ACHE and SACSCOC Submission Requirements and Deadlines
Deadlines and requirements for submissions to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) are provided below.
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Alabama Commission on Higher Education |
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges |
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For a substantive change requiring approval by the full Board of Trustees: |
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SACSCOC Board Meeting |
Submission Deadline |
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June Meeting |
March 15 |
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December Meeting |
September 1 |
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Examples of substantive changes requiring full Board approval |
Level Change |
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For a substantive change requiring approval by the Executive Council |
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Changes implemented July 1-December 31 |
January 1 |
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Changes implemented January 1-June 30 |
July 1 |
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Examples of Substantive Changes requiring approval by the Executive Council: |
New Program (50 percent or more new content) Cooperative Academic Arrangement with Non-Title IV Entities Program Closure |
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Examples of substantive changes requiring notification to SACSCOC |
Dual Academic Award
Program Reopen (within 5 years of closure) New Program (25-49 percent new content) Adding a method of delivery to an existing program Cooperative Academic Arrangement with Non-Title IV Entities (less than 25 percent content transcripted) |
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