ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp

2024 HLC Self Study

HLC Campus Meeting Schedule

On October 21-22, 2024, a review team from the Higher Learning Commission will visit ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp for the university’s ten-year reaffirmation of accreditation. While at ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp, the team will hold scheduled meetings with individuals and campus groups. Faculty and staff can contribute to a positive accreditation outcome in many ways:

1. – NOTE: access to the report requires unco login credentials.
2. Review ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s strategic plan, Rowing, Not Drifting 2030, including recent updates on Phase II outcomes and Phase III key actions and tactics.
3. Participate in the Countdown to HLC weekly survey, starting September 16. Watch your inbox for your invitation from HLCatÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp@unco.edu.
4. Attend one or more of the Criteria Open Forums and any focus area meetings if invited. The full schedule of meetings is available here.
5.   that may be asked during the open forums, and think about how you might respond.

Meet the HLC Review Team. 

HLC Countdown Survey Results

• Week 5 Results
• Week 4 Results
• Week 3 Results
• Week 2 Results
• Week 1 Results

ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s Self-Study Process

In summer 2022, President Andy Feinstein appointed the HLC Steering Committee to lead ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s self-study. The self-study process included the following activities:

Academic Year 2022-2023

• Five campus-wide committees conducted fact-finding and evaluation of how well ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp is currently meeting the . A sixth committee evaluated ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s distance education policies and practices, using the .  Committee reports due May 2023.
• The Office of Assessment completed an inventory of academic program learning outcomes, curriculum maps, and alignment with Institutional Learning Outcomes.
• The Liberal Arts Council launched a new direct assessment plan and implemented a pilot in spring 2023.
• An evidence repository was created, and campus Evidence Coordinators began compiling evidence files.

Academic Year 2023-2024

• Campus leaders prioritized and initiated improvement actions based on the self-study fact-finding and evaluation.
• Information was collected to complete ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s .
• ÌðÐÄÊÓƵapp’s Assurance Argument and Evidence File were prepared and submitted to the HLC by September 23.

Read about the Self-Study Contributors

For more information about the 2024 HLC Self-Study, contact Kim Black, HLC Accreditation Liaison Officer.