evidence lists to writer by November 30
- 1st draft from teams 2 and 3 to writer
Spring 2017
- 2nd draft from teams 2 and 3 to writer
- 2nd draft evidence linked, reviewed by VPAA, returned to teams 2 and 3 by May 30
Summer 2017
- 1st draft with evidence linked to teams 1, 4 and 5, June 30
- 2nd draft from teams 2 and 3 to writer, June 30
- 1st draft from teams 1, 4, and 5 to writer, July 30
- Campus awareness campaign begins
- President’s staff begins Assurance Argument review, August 1
Fall 2017
- Overview of argument to campus, August 16 (Convocation)
- 2nd draft reviewed by VPAA, to teams 1, 4, and 5, August 15
- 2nd draft from teams to writer, September 1
- Campus awareness campaign begins
- Finalized Assurance Argument, September 20
- Assurance Portal lockdown, September 30
- Site visit October 30-31
