Academic Programs
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) is responsible for a number of ongoing accreditation, state authorization, compliance, and assessment processes. This work is accomplished with the help of the university's Academic Programs.
OIE has compiled a list of important dates and deadlines detailing important actions taken throughout the year.
If you have any questions or would like assistance, please contact effectiveness@southalabama.edu.
NOTE: The A-Z Index below allows viewers to search alphabetically by month.
| Month | Category | Categories | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | SACSCOC Accreditation Deadline - Substantive Changes due to SACSCOC for programs approved by ACHE in September and December for July 1 implementation Please refer to USA's Procedure for Monitoring and Reporting Substantive Changes. |
SACSCOC Accreditation | J |
| January | ACHE Approval Deadline - Receipt of Non-Degree Certs, Ext/Alterations, Other Info Items for review at the ACHE Meeting in March Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process. |
ACHE Approval | J |
| January | Assessment Institutional Effectiveness completes quality review of corrected assessment reports. |
Assessment | J |
| January | Student Complaint Log Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June. |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| January | State Authorizations Email sent to Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators requesting:
|
State Authorizations | J |
| February | Student Complaint Log Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June. |
Student Complaint Log | F |
| February | Assessment Deadline - Corrected Assessment Reports |
Assessment | F |
| March | State Authorizations Deadline - Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators submit:
|
State Authorizations | M |
| March | Assessment Close of reporting year |
Assessment | M |
| April | Assessment Assessment report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost |
Assessment | A |
| May | Student Complaint Log Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for the Spring semester (Summer and Fall if not previously submitted) |
Student Complaint Log | M |
| May | Assessment Deadline - Academic Departments submit their Academic Program Review |
Assessment |
M |
| June | ACHE Approval Deadline - Receipt of Graduate and Undergraduate Proposals for review at the ACHE Meeting in September Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process. |
ACHE Approval | J |
| June | Assessment Deadline - Annual Assessment Plans |
Assessment | J |
| June | Student Complaint Log Deadline – Student Complaint Logs for Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| July | ACHE Approval Deadline - Receipt of Non-Degree Certs, Ext/Alterations, Other Info Items for review at the ACHE Meeting in September Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process. |
ACHE Approval | J |
| July | Student Complaint Log Institutional Effectiveness issues last call for Student Complaint Logs |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| August | Compliance report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost and published
on the Institutional Effectiveness website |
Assessment, Student Complaint Log, State Authorizations | A |
| September | SACSCOC Accreditation Deadline - Substantive Changes due to SACSCOC for programs approved by ACHE in March and June for January 1 implementation Please refer to USA's Procedure for Monitoring and Reporting Substantive Changes. |
SACSCOC Accreditation | S |
| October | Assessment Deadline - Assessment Reports and Current Plans |
Assessment | O |
| November | Assessment Deadline - Corrected Assessment Reports |
Assessment | N |
| November | State Authorizations NC-SARA updates memo sent to Department Chairs, Program Coordinators, and Colleges/Schools detailing policies regarding:
|
State Authorizations | N |
| December | ACHE Approval Deadline - Receipt of Graduate and Undergraduate Proposals for review at the ACHE Meeting in March Please refer to the Academic Affairs Curriculum Review Process. |
ACHE Approval | D |