Guidelines and Policies
related to Substantive Change

APSU Policies:

APSU Substantive Change Policy

SACSCOC Policies:

Agreements Involving Joint and Dual Academic Awards

Advertising and Student Recruitment

Application for Members Seeking Accreditation at a Higher or Lower Degree Level

Closing a Program, Site, Branch or Institution

Direct Assessment Competency-Based Educational Programs

Distance and Correspondence Education

Mergers, Consolidations, Change of Ownership, Acquisitions, and Change of Governance, Control, Form, or Legal Status

Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement

Reaffirmation of Accreditation and Subsequent Reports

Seeking Accreditation at a Higher or Lower Degree Level

Separate Accreditation for Units of a Member Institution

Substantive Change for SACSCOC accredited Institutions

 
Additional SACSCOC Policies and Publications