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SECTION II:  INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE  

2.1 Introduction. 

2.2................................................................................................................ Related College Goals. 

2.3.................................. Assessment of the Compliance of Institutional Purpose with SACS Criteria. 

2.3.1 An institution MUST have a clearly defined purpose or mission statement  

2.3.2 This statement MUST describe the institution and its characteristics. 

2.3.3 The official posture and practice of the institution MUST be consistent  

2.3.4 Appropriate publications MUST accurately cite the current statement of purpose.  

2.3.5 The formation of a statement of purpose represents a major educational decision.  

2.3.6 An institution MUST study periodically its statement of purpose,  

2.3.7 Consequently, the institution MUST demonstrate that its planning and evaluation processes,

 

SECTION III:  INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. 

3.1................................................................................................................................ Introduction. 

3.2................................................................................................................ Related College Goals. 

3.3........................... Assessment of the Compliance of Institutional Effectiveness with SACS Criteria. 

3.3.1        Planning and Evaluation:  Educational Program.. 

3.3.1.1 Educational activities of an institution include teaching, research, and public service.  

3.3.1.2 The institution must define its expected educational results. 

3.3.1.3 The institution MUST:  (l) establish a clearly defined purpose appropriate to collegiate education;  

3.3.1.4 The institution MUST develop guidelines and procedures to evaluate educational effectiveness,  

3.3.1.5 This evaluation MUST encompass educational goals at all academic levels. 

3.3.1.6 The institution MUST evaluate its success with respect to student achievement in relation to purpose,  

3.3.2        Planning and Evaluation:  Administrative and Educational Support Services. 

3.3.2.1 In addition to providing evidence of planning and evaluation in its educational program,  

3.3.2.2 For each administrative and educational support service unit, the institution MUST:  (1) establish a clearly defined purpose. 

3.3.2.3 Each unit in its planning and evaluation processes SHOULD CONSIDER internal and external factors  

3.3.3        Institutional Research. 

3.3.3.1 Institutional research MUST be an integral part of the institution’s planning. 

3.3.3.2 It MUST be effective in collecting and analyzing data and disseminating results.  

3.3.3.4 An institution MUST regularly evaluate the effectiveness of its institutional research. 

3.3.3.5 The institutional research process may be centralized or decentralized but SHOULD include the following activities:  

3.3.3.6 Institutions MUST assign administrative responsibility for conducting institutional research,

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