Deciding if you might have a SACSCOC substantive change

课程和证书

If you are involved with an academic program or certificate, please answer the following questions to determine if you should complete the substantive change intake form:

Does this involve development of a new degree or certificate program?
Does this new degree or certificate program involve a contract, MOU, grant, or consortium for the development or construction of all or part of a program or certificate? (这 applies whether 365bet is outsourcing instruction or 365bet is providing the instruction 另一个组织或公司.)
Does this involve instruction of courses delivered by 365bet instructors/employees at 校外地点?
Does this involve the deactivation of a program or certificate?

If you answered yes to one or more of the self-assessment questions above, please 在课程中填写学术入学表格. 教务处将审阅 completed form and utilize the information to determine the type of substantive change (通知或批准)需要. 一旦做出决定，学术委员会 Affairs Curriculum Coordinator will contact you with next steps in the process and 供SACSCOC提交的信息.

政府

If you are involved with an administrative department, please answer the following questions to determine if you should contact the Academic Affairs Curriculum Coordinator 关于潜在的实质性变化:

Does this include initiating a contract, MOU, grant, or consortium regarding outsourcing instruction or regarding 365bet's provision of instruction for another organization 或公司?
Does this potential substantive change include buying new property for 365bet?
Does this potential substantive change include opening a new university-owned campus 或中心?
Does this potential substantive change involve a new off-campus instructional 网站?
Does this potential substantive change include the relocation of an off-campus instructional 网站? (For example, 365bet offers some nursing courses at the XYZ Building at a specific 提供给SACSCOC的街道地址. If XYZ Building wants 365bet to move the instruction to another street address, then this could be considered a substantive change.)

有用的点:

何谓合作学术安排?
A Cooperative Academic Arrangement is an agreement between a SACSCOC accredited institution and another entity to deliver program content recorded on the SACSCOC institutions 文字记录本身.

Notification of initiating program/courses delivered through contractual agreement or a consortium does not apply to articulation agreements with other institutions, 临床协议，或者实习协议.

什么是重大的偏离?
A program that is not closely related to previously approved programs at the institution 或地点或交付方式的问题. 以确定是否一个新的程序 is a "significant departure", it is helpful to consider the following questions:

What previously approved program(s) does the institution offer that is closely related 以及它们之间的关系?

Will significant additional equipment or facilities be needed?

Will significant additional financial resources be needed?

Will a significant number of new courses be added to the curriculum?

Will a significant number of new faculty members be required?

Will significant additional library/learning resources be needed?

What should I consider a substantive change in my program modification?
A good rule of thumb is increasing or decreasing the number of credit hours/clock hours by 25% or more and increasing the time to degree completion. 这也很重要 to determine if any of the above questions regarding "significant departure" are relevant, such as if 25% of the courses are being replaced, additional equipment, new faculty, or additional library, facilities or financial resources.

What information must you provide as part of the teach-out plan for closing a program?
SACSCOC must approve all program closures prior to implementation. 书面计划 must provide equitable treatment of students and must also include the following information:

Date of closure (date when new students will no longer be admitted)
An explanation of how affected parties (students, faculty, staff) will be informed 即将关闭
An explanation of how all affected students will be helped to complete their programs 在最小的干扰下学习
An indication as to whether the teach-out plan will incur additional charges/expenses to the students and, if so, how the students will be notified
Signed copies of teach-out agreements with other institutions, if any
How faculty and staff will be redeployed or helped to find new employment

什么是双重学术奖励?
A Dual Academic Award is an award in which the student receives instruction at two (or more) institutions in prescribed curricula leading to each institution granting 同等学历的学术奖项.

什么是联合学术奖励?
A Joint Academic Award is an award in which the student receives instruction at two (or more) institutions in prescribed curricula leading to the institutions granting a single academic award bearing the names, seals, and officials' signatures of each 参与机构.