SACSCOC Policy Standards and Guidance
The following SACSCOC standards from the Principles of Accreditation reflect SACSCOC policy guidance or requirements. These standards include additional SACSCOC guidance to meet compliance obligations as well as standards that require a published institutional policy.
| SACSCOC STANDARD | Institutional Policy REQUIRED | SACSCOC Policy Guidelines |
| Standard 1.1 - Principles of Integrity | Y | |
| Standard 3.1.b - Basic Eligibility Standards | Y | |
| Standard 4.1 (a-e) - Governing Board Characteristics | Y | |
| Standard 4.2.a - Mission Review | Y | |
| Standard 4.2.d - Conflict of Interest | Y | |
| Standard 4.2.e - Board Dismissal | Y | |
| Standard 4.3 - Multilevel Governance (this standard is not applicable) | Y | |
| Standard 5.1 - Chief Executive Officer | Y | |
| Standard 5.3 - Institutional Related Entities | Y | |
| Standard 5.5 - Personnel Appointment and Evaluation | Y | |
| Standard 6.2.b - Program Faculty | Y | |
| Standard 6.3 - Faculty Employment and Evaluation | Y | |
| Standard 6.4 - Academic Freedom | Y | |
| Standard 7.2 - Quality Enhancement Plan | Y | |
| Standard 8.2.a - Student Outcomes: Educational Programs | Y | |
| Standard 8.2.b - Student Outcomes: General Education | Y | |
| Standard 8.2.c - Student Outcomes: Academic and Student Services | Y | |
| Standard 9.1 - Program Content | Y | |
| Standard 9.2 - Program Length | Y | |
| Standard 9.4 - Institutional Credits for an Undergraduate Degree | Y | |
| Standard 9.5 - Institutional Credits for a Graduate/Professional Degree | Y | |
| Standard 10.1 - Academic Policies | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.2 - Public Information | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.3 - Archived Information | Y | |
| Standard 10.4 - Academic Governance | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.5 - Admissions Policies and Practices | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.6 (a-c) - Distance and Correspondence Education | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.7 - Policies for Awarding Credit | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.8 (a-c) - Evaluating and Awarding External Academic Credit | Y | Y |
| Standard 10.9 - Cooperative Academic Arrangements | Y | |
| Standard 11.1 - Library and Learning/Information Resources | Y | |
| Standard 11.3 - Library and Learning/Information Access | Y | |
| Standard 12.1 - Student Support Services | Y | |
| Standard 12.3 - Student Rights | Y | |
| Standard 12.4 (a-c) - Student Complaints | Y | Y |
| Standard 12.5 - Student Records | Y | |
| Standard 13.7 - Physical Resources | Y | |
| Standard 14.1 - Publication of Accreditation Status | Y | |
| Standard 14.2 - Substantive Change | Y | Y |
| Standard 14.3 - Comprehensive Institutional ReviewsS | Y | |
| Standard 14.4 - Representation to Other Agencies | Y | |
| Standard 14.5 - Policy Compliance | Y |