Evaluator Resources
The following tools are intended to assist current and future review committee members in the very important work of institutional review. The concept of peer review is a cornerstone of the accreditation process. As such, the Commission relies upon the expertise, experience, and professional judgment of its evaluators to collectively determine member institutions’ compliance with the Principles of Accreditation and, thereby, assure the quality and integrity of programs and services supporting student learning.
Becoming an Evaluator
- How to Become an Evaluator [PDF]
- Committee Members – FAQ [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of Evaluators (Updated 06/2024) [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of Members of SACSCOC Board of Trustees (Updated 06/2024) [PDF]
Resources for All Committee Members
- Handbook for Review Committees [PDF] (2020 Edition)
- The 2024 Edition of the Principles of Accreditation: Foundation for Quality Enhancement (Added January 2024)[PDF]
- Resource Manual for the 2024 Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement (Added February 2024)[PDF]
This Manual is a companion piece to the 2024 Principles of Accreditation, providing guidance to applicant, candidate, and member institutions as well as to evaluation committees of the Commission. - Commission Policies [PDF]
- Analyzing a Case for Compliance [PDF]
- Writing Comments for Committee Reports [PDF]
- Request for Justifying and Documenting Qualifications of Faculty [Word]
- Quality Enhancement Plan Framework [PDF]
- Expense Voucher
- Travel Agency Information[PDF] (Updated Jan 2018)
Resources for Committee Chairs
- Information Outline for a Committee Visit [Word]
- Chair Response Form [Word]
- Administrative Expenses of the Chair/Secretary [Word]
- OffSite Compliance Summary Checksheet Track A [XLS]
- OffSite Compliance Summary Checksheet Track B [XLS]
Committee Report Forms
- Report of the Candidacy Committee [Word] (Updated Jan 2024)
- Report of the Accreditation Committee [Word] (Updated May 2018)
- Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [Word] (Updated Jan 2024)
Same form used by both Off-Site and On-Site Committees - Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [Word] (Differentiated)(Updated Jan 2024)
- Directions for Reaffirmation Report [PDF] (Updated Aug 2018)
- Report of the Fifth Year Interim Committee [Word] (Added July 2024)
- Report of the Special Committee [Word]
- Report of the Interim Off-Campus Instructional Sites Committee [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
Report Forms for Substantive Change Committees
- Branch campus [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Change in governance [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Direct Assessment Competency-Based Education Programs [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Distance education / electronic expansion [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Level change (higher level) [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Merger/consolidation non-SACSCOC entities [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Merger/consolidation SACSCOC entities [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Off-campus site (not a branch campus) [Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Prison Education Program [Word](Added Jan 2024)
- Program expansion (significant departure or move to lower level)[Word](Updated Jan 2024)
- Program expansion at a new off-campus site [Word](Updated Jan 2024)