HLC Criteria
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.
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.
3. Student Learning and Effective Teaching
The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission.
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.
5. Engagement and Service
As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value.