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2013 Compliance Certification

Angelo State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Schools-Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). ASU is slated for its decennial review in 2013.

ASU submitted its compliance certification, jointly authored by a committee of faculty and administrators, for review and action at the December 2013 meeting of the commission. You may follow any of the links below to review the materials submitted in support of a particular standard. Please note that you will be viewing a PDF file of the report. The links embedded in the narrative are not operable.

For additional information about the accreditation process and any other questions about ongoing accountability initiatives, please contact the Institutional Accreditation Office, SACSCOC accreditation liaison.

Core Requirements

2.1 - Degree-granting Authority
2.2 - Governing Board
2.3 - Chief Executive Officer
2.4 - Institutional Mission
2.5 - Institutional Effectiveness
2.6 - Continuous Operation
2.7.1 - Program Length
2.7.2 - Program Content
2.7.3 - General Education
2.7.4 - Coursework for Degrees
2.8 - Faculty
2.9 - Learning Resources and Services
2.10 - Student Support Services
2.11.1 - Financial Resources
2.11.2 - Physical Resources

Comprehensive Standards

3.1.1 - Institutional Mission
3.2.1 - Governance and Administration: CEO evaluation/selection
3.2.2 - Governance and Administration: Governing board control
3.2.3 - Governance and Administration: Board conflict of interest
3.2.4 - Governance and Administration: External influence
3.2.5 - Governance and Administration: Board dismissal
3.2.6 - Governance and Administration: Board/administration distinction
3.2.7 - Governance and Administration: Organizational structure
3.2.8 - Governance and Administration: Qualifiedadministrative/academic officers
3.2.9 - Personnel Appointment
3.2.10 - Governance and Administration: Administrative staff evaluations
3.2.11 - Governance and Administration: Control of intercollegiate athletics
3.2.12 - Governance and Administration: Fund-raising activities
3.2.13 - Governance and Administration: Institution-related foundations
3.2.14 - Governance and Administration: Intellectual property rights
3.3.1 - Institutional Effectiveness
3.4.1 - Educational Programs: All:Academic program approval
3.4.2 - Educational Programs: All:Continuing education/service programs
3.4.3 - Educational Programs: All:Admission policies
3.4.4 - Educational Programs: All:Acceptance of academic credit
3.4.5 - Educational Programs: All:Academic policies
3.4.6 - Educational Programs: All:Practices for awarding credit
3.4.9 - Educational Programs: All:Academic support services
3.4.10 - Educational Programs: All:Responsibility for curriculum
3.4.11 - Educational Programs: All:Academic program coordination
3.4.12 - Educational Programs: All:Technology use
3.5.1 - General Education Competencies
3.5.2 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate:Institutional credits for a degree
3.5.3 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate:Undergraduate requirements
3.5.4 - Educational Programs: Undergraduate:Terminal degrees of faculty
3.6.1 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate:Post-baccalaureate program rigor
3.6.2 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate:Graduate curriculum
3.6.3 - Institutional Credits for a Graduate Degree
3.6.4 - Educational Programs: Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate:Post-baccalaureate requirements
3.7.1 - Faculty: Faculty competence
3.7.2 - Faculty: Faculty evaluation
3.7.3 - Faculty: Faculty development
3.7.4 - Faculty: Academic freedom
3.7.5 - Faculty: Faculty role in governance
3.8.1 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Learning/information resources
3.8.2 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Instruction of library use
3.8.3 - Library and Other Learning Resources: Qualified staff
3.9.1 - Student Affairs and Services: Student rights
3.9.2 - Student Affairs and Services: Student records
3.9.3 - Student Affairs and Services: Qualified staff
3.10.1 - Financial Resources: Financial stability
3.10.2 - Financial Resources: Financial aid audits
3.10.3 - Financial Resources: Control of finances
3.10.4 - Financial Resources: Control of sponsored research/external funds
3.11.1 - Physical Resources: Control of physical resources
3.11.2 - Physical Resources: Institutional environment
3.11.3 - Physical Resources: Physical facilities
3.12.1 - Substantive change
3.13 - Policy Compliance
3.13.1 - Policy Compliance: Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies
3.13.3 - Policy Compliance: Complaint Procedures Against the Commission or Its Accredited Institutions
3.13.4.a - Policy Compliance: Reaffirmation of Accreditation & Subsequent Reports
3.13.4.b - Policy Compliance: Reaffirmation of Accreditation & Subsequent Reports
3.14 - Publication of accreditation status

Federal Requirements

4.1 - Student achievement
4.2 - Program curriculum
4.3 - Publication of policies
4.4 - Program length
4.5 - Student complaints
4.6 - Recruitment materials
4.7 - Title IV program responsibilities
4.8.1 - Verification of Student Identity in Distance or Correspondence Education
4.8.2 - Written Procedure for Distance and Correspondence Education Student’s Privacy
4.9 - Definition of Credit Hours