National Coalition for Learning Outcomes Assessment | University of Illinois

Accrediting associations have expectations that call on institutions to collect and use evidence of student learning outcomes at the programmatic and institutional to confirm and improve student learning.  This section of the NILOA website lists both regional accrediting associations and specialized or programmatic accrediting organizations along with links to those groups.

Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Publications and Presentations:

• Accreditation and Accountability: A CHEA Special Report
• Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes: A Proposed Point of Departure
• New Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
• Statement of Mutual Responsibilities for Student Learning Outcomes: Accreditation, Institutions, and Programs 
• The CHEA Chronicle: 2009 CHEA Award for Institutional Progress in Student Learning Outcomes

Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions

Publications and Presentations:

• Guide for Institutions and Evaluators
  
• Improving Institutional Practice
  
• Preparing Teams
  
• Regional Accreditation and Student Learning: A Bibliography

 

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Regional Accrediting Associations:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Publications and Presentations:

• Assessing Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness: Understanding Middle States Expectations
• Regional Accreditation and Student Learning: Principles of Good Practice
  

• Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources (2nd Edition, 2007)
• Advancing Student Learning: Highlights and Summary of Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources

Events, Programs, and Workshops:

• MSCHE events calendar

Standards:

• Characteristics of Excellence- 2009 Online Version
  • Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (NEASC-CIHE)

Publications and Presentations:

• Accreditation Resources--Assessment

Events, Programs, and Workshops:

• Annual Meeting and CIHE Assessment Forum

Standards:

• Standards for Accreditation
  • Standard 4: The Academic Program
  • Standard 4.44 to 4.50: Assessment of Student Learning

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC)

Publications and Presentations:

• 2009 Collection - Volume 2. Assessing and Improving Student Learning

Events, Programs, and Workshops:

• 2009 Annual Meeting
• Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP)
• Assessment Academy

Standards:

• Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions: An Overview, 2007 Edition
  • Criterion Three: Student Learning and Effective Teaching

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Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

Standards:

• Accreditation Standards
  • Standard 2.B – Educational Program Planning and Assessment
    

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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Commission on Colleges

Events, Programs and Workshops:

• The 2009 Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation

Standards:

• The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement
  • Standard 2.12 Quality Enhancement Plan

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC-ACCJC)

Events, Programs and Workshops:

• Student Learning and Assessment, Level I
• Student Learning and Assessment, Level II
• Assessment Leadership Academy

Standards:

• Accreditation Standards
  • Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Services

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WASC-ACSCU)

Publications and Presentations:

• 2008 Vanderbilt University - Perspectives on Assessment and Accreditation
• July 2008 - Assessment of Student Learning - Regulatory Burden or Opportunity for Transformation
• Program Learning Outcome Rubric

• General Education Assessment Rubric
• Capstone Rubric
• Portfolio Rubric

Events, Programs and Workshops:

• Student Learning and Assessment, Level I
• Student Learning and Assessment, Level II
• Assessment Leadership Academy

Standards:

• Handbook of Accreditation
  • Standard 2: Achieving Educational Objectives through Core Functions
  • Standard 4: Creating an Organization Committed to Learning and Improvement

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Specialized and/or Programmatic Accrediting Organizations:

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