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Compliance Certification Report
Core Requirements | Comprehensive Standards | Federal Requirements

Comprehensive Standards
3.1 Institutional Mission
3.1.1 Mission
3.2 Governance and Administration
3.2 Governing Board Control
3.2.1 CEO Evaluation/Selection
3.2.2.1 The Institution's Mission
3.2.2.2 Fiscal Stability
3.2.2.3 Institutional Policy Concerning Affiliated Corporate Entities
3.2.2.4 Related Foundations
3.2.3 Board Conflict of Interest
3.2.4 External Influence
3.2.5 Board Dismissal
3.2.6 Board/Administration Distinction
3.2.7 Organizational Structure
3.2.8 Qualified Administrative/Academic Officers
3.2.9 Faculty/Staff Appointment
3.2.10 Administrative Staff Evaluations
3.2.11 Control of Intercollegiate Athletics
3.2.12 Fund-raising Activities
3.2.13 Institution-related Foundations
3.2.14 Intellectual Property Rights
3.3 Institutional Effectiveness
3.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness
3.3.1.1 Educational Programs, to Include Student Learning Outcomes
3.3.1.2 Administrative Support Services
3.3.1.3 Educational Support Services
3.3.1.4 Research Within Its Educational Mission
3.3.1.5 Community/Public Service Within Its Educational Mission
3.4 Educational Programs: For All Educational Programs (includes all on-campus, off-campus, and distance learning programs and course work)
3.4.1 Academic Program Approval
3.4.2 Continuing Education/Service Programs
3.4.3 Admissions Policies
3.4.4 Acceptance of Academic Credit
3.4.5 Academic Policies
3.4.6 Practices for Awarding Credit
3.4.7 Consortial Relationships/Contractual Agreements
3.4.8 Noncredit to Credit
3.4.9 Academic Support Services
3.4.10 Responsibility for Curriculum
3.4.11 Academic Program Coordination
3.4.12 Technology Use
3.5 Educational Programs: Undergraduate Programs
3.5.1 College-level Competencies
3.5.2 Institutional Credits for a Degree
3.5.3 Undergraduate Program Requirements
3.5.4 Terminal Degrees of Faculty
3.6 Educational Programs: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate
3.6.1 Post-baccalaureate Program Rigor
3.6.2 Graduate Curriculum
3.6.3 Institutional Credits for a Degree
3.6.4 Post-baccalaureate Program Requirements
3.7 Faculty
3.7.1 Faculty Competence
3.7.2 Faculty Evaluation
3.7.3 Faculty Development
3.7.4 Academic Freedom
3.7.5 Faculty Role
3.8 Library and Other Learning Resources
3.8.1 Learning/Information Resources
3.8.2 Instruction of Library Use
3.8.3 Qualified Staff
3.9 Student Affairs and Services
3.9.1 Student Rights
3.9.2 Student Records
3.9.3 Qualified Staff
3.10 Financial Resources
3.10.1 Financial Stability
3.10.2 Submission of Financial Statements
3.10.3 Financial Aid Audits
3.10.4 Control of Finances
3.10.5 Control of Sponsored Research/External Funds
3.11 Physical Resources
3.11.1 Control of Physical Resources
3.11.2 Institutional Environment
3.11.3 Physical Facilities
3.12 Responsibility for compliance with the Commission’s substantive change procedures and policy
3.12.1 Substantive change
3.13 Responsibility for compliance with other Commission policies.
3.13.1 Policy compliance
3.14 Representation of status with the Commission.
3.14.1 Publication of accreditation status