Institutional Accreditation

Angelo State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission of Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Angelo State University.

Note: The commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support the institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard. Normal inquiries about Angelo State University, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to Angelo State University and not to the Commission’s office.

Standards of Accreditation

Angelo State University maintains institutional accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Commission on Colleges. The Commission’s mission is “the enhancement of educational quality throughout the region, and it strives to improve the effectiveness of institutions by ensuring that institutions meet standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students” (from the SACS-COC website).

• The SACS-COC website provides an overview of guidelines and resources.
• Within the website, the Principles of Accreditation outline the standards by which members are reviewed in accordance with the SACS-COC mission.

Required Reports

Angelo State University participates in a decennial process of reaffirmation, with the next visit and review scheduled for fall 2012-spring 2013. Interested individuals can review the 2002 reaffirmation, visiting team’s report, and institutional response in PDF format.

Due to changes in Federal reporting guidelines, SACS-COC now requires that all accredited institutions submit a Fifth-Year Interim Report. Information relevant to ASU’s report, which was forwarded to SACS-COC on April 3, 2009, is available through the links below.

• Notifications of Fifth-Year Interim Report
• Fifth-Year Interim Report Guidelines
• Angelo State University’s Fifth-Year Interim Report

Referral Report (in response to Fifth Year Interim Report)

Angelo State University submitted its first referral report in response to the July 2009 ruling by the Commission on Colleges that ASU was deficient in two areas: Core Requirement 2.8 (Faculty Qualifications) and Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.1. (Institutional Effectiveness-Educational Programs): Referral Report

MONITORING INFORMATION

• July 2010: ASU is notified that it is placed on monitoring in response to its Fifth-Year Report - Notification of Monitoring July 2010
• April 2011: ASU submits its First Monitoring Report - First Monitoring Report submitted April 2011
• July 2011: ASU is notified that it continues under monitoring - Response to First Monitoring Report July 2011

Accreditation Liaison

Sarah M. Logan, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research & Accountability