Fifth-Year Interim Review Committee Member Information
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a member of the Fifth-Year Interim Review Committee. This site contains materials to help you prepare for the work ahead and useful resources that will assist you as you begin your reviews. Before reading any further, make this webpage one of your Favorites, so that you can quickly and easily refer back to it when needed.
Key Dates for Committee Members
| By this date | You Should: | ||
| February 6-12 | Orientation Session with Cluster Coordinators. | ||
| February 12-20 | Orientation Sessions with Committee Members. | ||
| February 21-28 | Initial Conference Calls Completed: Cluster Coordinators with Committee Members. | ||
| March 1 | Committee Members Receive access to Fifth-Year Interim Reports (March 3) | ||
| March 2 – April 10 | Review of Institutional Cases Round 1: March 2 – March 14 Round 2: March 15 – March 27 Round 3: March 28– April 10 *clusters should meet (virtually) near the end of each case review period to discuss findings | ||
| April 14 – 21 | Cluster Coordinators review/edit Reports for each case | ||
| April 22-25 Cluster 1-2: April 22-23 Cluster 3-4: April 24-25 | Fifth-Year Review Committee meets (virtually) |
If you have issues accessing the Fifth-Year Interim Reports for institutions in your cluster by the indicated date, please notify the chair of your cluster and email Evaluators@sacscoc.org for assistance.
The Fifth-Year Committee meeting will take place virtually. You will receive detailed information about connecting to the meeting as the date approaches. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Day 1 and conclude by 2:00 pm on Day 2. The chairs will meet at 9:00 a.m. on both days. There is no travel associated with attending the meeting. However, you will need to complete and submit an expense voucher to receive the incidental payment for meeting participation.
- Expense Voucher
- Information for Committee Members – (explains reimbursable expenses)
- Preliminary Schedule
Resources for Conducting Your Review
- Using Box for Fifth-Year Interim Reviews
- Links to the Principles of Accreditation and the Resource Manual:
- Principles of Accreditation: 2024 edition
- Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation, 2024 edition (Use the “Rationale and Notes” section for each standard to obtain a further explanation of what is expected for each of the Principles
- Analyzing a Case for Compliance(to assist with focusing and developing your analysis of the institution’s case for its compliance with each of the standards)
- Fifth-Year Interim Report Template (used by institution)
- Fifth-Year Interim Review Committee Template
Your Role as a Member of a Fifth-Year Interim Review
Focus Area Training
- Web-based Training Modules (Modules in the areas of Finance, Governance, Institutional Effectiveness, and Student Support Services. After viewing modules, your feedback is requested in a short survey)
Select Commission Policies and Guidelines
- Credit Hours policy statement
- Full-time Faculty Guideline
- Interpretation on Core Requirement 8.1 (Student achievement)
- Interpretation on Standard 8.2a (Student outcomes: educational programs)
- Interpretation on Standard 6.2a (Faculty credentials)
- Interpretation on Standard 13.8 (Institutional environment)
- Interpretation on Sampling
Writing Your Report
- Questions for Assessing the Quality of Writing
- Guidelines for Writing Comments for Committee Reports (guidelines on how to write up an evaluator’s analysis of a particular standard as applied)
- Request for Justifying and Documenting Qualifications of Faculty (for use when the qualification of a faculty member has been questioned)