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What is accreditation?
Are Distance Education Programs and Courses Accredited?
About the Middle States Association and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Who carries out the Commission's work?
Does Middle States meet international criteria as a quality assurance organization?
What Standards Must an Institution Meet to be Accredited?
Does the Commission consider student learning at an institution?
How Often is a College or University Evaluated?
How does the Commission determine if an institution meets accreditation standards?
What are the "self-study" & "peer review" processes?
What is a "Substantive Change"?
Substantive Change FAQs
Do institutions ever lose accreditation?
Range of Commission Actions on Accreditation
What accreditation records should an institution retain in its archives?
Does the Commission Rank Colleges?
Can the Commission Recommend a College or University?
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Will a college accept credits transferred from another college?
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Additional Institution-Sponsored Assessment Events
2009 (December) Annual Conference (PA)
2009 (March) PRR (PA)
2009 (October) Chairs and Evaluators Workshop (PA)
2009 (December) Chairs and Evaluators Workshop (PA)
2009 (November) Self-Study Institute (PA)
2009 (February) Fostering a Campus Culture of Assessment (PA)
2009 (May) A Basic Tool Box for Assessing Institutional Effectiveness (DE)
2009 (August) Integrating Higher Education Planning (PR)
2009 (September) Integrating Higher Education Planning Workshop (DE)
2009 (September) Meeting Middle States Expectations Workshop (DE)
2009 (September) Assessment Workshops (PA)
2009 (April) Fostering A Campus Culture of Assessment (NY)
2010 (December) Annual Conference (PA)
2010 (March) Periodic Review Report Workshop (PA)
2010 (October) Chairs & Evaluators Workshop (PA)
2010 (December) Chairs & Evaluators Workshop (PA)
2010 (November) Self-Study Institute (PA)
2010 (February) Fostering A Campus Culture of Assessment (PA)
2010 (May) A Basic Toolbox for Assessing Institutional Effectiveness (DE)
2010 (April) Fostering A Campus Culture of Assessment (NY)
2010 (March) Becoming An Assessment Facilitator (PA)
2010 (August) A Basic Toolbox for Assessing Institutional Effectiveness (PA)
2010 (August) Integrating Higher Education Planning and Assessment (PA)
2010 (September) Getting Started with Student Assessment (PA)
2010 (September) Meeting MSCHE Expectations for Student Learning Assessment (PA)
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Reauthorization Update (August 23, 2004)
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Open Letter from the Commission (February 20, 2004)
Article on Published Tests
Re-evaluating Higher Education Evaluation
U.S. Department of Education

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