In-Progress
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
1997-1999 Self Study
for Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
CONTENTS
SECTION I: PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY OF ACCREDITATION
SECTION II: INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE
SECTION III: INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
3.1 PLANNING AND EVALUATION: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
3.2 PLANNING AND EVALUATION: ADMINISTRATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
3.3 INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH
SECTION IV: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
4.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
4.2 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
4.3 GRADUATE PROGRAM
4.4 PUBLICATIONS
4.5 DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS
4.6 CONTINUING EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND SERVICE PROGRAMS
4.7 STUDENT RECORDS
4.8 FACULTY
4.9 CONSORTIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION V: EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
5.1 LIBRARY AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES
5.2 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
5.3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS
5.4 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
5.5 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
SECTION VI: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
6.1 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
6.2 INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
6.3 FINANCIAL RESOURCES
6.4 PHYSICAL RESOURCES
6.5 EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
6.6 RELATED CORPORATE ENTITIES
FOLLOW-UP PLAN
1 The Intercollegiate Athletics Committee is composed of the Director of the NCAA Certification
Self Study and the chairs of the four subcommittees for that study, which is being conducted
jointly with the SACS Self Study.