HLC Self-Study Criterion Committees
The institution has created committees charged with addressing the concerns related to each of the five criteria identified by HLC. Each of these criteria contains several core components and suggest what evidence will confirm that the institution has satisfactorily met the concerns of the criteria. Those various criteria are on the HLC website at http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/download/Handbook03.pdf.
Criterion 1 - Mission and Integrity
The organization operates with integrity to ensure the fulfillment of its mission through structures and processes that involve the board, administration, faculty, staff, and students.
Criterion 2 - Preparing for the Future
The organization's allocation of resources and its processes for evaluation and planning demonstrate its capacity to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its education, and respond to future challenges and opportunities.
Criterion 3 - Student Learning and Effective Teaching
The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission.
Criterion 4 - Acquisition, Discovery, and Application of Knowledge
The organization promotes a life of learning for its faculty, administration, staff and students by fostering and supporting inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with its mission.
Criterion 5 - Engagement and Service
As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.
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