Focusing on the Future, Building on Quality Presented July 2004
to the Higher Learning Commission
of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The purpose of this report is threefold: to establish that the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) meets the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association’s new accreditation criteria for an outstanding institution of higher education, to promote institutional self-improvement, and to examine the University’s progress toward becoming a great University as it focuses on the future and builds on quality. We believe this report demonstrates that UNC meets and surpasses the Higher Learning Commission’s criteria for accreditation.
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- Introduction - PDF
- Criterion One: Mission and Integrity
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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. - Criterion Two: Preparing for the
Future - PDF
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. - Criterion Three: Student Learning
and Effective Teaching - PDF
The organization provides evidence of student learning and teaching effectiveness that demonstrates it is fulfilling its educational mission. - Criterion Four: Acquisition, Discovery
and Application of Knowledge - PDF
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. - Criterion Five: Engagement and Service
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As called for by its mission, the organization identifies its constituencies and serves them in ways both value. - Chapter 6
Federal Compliance - Chapter 7
Request for Continued Accreditation