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 [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of Members of SACSCOC Board of Trustees [PDF]
Resources for All Committee Members
- Handbook for Review Committees [PDF] (2020 Edition)
- Principles of Accreditation: Foundation for Quality Enhancement 2018 Edition [PDF]
- Resource Manual for the 2018 Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement [PDF] (Third Edition Published 2020 Edited Dec 2022)
This Manual is a companion piece to the 2018 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 [DOC]
- Quality Enhancement Plan Framework [PDF]
- Expense Voucher
- Travel Agency Information[PDF] (Updated Jan 2018)
Resources for Committee Chairs
- Information Outline for a Committee Visit [DOC]
- Chair Response Form [DOC]
- Administrative Expenses of the Chair/Secretary [DOC]
- OffSite Compliance Summary Checksheet Track A [XLS]
- OffSite Compliance Summary Checksheet Track B [XLS]
Committee Report Forms
- Report of the Candidacy Committee [DOC] (Updated May 2018)
- Report of the Accreditation Committee [DOC] (Updated May 2018)
- Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [DOC] (Edited Dec 2022)
Same form used by both Off-Site and On-Site Committees - Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [DOC] (Differentiated)(Edited Dec 20220)
- Directions for Reaffirmation Report [PDF] (Updated Aug 2018)
- Report of the Special Committee [DOC]
- Off-Site Review Analysis Worksheet [PDF]
- Report of the Interim Off-Campus Instructional Sites Committee [DOC](Updated April 2020)
Report Forms for Substantive Change Committees
- Branch campus [DOC]
- Change in governance [DOC]
- Direct Assessment Competency-Based Education Programs [PDF]
- Distance education / electronic expansion [DOC]
- Level change (higher level) [DOC]
- Merger/consolidation non-SACSCOC entities [DOC]
- Merger/consolidation SACSCOC entities [DOC]
- Off-campus site (not a branch campus) [DOC]
- Program expansion (significant departure or move to lower level) [DOC]
- Program expansion at a new off-campus site [DOC]