Recent Changes
April 2023
March 2023
- Substantive Change Policy and Procedures [PDF]
- Redline Substantive Change Resource [PDF]
- Accreditation Procedures for Applicant Institutions [PDF]
- Accreditation Records Retention, Maintenance and Destruction Policy for SACSCOC [PDF]
- Disclosure of Accrediting Documents and Actions of SACSCOC [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of Evaluators [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of Members of SACSCOC Board of Trustees [PDF]
- Ethical Obligations of SACSCOC Staff [PDF]
- Fifth Year Interim Review Process [PDF]
- Institutional Obligations for Public Disclosure [PDF]
- Policies, Guidelines, Good Practices, and Position Statements: Definitions for Accreditation Purposes [PDF]
- Sanctions, Denial of Reaffirmation, and Removal from Membership [PDF]
- Time Lines for Reaffirmation Tracks; 23, 24, 25, 26 [PDF]
- 2025 Track A (Undergraduate Institutions) [PDF]
- 2025 Track B (Graduate Institutions) [PDF]
January 2023
- Accredited and Candidate List [PDF]
- Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [DOC]
- Report of the Reaffirmation Committee [DOC] (Differentiated)
- Arbitration of Adverse Actions [PDF]
- Litigation: Institutional Obligations [PDF]
- Observers on Reaffirmation On-Site Review Committees [PDF]
- Documents Submitted for SACSCOC Review [PDF]
- Guidelines for International Travel and Committee Visits To Member Institutions [PDF]
- Requests for Data or Research Assistance [PDF]
- Resource Manual for the 2018 Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement [PDF]
- Compliance Certification Document (2018 Principles Edition) [DOC]
- Compliance Certification Document (2018 Principles Edition Differentiated Review) [Word]
December 2022
- December 2022 Accreditation Actions And Public Disclosure Statements (12/06/2022, updated 12/9/2022)
- June 2022 Accreditation Actions and Public Disclosure Statements (6/17/2022, updated 12/9/2022)
November 2022
- Institutional Name Change Cross Reference List [PDF]
- In response to the article “Rating Accreditors” in the October 6, 2022 edition of the in the publication UniversityBusiness.com, please click on the SACSCOC response letter or the SACSCOC summary of report.
- Registration closed for 2022 Annual Meeting
October 2022
August 2022
July 2022
- Request for a Period of Noncompliance [PDF] (6/15/2022)
- Request to Rescind a Previously Approved Board Action [PDF] (6/15/2022)