贝博体育

贝博体育 is a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 哪个是其区域认证机构, 被联合国承认的.S. Department of Education as an 年龄ncy whose accreditation entitles its member institutions to seek eligibility to participate in Title IV 贝博体育. 的 purpose of this policy is to establish institutional 程序 for recognizing and approving substantive change and ensuring timely, 准确和完整的通知SACSCOC.

Substantive change is a significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope of an accredited institution. 的 reporting and review of substantive change is required by the SACSCOC to ensure that the scope of 贝博体育 offered by the institution have undergone appropriate review by the Commission.

1. 本政策适用于各单位、各学部、各中心、各校区.
2. 学院的认证联络, the 负责机构效率、规划和研究的副总裁, is the individual with overall responsibility for ensuring that this policy is implemented; however, all individuals responsible for initiating activities that may be considered within the scope of substantive change are required to be familiar and comply with this policy and Principle 14.认可原则第2条.
3. 实质性变化包括:
   1. 机构的既定使命或目标有任何改变
   2. 机构的法律地位、控制形式或所有权的任何变化
   3. 增加的课程或贝博体育代表着重大的偏离, 在内容或传递方式上, 从该机构上次评估时提供的那些
   4. 的 addition of courses or 贝博体育 of study at a degree or credential level different from that which is included in the institution’s current accreditation or reaffirmation
   5. 从计时制改为学分制
   6. A substantial increase in the number of clock or credit hours awarded for successful completion of a program
   7. 的 establishment or expansion of an additional location geographically apart from the main campus at which the institution offers at least 50 percent of an educational program
   8. 建立分校
   9. 关闭一个贝博体育、校外地点、分校或机构
   10. Entering into a collaborative academic arrangement that includes only the initiation of a dual academic program or joint degree program with another institution
   11. 获得另一个机构或另一个机构的贝博体育或位置
   12. Adding a permanent location at a site where the institution is conducting a teach-out program for a closed institution
   13. Entering into a contract by which an entity not eligible for Title IV funding offers 25% or more of one or more of the accredited institution’s 贝博体育
       
       的 SACSCOC Board of Trustees has approved additional substantive changes that require notification and, 在某些情况下, 实施前的批准. 某些实质性变化需要事先通知SACSCOC. Other substantive changes require submission of a substantive change prospectus for 批准 prior to the implementation of the change. 其他实质性变动可能需要委员会进行现场审查. 学院的认证联络, 与SACSCOC的政策和工作人员协商, 确定这些通知方式的适用性, 批准, 并对拟议的制度变革活动进行审查. 政策, 程序, and information regarding substantive change can be found on the Office of 制度有效性，规划和研究 webp年龄 at http://www.monkeybeads.net/?8424.
4. 的 following policies and 程序 are established to ensure timely reporting of substantive changes to the Commission.
   1. 的 responsibilities for reporting substantive change are regularly communicated to all college faculty and staff by means of the President’s Annual Policy Memo.
   2. 的 Bylaws of the College’s Academic and Curriculum Council make the 负责机构效率、规划和研究的副总裁/SACSCOC Liaison a permanent member of the council. This council is the body with primary responsibility for decisions regarding the college curriculum.
   3. 的 form for submission of Academic and Curriculum Council 年龄nda items contains a line item for mandatory review of SACSCOC requirements that may be associated with the submitted action item.
   4. All proposals for new and/or revised academic 贝博体育 submitted to the Tennessee Board of Regents for 批准 include a line item or mandatory review of SACSCOC requirements that may be associated with the submitted proposal.
   5. 的 年龄nda format for weekly President’s Cabinet meetings presided over by the college president includes a standing discussion item related to SACSCOC issues and to serve as a monitoring device to evaluate all other discussion items for possible applications to SACSCOC requirements.
   6. 的 President’s Cabinet will conduct a quarterly audit of planned institutional actions in the areas of academic programming and delivery, 厂外扩张, 以及所有其他属于原则14管辖范围的领域.2. All Vice Presidents are responsible for working with their respective divisions and departments to provide information for these audits. 的 实质性变更审核清单 表格，可在 制度有效性，规划和研究 网站, is provided to assist faculty and staff with these audits and any other inquiries regarding substantive change.
   7. To ensure that SACSCOC substantive change policy updates are regularly reviewed by multiple college stakeholders for applicability to college operations, 课程总监, 方案规划, 咨询部将对上传到SACSCOC网页的变更进行季度审计. Any newly published policy updates will be comprehensively reviewed for changes and reported to the 负责机构效率、规划和研究的副总裁 who will evaluate the changes for potential impact on college operations 和活动 and report to SACSCOC as needed.
5. Failure to comply with the SACSCOC substantive change policy and 程序 subjects the College to serious consequences, 包括可能失去的第四章资助或偿还美国政府资助的必要性.S. 收到的与未报告的实质性变化有关的贝博体育的资金. 另外, 学院可以被提交给SACSCOC董事会实施制裁或, 最严重的情况下, 取消会员资格.