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RSCC Policy GA-37-01; Substantive Change

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Policy Number: GA-37-01
Subject: Substantive Change
  1. Overview
    贝博体育是南方学院和学校协会学院委员会(SACSCOC)的成员。, which is its regional accrediting body, recognized by the U.S. 教育部作为一个机构，其认证授权其成员机构寻求资格参加第四章贝博体育. 这项政策的目的是建立确认和核准实质性变化并确保及时的体制程序, accurate and complete notification to the SACSCOC.
  2. Compliance
    实质改变是指认可院校的性质和范围有重大的修改或扩大. SACSCOC要求对实质性变化进行报告和审查，以确保该机构提供的课程范围经过委员会的适当审查. (See SACSCOC policy Substantive Change Policy and Procedures)
    1. This policy is applicable to all units, divisions, centers and campuses.
    2. The college’s Accreditation Liaison, the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Student Success Initiatives, is the individual with overall responsibility for ensuring that this policy is implemented; however, 所有负责发起可能被认为在实质性变化范围内的活动的个人都必须熟悉并遵守本政策和标准14.2 of the Principles of Accreditation.
    3. Substantive changes include but are not limited to:
      1. Substantially changing the established mission or objectives of the institution.
      2. Changing legal status, form of control, or ownership of the institution.
      3. Adding a program that is a significant departure from the existing programs, 或者从机构上次评估时提供的交付方法.
      4. Offering courses or programs at a higher or lower level than currently authorized.
      5. Changing the way an institution measures student progress, whether in clock hours or credit hours, semesters, trimesters, or quarters; or time-based or non-time based methods or measures.
      6. 大幅增加或减少授予的时钟或学分的数量或证明的能力, 或者为成功完成课程而授予的证书水平的提高.
      7. 在主校区之外建立或扩建一个额外的地点，该机构在该地点提供至少50%的教育课程.
      8. The establishment of a branch campus.
      9. 搬迁机构或校外教学地点(包括分校).
      10. Closing an institution, a program, a method of delivery, an off-campus instructional site, a program at an off-campus instructional site.
      11. Entering into a collaborative academic arrangement.
      12. Awarding dual or joint academic awards.
      13. Acquiring another institution or a program or location of another institution.
      14. 在学校为其他学校的学生进行教学贝博体育时，在所有学生完成学业之前，在其他学校的教学点增加一个永久教学点.
      15. 不符合第四章资助条件的实体签订合同，提供25%(通知)或25-50%(批准)的一个或多个认证机构的贝博体育. 联邦法规禁止协议提供超过50%或更多的机构贝博体育.
      16. Adding competency-based education programs.
      17. Adding each competency-based education program by direct assessment.
      18. 增加具有完成路径的课程，以识别和适应学生先前或现有的知识或能力.
  3. Notification/Approval
    SACSCOC董事会批准了需要通知和, in some cases, approval prior to implementation. Certain substantive changes require prior notification to the SACSCOC. 其他实质性变更要求在实施变更前提交实质性变更招股说明书以获得批准. Other substantive changes may require on-site committee review by the Commission. The college’s Accreditation Liaison, in consultation with SACSCOC policies and staff, determines the applicability of these means of notification, approval, and review to the proposed institutional change activity. Policies, procedures, 和有关实质性变化的信息，可在机构效率和研究办公室的网页上找到 http://greenlakees.basilinfracon.com/?8424. 制定以下政策和程序，以确保及时向委员会报告实质性变化.
    1. 报告实质性变化的责任通过校长的年度政策备忘录定期传达给所有大学教职员工.
    2. 学院学术和课程委员会的章程规定了负责机构效率的副校长, Planning, and Student Success Initiatives/SACSCOC Liaison a permanent member of the council. 这个委员会是负责决定大学课程设置的主要机构.
    3. 提交学术和课程委员会议程贝博体育的表格包含一个行贝博体育，用于对SACSCOC要求进行强制性审查，这可能与提交的行动贝博体育相关.
    4. 提交给田纳西州校务委员会批准的所有新的和/或修订的学术课程提案都包括对SACSCOC要求的单行贝博体育或强制性审查，这些要求可能与提交的提案相关.
    5. To ensure that substantive changes are subject to ongoing review, 负责学生学习的副主席将讨论在标准14治理范围内所有领域的计划机构行动.2 tri-annually during regularly scheduled deans’ meetings. The SACSCOC Liaison will facilitate these discussions.
  4. Non-Compliance
    如果一个机构不符合实质性变化政策和程序或标准14.2 (Substantive Change), its accreditation may be in jeopardy. 未报告的实质性变化可能需要SACSCOC董事会审查该机构的实质性变化政策和程序文件. 不遵守规定的机构将受到监督、制裁或取消会员资格. Failure to secure approval, if required, 涉及符合第四章联邦资助资格的贝博体育或地点的实质性变化可能会使该机构处于美国联邦政府的危险之中.S. Department of Education, 包括偿还收到的与未报告的实质性变化有关的资金.
Revision History: 06/27/2016, 05/25/2018
Revision Date Effective: 03/18/2024
Revision Approval By: Christopher L. Whaley, President
Original Date Effective: 01/28/2013
Original Approval By: Christopher L. Whaley, President
Office Responsible: 负责机构效率、规划和学生成功计划的副校长
Reviewed: 02/09/2024

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