Criteria for Accreditation | Self Study | NCA Accreditation

One:

The organization operates with integrity to ensure the fulfillment of its mission through structures and processes that involve the board, administration, faculty, staff, and students.

Two:

The organization's allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation and planning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.

Three:

The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission.

Four:

The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff, and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.

Five:

As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.

Misson and Integrity The organization:

Understands its mission
Appreciates diversity

Preparing for the Future The organization:

Engages in planning connected with its mission
Positions itself for the future by preparing for challenges and threats that may arise
Focuses on the future of constituents (General Studies should anticipate what students will need to know in the future.)
Integrates new technology

Student Learning and Effective Teaching The organization:

Assesses student learning at the course, program, and college level and acts upon the results of the assessment activities
Values and supports effective teaching
Supports learning by providing effective environments and resources

Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge The organization:

Supports scholarship
Prepares students for a life of learning (General Studies "helps students gain competence in the exercise of independent intellectual inquiry ...")

Engagement and Service The organization:

Serves and is responsible to its constituents, including the community
Collaborates with others