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Web site contents
The East Tennessee State University SACS Accreditation
Review Project Web Site is divided into four sections:
Reference Room, Pilot Project, Compliance Audit, and
Quality Enhancement Plan. Choose one of the main
selections to view the information contained in each section.
Reference Room
: This section of our web site lists many of the major sources
of information used in our compliance audit. In Documents
, you will find links to major documents, sources, facts, and
figures about ETSU. The SACS Update section contains news,
messages, and progress reports. Of particular significance are
the links to three online database systems. In the University
Profile System you can learn about our university and it's various
offices and departments. All profiles present mission statements,
goals, improvements & accomplishments, and who to contact for
further information. Academic department profiles also include
learning outcomes and program coordinators for degree programs
offered, any special facilities available, and references to associated
student organizations. Links included on the profiles enable you
to access other web pages, e-mails, and associated offices or departments.
The Faculty Teaching Credentials System presents information
about the ETSU faculty, including their degrees and courses taught.
The Course Information System has information for over
3600 courses taught at ETSU last year, including general information,
topics, and expected learning outcomes for each course.
Pilot Project
: In this section, you will find information about the Accreditation
Review Project of the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and East Tennessee State University's
involvement as a pilot institution in this project. About ETSU
orients the viewer to our campus, faculty, programs, region,
and students. The Mountains to Know section included here
presents a global view of our institution. Assortments of links
are available to learn more about ETSU and its region. The various
leadership teams involved in the project and contact information
are presented.
Compliance Audit
: This section has four main parts. The SACS proposed (December
2000) core requirements and comprehensive standards are presented.
East Tennessee State University prepared reports for each of the
71 standards that include narrative responses and supporting documentation,
which one can access online. Information is supplied on how the
institution approached the compliance audit portion of the proposed
accreditation requirements.
Quality Enhancement Plan
: This section provides information on the process, leadership
and progress of ETSU's quality enhancement plan and the plan itself.
REFERENCE ROOM
Assessment
Catalogs
Faculty, Staff and Student Organizations
Facts and Figures
Degrees Conferred: Undergraduate/Graduate
Certificates and Degrees Conferred by College
Degrees Conferred by College by Taxonomy/Major Degree Program
Graduate Degrees by Program and Gender
Degrees Conferred by Gender
Degrees Conferred by Race
College of Applied Science and Technology
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Public and Allied Health
School of Continuing Studies
Main Campus
Quillen College of Medicine
University Summary Staffing Profiles
Full-time Faculty Load Distribution
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Time
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Production
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Location
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Level
Faculty Load: Total Part-time, TA, and Other FTE
Faculty Load: Total FTE Faculty Available and Assigned
College Staffing Profiles
Full-time Faculty Load Distribution
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Time
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Production
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Location
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Level
Faculty Load: Total Part-time, TA, and Other FTE
Faculty Load: Total FTE Faculty Available and Assigned
Department Staffing Profiles
Full-time Faculty Load Distribution
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Time
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Production
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Location
Faculty Load: Student Credit Hours by Level
Faculty Load: Total Part-time, TA, and Other FTE
Faculty Load: Total FTE Faculty Available and Assigned
First-time Transfers
Major Feeder Community Colleges
Transfer Trends: Applied, Accepted, Enrolled
Transfer Students by College
University
Colleges and Academic Departments
Applied Science and Technology
Arts and Sciences
Business
Education
Medicine: Biomedical Sciences
Nursing
Public and Allied Health
Division of Developmental Studies
Regents Online Degree Program
School of Continuing Studies
Admissions Applications
Average Age by Classification
Enrollment by Age and Class
Enrollment by Foreign Countries
Enrollment: FTE and Credit Hours Produced
Enrollment by Gender
Enrollment: Graduate
Enrollment by Major
Enrollment by Race
Enrollment by Race and Status
Enrollment by Site
Enrollment by States
Enrollment by Tennessee Counties
Enrollment: Undergraduate Fees
Gender Distribution (graph), Undergraduate
Gender Distribution (graph), Graduate
Race Distribution (graph), Undergraduate
Race Distribution (graph), Graduate
Age Distribution (graph), Undergraduate
Age Distribution (graph), Graduate
Major Feeder High Schools
Student Financial Aid by Program
Application Data for M.D. Program
Enrollment: M.D. Program
Residency Program - Demographic Information
Student Financial Aid by Program
Financial Information
Handbooks
Policies & Procedures
Staff Rosters
PILOT PROJECT
Impetus for Change
Components of the
New Requirements
Compliance Audit
Quality Enhancement Plan
Goals for the Accreditation
Review Project
Requirements
Process
Supplemental Materials
Pilot Institutions
Texas A &
M
East Tennessee State University
Radford University
Transylvania University
Morris College
Richland Community College
John Tyler Community College
Memphis College of Art
ETSU's Distinct
Addition to the Pilot
Compliance
Audit Editorial Committee
Leadership Team
Local Arrangements Committee
Quality Enhancement Leadership Team
Steering Committee
Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Committee
Technology Support Group
COMPLIANCE AUDIT
Core
Requirements
Comprehensive Standards
Team
Process
Calendar
Editorial Guidelines
Report Template
Team Assignments
SACS Core Requirements and Comprehensive Standards
1.
Degree-granting authority
2. Governing board
3. Chief Executive Officer
4. Statement of Mission
5. Institutional Effectiveness
6. Institution in operation
7. General degree program requirements
8. Numbers of faculty
9. Library, other learning and information resources
10. Student support programs and service
11. Financial stability
12. Quality Enhancement Plan prospectus
Mission
1. Comprehensive statement of mission
Governance and Administration
2. Selection of chief executive officer
3. Legal authority and operating control
4. Governing Board, conflict of interest
5. Governing Board, undue influence
6. Governing Board, dismissal
7. Governing Board, distinction of duties
8. Institution, organizational structure
9. Institution, qualified administration
10. Evaluation of administrators
11. Chief executive officer, intercollegiate athletics
12. Chief executive officer, fund-raising
Institutional Effectiveness
13. Outcomes assessment, analyses for improvement
All Educational Programs
1. Approved by faculty, learning outcomes
2. Distance education programs
3. Admissions policies
4. Policies for evaluating/accepting academic credit
5. Dissemination of academic policies
6. Practices for awarding academic credit
7. Consortial and contractual educational programs
8. Awarding of academic credit for non-credit work
9. Academic advising
10. Security of student academic records
11. Faculty responsibility for quality and oversight
12. Curriculum development, program coordinators
13. Use of technology to enhance student learning
Undergraduate Programs
14. General education and program requirements
15. Competencies within general education core
16. Degree credit earned at institution
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Professional Programs
17. Academic contents progressively advanced
18. Adequate resources
19. Admission and completion requirements
20. Independent learning
21. Awarding and accepting graduate academic credit
22. Degree credits earned at institution
Faculty
23. Qualifications
24. Evaluation
25. Professional development
26. Academic freedom
27. Published policies on responsibility and authority
28. Ownership of materials and related issues
Student Affairs and Services
29. Student rights and responsibilities
30. Security of student affairs records
31. Qualified student affairs personnel
Library and Other Learning Resources
32. Facilities and instructional support services
33. Access to instruction in use
34. Qualified staff
1. Acceptable financial stability
2. Financial statements and related documents
3. Audits of funds for financial aid
4. Financial control, sponsored programs, research
5. Healthful and safe environment
6. Physical facilities
1. Evaluation of student achievement
2. Curriculum appropriate
3. Availability of calendars and policies
4. Program length appropriate to degrees
5. Procedures for written student complaints
6. Title IV Compliance
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN
Initial Concept (April 2001)
Calendar for Development and Implementation
Organization for Implementation
Editorial Guidelines
Report Template
Quality Enhancement Plan Teams
Quality Enhancement Plan
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