SACS Compliance Certification
RU Response to Reaffirmation Report
Addendum | RU Focused Report |
Addendum | RU QEP Final Report |
Addendum | Compliance Certification and Focused Report - Class of 2018B |
Table of Contents
Part 1 | Signature Attesting Integrity | |
Part 2 | Substantive Changes | |
Part 3 | ||
2 | Core Requirements | |
3 | Comprehensive Standards | |
4 | Federal Requirements | |
Part 4 | Inst. Summary Form |
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Compliance Reports Summary Table
Below is the compliance reports summary table. Each report includes the institution's determination of compliance with the relevant requirement or standard and a narrative that summarizes and interprets the documentation presented to support the institution's determination of compliance. The requirements and standards are excerpted from the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement.
# | Core Requirement, Comprehensive Standard or Federal Requirement |
Institution's Determination of Compliance |
Section 2 Core Requirements | ||
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2.1 | Degree-granting Authority | view report |
2.2 | Governing Board | view report |
2.3 | Chief Executive Officer | view report |
2.4 | Institutional Mission | view report |
2.5 | Institutional Effectiveness | view report |
2.6 | Continuous Operation | view report |
2.7.1 | Program Length | view report |
2.7.2 | Program Content | view report |
2.7.3 | General Education | view report |
2.7.4 | Course Work for Degrees | view report |
2.8 | Faculty | view report |
2.9 | Learning Resources and Services | view report |
2.10 | Student Support Services | view report |
2.11.1 | Financial Resources | view report |
2.11.2 | Physical Resources | view report |
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Section 3 Comprehensive Standards | ||
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3.1 | Institutional Mission | |
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3.1.1 | Institutional Mission | view report |
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3.2 | Governance and Administration | |
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3.2.1 | C.E.O. Selection & Evaluation | view report |
3.2.2 | Governing Board Control | |
3.2.2.1 | Institutional Mission | view report |
3.2.2.2 | Fiscal Stability | view report |
3.2.2.3 | Institutional Policy | view report |
3.2.3 | Conflict of Interest | view report |
3.2.4 | External Influence | view report |
3.2.5 | Board Dismissal | view report |
3.2.6 | Board/Administration Distinction | view report |
3.2.7 | Organizational Structure | view report |
3.2.8 | Qualified Administrative & Academic Officers | view report |
3.2.9 | Personnel Appointment | view report |
3.2.10 | Administrative Staff Evaluation | view report |
3.2.11 | Control of Intercollegiate Athletics | view report |
3.2.12 | Fund-raising Activities | view report |
3.2.13 | Institution-related Entities | view report |
3.2.14 | Intellectual Property Rights | view report |
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3.3 | Institutional Effectiveness | |
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3.3.1.1 | IE – Educational Programs | view report |
3.3.1.2 | IE – Admin Support Services | view report |
3.3.1.3 | IE – Academic & Student Support Services | view report |
3.3.1.4 | IE – Research | view report |
3.3.1.5 | IE – Community/Public Service | view report |
3.4 | Educational Programs: Standards for All Educational Programs | |
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3.4.1 | Academic Program Approval | view report |
3.4.2 | Continuing Education & Service Programs | view report |
3.4.3 | Admissions Policies | view report |
3.4.4 | Acceptance of Academic Credit | view report |
3.4.5 | Academic Policies | view report |
3.4.6 | Practices for Awarding Credit | view report |
3.4.7 | Consortia Relationships/Contractual Agreements | view report |
3.4.8 | Noncredit to Credit | view report |
3.4.9 | Academic Support Services | view report |
3.4.10 | Responsibility for Curriculum | view report |
3.4.11 | Academic Program Coordination | view report |
3.4.12 | Technology Use | view report |
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3.5 | Educational Programs: Undergraduate Programs | |
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3.5.1 | General Education Core Competencies | view report |
3.5.2 | Institutional Credit for a Degree | view report |
3.5.3 | Undergraduate Program Requirements | view report |
3.5.4 | Terminal Degrees of Faculty | view report |
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3.6 | Educational Programs: Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Professional Programs | |
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3.6.1 | Post-Baccalaureate Program Rigor | view report |
3.6.2 | Graduate Curriculum | view report |
3.6.3 | Institutional Credits for a Degree | view report |
3.6.4 | Post-Baccalaureate Program Requirements | view report |
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3.7 | Faculty | |
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3.7.1 | Faculty Competence | view report |
3.7.2 | Faculty Evaluation | view report |
3.7.3 | Faculty Development | view report |
3.7.4 | Academic Freedom | view report |
3.7.5 | Faculty Role in Governance | view report |
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3.8 | Library and Other Learning Resources | |
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3.8.1 | Learning/Information Resources | view report |
3.8.2 | Instruction of Library Use | view report |
3.8.3 | Qualified Staff | view report |
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3.9 | Student Affairs and Services | |
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3.9.1 | Rights & Responsibilities | view report |
3.9.2 | Student Records | view report |
3.9.3 | Qualified Staff | view report |
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3.10 | Financial Resources | |
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3.10.1 | Financial Stability | view report |
3.10.2 | Financial Aid Audits | view report |
3.10.3 | Control of Finances | view report |
3.10.4 | Control of Sponsored Research/External Funds | view report |
3.11 | Physical Resources | |
3.11.1 | Control of Physical Resources | view report |
3.11.2 | Institutional Environment | view report |
3.11.3 | Physical Facilities | view report |
3.12-3.14 | Institutional Responsibility for Commission Policies | |
3.12.1 | Substantive Changes | view report |
3.13.1 | Policy Compliance – Other Accrediting Agencies | view report |
3.13.2 | Policy Compliance – Agreements | view report |
3.13.3 | Policy Compliance – Complaints Procedures | view report |
3.13.4.a | Policy Compliance – Distance Education Compliance | view report |
3.13.4.b | Policy Compliance – System Operation and Structure | view report |
3.13.5.a | Policy Compliance – Branch Campuses | view report |
3.13.5.b | Policy Compliance – Autonomous Control | view report |
3.14.1 | Publication of Accreditation Status | view report |
Section 4 | Federal Requirements | |
4.1 | Student Achievement | view report |
4.2 | Program Curriculum | view report |
4.3 | Publication of Policies | view report |
4.4 | Program Length | view report |
4.5 | Student Complaints | view report |
4.6 | Recruitment Materials | view report |
4.7 | Title IV Program Responsabilities | view report |
4.8.1 | Distance and Correspondence Education –Student Identity & Verification | view report |
4.8.2 | Distance and Correspondence Education –Privacy of Students | view report |
4.8.3 | Distance and Correspondence Education –Additional Student Charges | view report |
4.9 | Definition of Credit Hours | view report |