ABHE Self-Study Subcommittees
The institution has created six subcommittees, each charged with addressing the concerns related to two of the twelve comprehensive integrated standards identified by HLC. Each of these standards contains several essential elements and suggests what evidence will confirm that the institution has satisfactorily met the concerns of the standard. A complete listing of the standards is on the ABHE website at [ this link ]
Standard 1 - Mission, Goals, and Objectives The institution has a clearly defined mission that is appropriate to higher education as well as its own specific educational role. The mission statement serves as the foundation for institutional operations, programs, and activities. Statements of the goals and program objectives specify how the institution will fulfill its mission.
Standard 2 - Assessment and Planning The institution demonstrates that it is accomplishing and can continue to accomplish its mission, goals and program objectives and improve performance through a regular and comprehensive system of assessment and planning.
Standard 3 - Institutional Integrity The institution is a model of Christian ethical behavior, both internally and externally. The institution demonstrates integrity in all of its practices and relationships, with strict adherence to ethical standards and its own stated policies.
Standard 4 - Authority and governance The institution is legally constituted as a nonprofit organization authorized by its state or province to operate as an educational institution and grant all degrees and/or offer credentials. The institution has a governing board with legal and fiduciary responsibility to exercise appropriate oversight over institutional integrity, policies, resource development, and ongoing operations.
Standard 5 - Administration The institution has a core of administrators that brings together its various resources and allocates them to accomplish institutional goals by implementing policies and structures in collaboration with appropriate constituencies.
Standard 6 - Institutional Resources The institution has the human, financial, physical, and technological resources needed to achieve its mission and has implemented policies and procedures to manage these resources effectively.
Standard 7 - Enrollment Management The institution has developed and implemented an enrollment management plan that is consistent with its mission and addresses issues of recruitment, admissions, financial aid and retention.
Standard 8 - Student Services The institution provides services that contribute to the holistic development and care of students and that are appropriate to the level of education and delivery system.
Standard 9 - Faculty Resources The institution maintains a faculty committed to its mission and qualified academically and spiritually to facilitate student learning within their disciplines and to contribute to the development of a biblical worldview. The institution fosters an academic climate that stimulates the exchange of ideas, encourages professional development, and promotes the well-being of faculty.
Standard 10 - Library and Other Learning Resources The institution ensures the availability of learning resources and services of appropriate form, range, depth, and currency to support the curricular offerings and meet student needs.
Standard 11 - Academic Programs The institution’s academic programs are appropriate to the achievement of its mission and to the level of educational programs offered, with some programs oriented specifically to full-time vocational ministry but all programs enabling students to achieve a biblical worldview.
Standard 12 - Assessment of Student Learning and Development As indicated in Standard 2, an institution has an overall plan to assess its effectiveness in achieving its mission. Central to this plan is the systematic and specific assessment of student learning and development through a strategy that measures the student’s knowledge, skills and competencies against institutional and programmatic goals.
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