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 |
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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 èßäÉçÇøAPP'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 èßäÉçÇøAPP'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 |