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Ellie A. Fogarty, Ed.D . Vice President, MSCHE

2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act: Implications for the Self-Study & Evaluation Team Responsibilities. Ellie A. Fogarty, Ed.D . Vice President, MSCHE. Overview. Certification Statement Requirements of Affiliation in Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education HEOA Provisions

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Ellie A. Fogarty, Ed.D . Vice President, MSCHE

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  1. 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act: Implications for the Self-Study & Evaluation Team Responsibilities Ellie A. Fogarty, Ed.D. Vice President, MSCHE

  2. Overview • Certification Statement • Requirements of Affiliation in Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education • HEOA Provisions • Other Requirements

  3. Certification Statement • Compliance with MSCHE Requirements of Affiliation and Federal Title IV Requirements • Signed by CEO and governing board Chair • Included with Self-Study materials

  4. Requirements of Affiliation • Requirements apply to all member institutions as well as those seeking Candidacy status and Initial Accreditation • Team members affirm an institution’s compliance with Requirements in the Team Report, section II • Ornote areas of concern, including specific details

  5. HEOA Provisions • Compliance affirmed in Section III of Team Report • Ornote areas of concern, including specific details • Distance Education • Evaluation Team Member assigned • Student identity verification process documented • Transfer of Credit Policy • Policy and criteria disclosed to the public • Articulation agreements listed

  6. HEOA Provisions • Credit Hours • Policies for awarding credit hours conform to commonly accepted practice in higher education • “Reasonably approximate” a Carnegie unit • Student Achievement • State Authorization • Incentive Compensation • Gainful Employment

  7. Other Requirements • Compliance affirmed in Section III of Team Report • Ornote areas of concern, including specific details • Findings from the US Department of Education • Financial Responsibility and Title IV cohort default rates • State Regulatory Requirements • Other Accrediting Agency Findings

  8. Additional Resources • Requirements of Affiliation, pp. xii – xiii in Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education • Distance Education: Interregional Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning) • Advertising, Student Recruitment, and Representation of Accredited Status - MSCHE policy • Transfer Credit, Prior Learning, and Articulation - MSCHE policy • Cohort Default Rate http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/defaultmanagement/cdr.html

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