2025-2026 Reaffirmation of Accreditation
UPCOMING ACCREDITATION YEAR
2025-2026; site visit date of April 20-21, 2026
2025-2026 Reaffirmation of Accreditation
Timeline (Tentative)
- Updated documents, review materials, created video and criterion quality rubric
- Held meetings with each of the Steering Committee members.
- The Subcommittee lists for each criterion were sent for review and confirmation by mid-March.
- In May, finalize subcommittee members list and that they have confirmed to serve. The final membership information will be reflected accordingly on the accreditation website.
- In June, confirm subcommittee members have access to Canvas and are able to begin to discuss the reading materials. UAT will collaborate with the Steering Committee and their specific subcommittee members.
- In July/August, UAT will also meet with the subcommittee members as needed.
- By the end of the Summer 2024, the main objective will be to ensure that the Steering Committee and Subcommittee members will be prepared and ready to progress with necessary tasks going into Fall 2024.
- Review, comment, and confirm the review tracking document with specific possible evidence aligned to the rubric and identify gaps that need to be addressed.
- Prepare a document on the possible realignment of the new criteria as a placeholder so all committees are aware of the upcoming changes.
- Schedule a meeting with HLC staff liaison on the progress made for the 2025-26 reaffirmation visit
- Provide an overall introduction about the HLC steering committee and subcommittee purpose, function, and tasks to Faculty Council and Staff Advisory Council in late Fall (early Nov). UAT will post a progress update on the accreditation website.
- The subcommittee will have two update meetings on each specific criterion and the associated core components. All reviews and discussions will first focus on the overall, comprehensive aspect/perspective before moving to specifics and details.
- By the end of the Fall 2024, more detailed narratives and evidence will be listed on the tracking sheet. A clear direction of what needs to be further elaborated and discussed under each subcomponent will be identified, as well as the alignment of each part to its associated criterion as it leads back to the OSU mission.
- By the end of the Fall 2024, have all detailed items for each criterion and core/subcomponents outlined along with the intended evidence files and who the contact person will be.
- A continuation of objectives from Fall 2024 will be addressed, but with a more detailed dive into the subcomponents of each criterion.
- There will be an open forum for students on campus.
- By the end of Spring 2025, we should have all key report content in place, which will then allow for a shift in focus to fine-tuning and providing details.
- The HLC QI will be due in June 2025. UAT will submit the report in the HLC system.
- A continuation of objectives through Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 will be addressed.
- Form a logistic committee in charge of detailing the itinerary and travel details for the HLC practice and real visit.
- The writing team will meet to form the writing responsibility and strategy.
- By the end of Spring 2025, the final draft of the argument will be ready to be reviewed by the committee for additional comments/additions.
- Establish editors (3-4 individuals) who will be charged with ensuring one voice and consistency across all criteria.
- The final draft should be updated and completed by end of August 2025.
- Invite HLC staff liaison to visit OSU campuses to prepare for upcoming peer-review site visit.
- Create a group of individuals for the upcoming mock site visit
- Provide student body with information about upcoming HLC visit and the accompanying survey they will send out 60 days prior to the visit
- We will hold a Campus Open Forum.
- For January, hold a peer-review mock site visit to OSU campuses.
- Upload all pieces of reassurance argument and evidence files to online database.
- Provide student body with information about upcoming HLC visit and the accompanying survey
- Student survey from HLC will be sent to students 60 days prior to the visit
- For April, hold site visits on OSU-Stillwater and OSU-Tulsa campuses.
HLC Criteria
- Criterion 1: Mission
- Criterion 2: Integrity – Ethical and Responsible Conduct
- Criterion 3: Teaching and Learning – Quality, Resources, and Support
- Criterion 4: Teaching and Learning – Evaluation and Improvement
- Criterion 5: Institutional Effectiveness, Resources and Planning