Higher Education Accreditation Information and Links
To gain or maintain accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, an institution must comply with the standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement and with the policies and procedures of the Commission. The Commission applies the requirements of its Principles to all applicant, candidate, and member institutions, regardless of type of institution (public, private for-profit, or private not-for-profit).
The 2018 Edition of the Principles of Accreditation: Foundation for Quality Enhancement (adopted December 2017 and effective January 1, 2018)
Resource Manual for the 2018 Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement (Added March 2018)
This Manual is a companion piece to the 2018 Principles of Accreditation, providing guidance to applicant, candidate, and member institutions as well as to evaluation committees of the Commission
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Degrees That Matter by 
Enhancing Assessment in Higher Education by 
Higher Education: Role of States, Accreditation and Challenges by 
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Teaching the Discipline of History in an Age of Standards by 
HOW LEARNING WORKS: SEVEN RESEARCH-BASED PRINCIPLES FOR SMART TEACHING; SUSAN A. AMBROSE
HOW PEOPLE LEARN: DESIGNING EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT WORKS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.
INCREASE LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT'S IMPACT THROUGH ACCREDITATION: HOW TO DRIVE-UP TRAINING
LEADING FOR A LIFETIME: HOW DEFINING MOMENTS SHAPE LEADERS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
MADE TO STICK: WHY SOME IDEAS SURVIVE AND OTHERS DIE.
MIXED METHODS RESEARCH.
NEW SCIENCE OF LEARNING: HOW TO LEARN IN HARMONY WITH YOUR BRAIN.
PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO APPLIED RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR HELPING PROFESSIONALS
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES: A HANDBOOK FOR COLLEGE FACULTY
TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO LEARN: STRATEGIES YOU CAN INCORPORATE INTO ANY COURSE TO IMPROVE STUDENT METACOGNITION, STUDY SKILLS
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