SACS
QEP
MIU
FACULTY
COMPLIANCE
100
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is an accrediting body recognized on this level.
What is Regional
100
This is the topic of the QEP
What is Writing across the Professional Disciplines
100
The Main Campus and the two branch campuses
What is: Miami International University of Art and Design
100
These programs must include a minimum of 120 semester hours/180 quarter hours or the equivalents
What is Baccalaureate Degree Programs
100
The SACS onsite and offsite review is conducted by other schools in SACS
What is a peer review
200
The administrative, acadmic, and educational groups that ensure proper review of the strategic planning process.
What are Oversight Committees
200
This is the purpose and our main goal of the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan)
What is: improve student learning.
200
The University President Reports to this group
What is The Board of Trustees
200
According to SACS, accredited institutions must employ faculty with a doctoral or master’s degree in the teaching discipline or...
What is documented evidence of strong alternative qualifications.
200
SACS considers these the essence of being an academic institution
What is a core requirements
300
A failure to comply with the Core or Federal Requirements from SACS would lead to...
What is a public sanction
300
The QEP Steering Committee is responsible for creating and assessing our plan. The Steering Committee is comprised of Deans, IE Directors, employers as well as:
What is administrators, faculty, and students.
300
The University's Mission Statement
What is Miami International University of Art & Design is a multi-campus, career-oriented Institution that provides students with academic preparation and practical skills through programs in the applied arts and design industries. The Institution prepares its undergraduate students for entry-level positions and its graduate students for advancement in their chosen fields. The University is dedicated to fostering a culture that encourages creativity, research, and learning-centered endeavors.
300
This is a condition set by SACS if the main campus and branch campuses offer the same degree program. They must also have...
What is: The same curriculum
300
SACS requires academic programs, educational support services, and administrative support services to participate in what process?
What is Instutional Effectiveness
400
This plan looks at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of The Insitution.
What is The Strategic Planning Process
400
As a goal of the QEP students will be able to perform these specific writing tasks
What is: include a clear thesis, use evidence that is introduced, analyzed, and connected to the argument, follow the expectations of the writing genre, and conform to standard grammatical, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules.
400
This policy encompasses the students application, committees that review the application, enrollment, and an interview
What is The University's Admission Policy
400
According to SACS, General Education course work must be drawn from these three specific areas of study
What is humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral, and natural science/mathematics
400
In order to be accredited by the Commission on Colleges, we are required to conduct a comprehensive audit and file this with SACS every 10 years...
What is The Compliance Certification
500
SACS reviews these areas as part of their Principles of Accreditation.
What is The Principle of Integrity, Core Requirements, Comprehensive Standards, and Federal Requirements
500
We will know that we have assessed our QEP plan when we measure using these.
What is CAAP, Rubrics, and Noel Levitz
500
This group approves the mission, the budget, and periodically reviews and updates policies and procedures.
What is The Board of Trustees
500
In order to fully comply with SACS our institution must ensure that that certain criteria are met. We must assign responsibility for program coordination to persons academically qualified in the field of study, provide on going professional development for faculty and
What is: demonstrate that education programs are approved by faculty and administration
500
Compliance certification requires that substantive changes are approved by this governing body...
What is The Commission on Colleges
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