What is a Quality Enhancement Plan?
A QEP, or Quality Enhancement Plan, is a plan of action to improve student knowledge, skills, attitudes, values or behaviors, or to impact the student learning environment and student success.
SACSCOC defines the QEP as “an integral component of the reaffirmation of accreditation process and is derived from an institution’s ongoing comprehensive planning and evaluation processes. It reflects and affirms a commitment to enhance overall institutional quality and effectiveness by focusing on an issue the ‘institution considers important to improving student learning outcomes and/or student success (Resource Manual for The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, p. 58).
The QEP has the following characteristics:
A topic identified through ongoing, comprehensive planning and evaluation processes
Broad-based support of institutional constituencies
Focuses on improving specific student learning outcomes and/or student success
Commits resources to initiate, implement and complete the QEP
Includes a plan to assess achievement
For more information on QEP, see:
Quality Enhancement Plan Planning and Development Timeline
FY20: 2019-20
Appoint QEP Director
QEP Development Committee formation
First committee meeting
Develop detailed timeline
Develop questions for campus survey
Update university QEP webpage with new information
Deploy campus survey
Select QEP topic
Determine implementation timeline
Develop broad-based implementation actions
FY21: 2020-21
Develop implementation matrix — with actions, objectives, person responsible for deliverable, outcomes, measures, budget, and timeline
Review literature and best practices
Create assessment plan
Create implementation plan
Begin writing QEP Report
Identify 2-3 content area experts for SACSCOC site visit.
FY22: 2021-22
Complete writing QEP Report
Submission of QEP Report to Administrative Leaders
Market QEP to ASU Community
Development of materials for assessment
FY23: 2022-23
QEP Report due to SACSCOC
SACSCOC on-site visit
Finalize modifications of QEP based on feedback from SACSCOC Review Committee
Pilot materials for implementation and assessment
Implementation Timeline of Get Prepared: Welcome to the Real World
FY24: 2023-24
Fall
Begin Year 1 Implementation of QEP
Begin monitoring/collection of baseline data
Expand marketing of QEP
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Spring
Continue implementation of QEP
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Summer
Analyze results of assessment plan
Meet with QEP Committee
Update relevant data measures relevant to QEP
Complete year-end QEP update report
Adjust QEP as necessary
Submit annual report
FY25: 2024-25
Fall
Begin Year 2 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Spring
Continue Year 2 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Summer
Analyze results of assessment plan
Meet with QEP Committee
Update relevant data measures relevant to QEP
Complete year-end QEP update report
Adjust QEP as necessary
Submit annual report
FY26: 2025-26
Fall
Begin Year 3 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Spring
Continue Year 3 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Summer
Analyze results of assessment plan
Meet with QEP Committee
Update relevant data measures relevant to QEP
Complete year-end QEP update report
Adjust QEP as necessary
Submit annual report
FY27: 2026-27
Fall
Begin Year 4 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Spring
Continue Year 4 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Summer
Analyze results of assessment plan
Meet with QEP Committee
Update relevant data measures relevant to QEP
Complete year-end QEP update report
Adjust QEP as necessary
Submit annual report
FY28: 2027-28
Fall
Begin Year 5 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Spring
Continue Year 5 Implementation
Facilitate faculty and staff development
Summer
Analyze results of assessment plan
Meet with QEP Committee
Update relevant data measures relevant to QEP
Complete year-end QEP update report
Adjust QEP as necessary
Submit annual report
FY29: 2028-29
Fall
Begin Writing Impact Report
Spring
Submit Impact Report to SACSCOC
