Legislative Academic Compliance

Steering Committee for the Oversight of HLC and Legislative Academic Compliance

This committee is charged with the review of HLC, State, and Federal legislative mandates for academic compliance and the adherence to these mandates through current UNC policies and practices. The committee works to identify and prioritize academic compliance issues and address institutional barriers to compliance. The following Federal and State regulations are used as guidelines for the Steering Committee's work. *Informational links specific to the University of Northern Colorado are displayed in italics.

Federal and State Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations Department of Education
• Code of Federal Regulations for Higher Education Accreditation
  • Accreditation and Preaccreditation Standards: 34.C.F.R. 602.16
    
  • The Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: 34 C.F.R. 602.00
    
• Credit Hour Regulations
  
  • Federal Definitions: 34 CFR 600.2
    
  • What Accreditors Look For: 34 CFR 602.24(f)
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Federal Student Aid Handbook
  
  • Limiting Subsidized Loan Eligibility to 150% of Program Length
    
  • UNC Terms and Conditions of Financial Aid Award
  • UNC Student Bill of Rights
• Higher Education Opportunity Act 2008
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Higher Learning Commission Federal Compliance Packet
• Instructional Methods
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 
  
• Program Integrity
  
  • Federal Regulations
  • Higher Education Compliance Alliance
• Scheduling Guidelines for Academic Programs
• U.S. Department of Education (DOE)

Steering Committee Members

• Charlie Couch, Co-Chair - Registrar
• Marty Somero, Co-Chair - Director of Financial Aid
• Lisa Grimes, Secretary - State Authorization & Compliance Administrator 
• Olga Baron - Executive Director, Center for International Education 
• Kim Black - Director of Assessment
• John Chaplain - Chief Procurement Officer/Director of Purchasing & Contracts
• Jimmy Henderson - Associate Athletic Director for Academic Success
• Larry Loften - Title IX Coordinator and Equity Officer
• Nancy Matchett - Interim Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies
• Ann O'Connor - Director of Program Operations, Extended Campus
• Chris Saxton - Director of Research and Sponsored Programs
• Becky Smith - Director of Disability Resource Center
• Rebecca Thompson - Assistant Clery Compliance Officer
• Anne Toewe - Faculty Senate Academic Policies Committee Chair
• Stephanie Torrez - Assistant Vice President for Student Success
• Gardiner Tucker - Dean of Students
• Rachel Walton - Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance 
• Cindy Wesley - Interim Associate Provost & Dean of the Graduate School

Steering Committee Meeting Minutes