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.

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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: Professional licensure disclosure information; Distance education enrollment; and, Out-of-state learning placement info	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: Professional licensure disclosure information; Distance education enrollment; and, Out-of-state learning placement info	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: Professional licensure disclosure information; Distance education enrollment; and, Out-of-state learning placements	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

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