Accreditation Timeline

• Name co-chairs of the self-study
• Seek administrative direction
• Introduce new members to self-study process via the HLC annual meeting
• Create Self-Study Plan
• Identify Steering Committee members

• Present Self-Study Plan to Board of Trustees and assign them to review the College’s mission

• Introduce Self-Study Plan to faculty on seminar days
• Meet with other interested parties regarding the self-study process, the first step in continually keeping everyone aware of what is going on
• Identify members of each of the 13 committees from volunteers
• Committees begin to gather evidence (facts, data, examples) on how the College measures up to each component in the five criteria
• Committees present an outline of evidence by the end of the semester

• Committees begin to not only gather additional information but evaluate what it proves (strengths and weaknesses)
• Steering Committee issues writing guidelines to committees
• Committees create first draft of chapters by end of semester

• Steering committee and self-study coordinators review chapter drafts
• Steering Committee invites the HLC to set a date for the team visit

• Committees respond to steering committee reviews by gathering additional information and rewriting first draft
• Final draft of chapters due end of the semester

• Committees gather and organize supporting documents to be placed in the resource room
• Self-study coordinators edit final draft of Self-Study Report

• Send Self-Study Report to the HLC
• Send Self-Study Report or executive summary to all interested parties

• Steering Committee prepares everyone for the upcoming team visit
• Steering Committee prepares all arrangements for visiting team
• Resource room completed

• Final report issued by the HLC