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LU Policy Number: AS.048
Effective Date: 05/28/2020
Approval Date: 05/28/2020
Revised Date: N/A
Purpose: The purpose of this policy is to establish institutional requirements, procedures, and processes for recognizing and approving accreditation substantive change(s) and ensuring timely notification and/or approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and/or applicable programmatic accrediting agency. The University’s Accreditation Liaison is the individual responsible for ensuring that this policy is implemented.
Additional Authority: Accreditation Liaison
Scope: Vice President for Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer, Academic Deans, Associate and Assistant Deans, Dean of Students, and University Registrar
Approval Authority: President
Responsible Authority: Academic Affairs-Accreditation Liaison
Definitions:
Substantive change is a significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope as defined by the applicable accrediting body.
Accreditation Liaison will be appointed by the President of the University Recipients: All institutional members of Life University.
Publications: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) accreditation policy manuals.
Policy Title
Accreditation Substantive Change Policy
Policy Statement
Overview:
Life University is institutionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and complies with SACSCOC’s Substantive Change for SACSCOC Accredited Institutions Policy Statement. As such, Life University reports, and when necessary, gains approval for all substantive changes as required by SACSCOC, and/or applicable programmatic accrediting agency.
Procedure(s)
It is incumbent upon any institutional member responsible for a program with accreditation considering a change that would be considered under an accreditation agency’s substantive change policy to work through their supervisor first and then with the Accreditation Liaison. Please refer to the appropriate accrediting agency’s substantive change policy for the specific types and components included in the agency’s substantive change(s), specific procedures to be used for each, respective approval/notification requirements, and reporting timelines.
Any potential accreditation Substantive Change must be immediately reported to the Accreditation Liaison in order to determine any needed actions. The Accreditation Liaison will work with the appropriate institutional administrator(s), faculty, or staff and applicable accrediting agency personnel to ensure that correct procedures are followed.
Under no circumstances are accreditation Substantive Changes to be made without prior approval of the Accreditation Liaison, nor are any Substantive Change requests to be submitted to any accreditation agency; all accreditation Substantive Change requests will be made by the Accreditation Liaison, after conferring with and approval of the University President.
Means by Which Institutional Members are Informed of the Life University Accreditation Substantive Change Policy and Procedure:
University Vice Presidents, Deans, Associate/Assistant Deans and Directors have a fundamental responsibility to be aware of the Accreditation Substantive Change policy and to assure that their faculty/staff are informed and adhere to this policy. This policy will be posted on the Life University website under University Policies https://www.life.edu/university-policies/
Other Notes
SACSCOC Substantive Change Policy http://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/08/SubstantiveChange.pdf
Council on Chiropractic, Manual of Policies (2020) Substantive Change Policy: Policy 1 https://www.cce-usa.org/uploads/1/0/6/5/106500339/2020-01_cce_manual_of_policies current_.pdf
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