Once on an Open Pathway of reaffirmation of accreditation, an institution is expected to create and propose a Quality Initiative project to HLC reviewers. This project can be anything beneficial to the growth or betterment of the institution but must be separate from other review processes already taking place.

After a proposed initiative project is approved, the institution will move forward with the initiative. The final step will be to submit a Quality Initiative Report in the final year of the Quality Initiative timeline. The Quality Initiative recommendation provided by the HLC reviewers will be submitted as part of the reaffirmation process during year ten of the Open Pathway process and will accompany the reassurance argument provided by OSU. 

OSU’s Quality Initiative, titled “Cultivating an Effective Culture of Outcomes Assessment for Continuous Improvement to Support Student Success” was accepted as proposed in Spring of 2023. To view the full initiative proposal or more information about the review process, please visit the following links:

Quality Initiative Review Process and Rubric (HLC Website)
2023 OSU Quality Initiative Proposal - Accepted (PDF)