Dates & Deadlines

Deadline - Substantive Changes due to SACSCOC for programs approved by ACHE in September and December. July 1 implementation

Please refer to USA’s Procedure for Monitoring and Reporting Substantive Changes.

Deadline - Receipt of Non-Degree Certs, Ext/Alterations, Other Info Items for review at the ACHE Meeting in March

Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process.

Institutional Effectiveness completes quality review of corrected assessment reports.

Deadline - Corrected Assessment Reports

• Administrative Units reporting reporting on a Fiscal Year

Email sent to Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators requesting:

• Professional licensure disclosure information;
• Distance education enrollment; and,
• Out-of-state learning placement info

Please refer to OIE's State Authorizations webpage.

Deadline - Corrected Assessment Reports

• Academic Programs

Deadline - Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators submit:

• Professional licensure disclosure information;
• Distance education enrollment; and,
• Out-of-state learning placement info

Please refer to OIE's State Authorizations webpage.

Close of reporting year

Assessment report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost

Deadline - edits and updates to the Faculty Handbook

Edited version is sent to the Faculty Senate

Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for the Spring semester (Summer and Fall if not previously submitted)

Email sent to Colleges requesting:

• updated accredited program letters and reports;
• updates to Concentrations and Distance Education program offerings; and,
• updated department chair and program coordinator list.

Deadline - Academic Departments submit their Academic Program Review (APR)

Deadline - Receipt of Graduate and Undergraduate Proposals for review at the ACHE Meeting in September

Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process.

Deadline - Annual Assessment Plans

Deadline - Distance education enrollment and out-of-state learning participants info submitted to NC-SARA

Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters

Deadline - final edits submitted by the Faculty Senate

Deadline - Receipt of Non-Degree Certs, Ext/Alterations, Other Info Items for review at the ACHE Meeting in September

Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process.

Updated Faculty Handbook is published on the University’s website

Deadline - submission of the following items by Colleges/Schools:

• updated accredited program letters and reports;
• updates to Concentrations and Distance Education program offerings; and,
• updated department chair and program coordinator list.

Confirm program inventory with the Office of Institutional Research

Assessment

SACSCOC Accreditation

Student Complaint Log

Compliance report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost and published on the Institutional Effectiveness website

SACSCOC Accreditation

Deadline - Substantive Changes due to SACSCOC for programs approved by ACHE in March and June for January 1 implementation

Please refer to USA’s Procedure for Monitoring and Reporting Substantive Changes.

Assessment

Deadline - Assessment Reports and Current Plans

• Academic & Student Support Services
• Administrative Units (Academic Year)

SACSCOC Accreditation

Updates published on the Office of Institutional Effectiveness webpage:

• University Scorecard;
• Student Achievement Indicators; and,
• SACSCOC Program List.

Assessment

Deadline - Assessment Reports and Current Plans

• Academic Programs

State Authorizations

NC-SARA updates memo sent to Department Chairs, Program Coordinators, and Colleges/Schools detailing policies regarding:

• Professional licensure disclosure information;
• Distance education enrollment; and,
• Out-of-state learning placement info

State Authorizations

Receive renewal notification from Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE)

Assessment

Deadline - Corrected Assessment Reports

Assessment

Deadline - updates/revisions to prior year report and current year plan as needed

• Academic & Student Support Services

Assessment

Deadline - Assessment Reports

• Administrative Units (Fiscal Year)

ACHE Approval

Deadline - Receipt of Graduate and Undergraduate Proposals for review at the ACHE Meeting in March

Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process.

State Authorizations

Deadline - renewal forms and payment due to ACHE