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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Fifth-Year Interim Report Resources

The Fifth-Year Interim Report for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Accreditation updates the status of the university with regards to 15 standards. It is sometimes referred to as an "abbreviated" report; however, it is only abbreviated in the sense that the report is for only 15 of the 33 standards. The information provided must be complete, demonstrate compliance, and provide concrete examples of how the institution complies with the accreditation standards. Think of this report as similar to a mid-cycle academic program review.

The documents below are intended to provide information on what is expected from the various units within the University of Tennessee as the university prepares to submit its report by the March 1, 2011 deadline. Units that will need these documents are located on the Knoxville-area (System Office, UTK, UTIA, UTIPS), Memphis, and Tullahoma campuses.

pdf file Fifth-Year Interim Report Information contains information related to what needs to be done, the timeline, and directions on how to retrieve reports from the UT intranet. No data can be uploaded to the former SACS Accreditation website.

pdf file Unit Mission Statements and Goals contains guidelines and required formatting for submission of unit plans which include mission statement and goals, and instructions on how to submit the reports.

pdf file Assessment Plans contains guidelines and required formatting for submission of the student learner outcomes assessment plans and reports and instructions on how to submit the reports. Only units that offer academic degree programs are required to complete assessment plans for all degree programs for which they have responsibility.

pdf file Administrator and Faculty Credentials contains information about the collection of administrator credentials. The Fifth-Year Interim report only requires the submission of the credentials of those who have responsibility for program oversight. Individual faculty credentials are not collected for this report.



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