Substantive Change Workshop

The Substantive Change Workshop is an opportunity to learn the principles and select advanced topics of substantive change from a SACSCOC staff member. It’s an ideal introduction for new liaisons and a refresher for those with experience.

Learning objectives are:

• to know what constitutes a substantive change;
• to assess substantive change in an institution-specific context;
• to learn how to develop a plan for monitoring and reporting substantive change;
• to understand the substantive change review process;
• to know the principal types of substantive change such as program closures and teach-outs, level changes, new programs, off-campus instructional sites, and more;
• to learn how to make and document determinations of “significant departure;” and
• to learn best practices for writing prospectuses and notifications.

Intended audience:

• academic affairs staff members,
• faculty members,
• liaisons,
• provosts,
• or others with substantive change responsibilities.

Upcoming Workshops:

2024 workshops:

• Friday, November 8, 2024
  9am to 3pm ET
  at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway / Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  
  Register online
  Space is limited and registration will close when full.

Reminder:  Multiple staff-led substantive change sessions are planned for the 2024 SACSCOC Annual Meeting on December 7-10 in in Austin, Tex.

• Friday, March 14, 2025
  9am to 3pm CT
  at University of North Texas in Denton, Tex.
  
  Registration will open in mid-February 2025.
  
  A registration link will be provided on this webpage. Monitor this page and “Updates and announcements” on the main substantive change webpage.

Suggestion:

• Bring a paper or electronic copy of the current Substantive Change Policy and Procedures