Quality Enhancement Plan and

SACS Reaffirmation

Fifth-Year Interim Report

President Initiates QEP Process

Institution-wide QEP Topic Search

Institution-wide QEP Topic Selection

Institution-wide QEP Development

QEP Implementation

QEP Assessment Cycle 1

SACS - Federal Requirements

SACS - Core Requirements

SACS - Comprehensive Standards

Establish Assessment Process

Complete Assessment Cycle 1

Complete Assessment Cycle 2

University of West Georgia Quality Enhancement and SACS Compliance Process

Start % Complete

SP 2010 Fall 2010 SP 2011 Fall 2011 SP 2012 Fall 2012 SP 2013

August, 2010

Bars represent the semester and length of time planned for completionBar colors represent the % of the item that is complete. If a red bar section is behind the the blue month line, the item is behind schedule.

Fall 2010/Spring 2011SACS Compliance Certificate

Verify Institutional Compliance with: • SACS – Federal Requirements• SACS – Core Requirements• SACS – Comprehensive Standards

Establish Assessment Process• System Developed• Over 300 Learning Outcomes Collected• Identify Assessment Points• Collect and Input Data

The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

• The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is the component of the accreditation process that reflects…the proposition that student learning is at the heart of the mission of all institutions of higher learning.

• While the Compliance Certification focuses on the past and the present, the QEP looks to the future

The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

• By definition, the QEP describes a carefully designed course of action that addresses a well-defined and focused topic or issue related to enhancing student learning.

QEP Topic

USG Mission/Strategy

UWG Mission/Strategy

Assessment Evidence

QEP Topic

Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)

Fall 2010• Topic Search• Topic SelectionSpring 2011/Fall 2011• Develop Implementation Plan

Additional Information

• http://www.westga.edu/qep• http://www.westga.edu/sacs• qep@westga.edu