The documents included here are intended to provide information on the self-study, the process by which it is being conducted, its status, the individuals involved in the self-study, and the timetable for reaccreditation. As the process evolves over the course of the self study further updates will be provided. This information will be in addition to that provided by other campus and University sources such as Focus, The Gleaner, The Observer, and The Targum.

The Middle States Association is a non-profit association serving elementary, secondary, and higher educational institutions through programs of self-study, evaluation, and accreditation, and other developmental services.

To support these goals, institutions of higher education within the Middle States region joined together in 1919 to form the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a professional association devoted to educational improvement through accreditation.

Accreditation is the means of self-regulation and peer review adopted by the educational community. The accrediting process is intended to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education, making it worthy of public confidence and minimizing the scope of external control. The extent to which each educational institution accepts and fulfills the responsibilities inherent in the process is a measure of its concern for freedom and quality in higher education and its commitment to striving for and achieving excellence in its endeavors.

Middle States accreditation is an expression of confidence in an institution's mission and goals, its performance, and its resources. Based upon the results of an institutional self-study and an evaluation by a team of peers and colleagues assigned by the Commission, accreditation attests the judgment of the Commission on Higher Education that an institution has met the following criteria:

• that it is guided by well-defined and appropriate goals;
• that it has established conditions and procedures under which its goals can be realized;
• that it is accomplishing it goals substantially;
• that it is so organized, staffed, and supported that it can be expected to continue to accomplish its goals; and
• that it meets the standards of the Middle States Association's Commission on Higher Education.

	MSA Organization Chart
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	INTRODUCTION
	OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT DATA AND THEIR USE IN THE SELF-STUDY
	INVENTORY OF CURRENT UNIVERSITY-ORIENTED SELF-STUDIES, REPORTS, DATA COLLECTION
	PRELIMINARY OUTLINE OF SELF-STUDY
	CHARGE TO THE CAMPUS OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
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	CHARGE TO THE UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
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	CHARGE TO THE GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE
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	CHARGE TO THE INFORMATION SYSTEM/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
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	CHARGE TO THE QUALITY AND COMMUNICATION IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
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	To view Proposed Timetable for Self-Study