Colleges & Schools
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) is responsible for a number of ongoing accreditation, state authorization, compliance, and assessment processes. This work is accomplished with the help of USA's College and Schools.
OIE has complied a list of important dates and deadlines detailing important actions taken throughout the year.
If you have questions or would like assistance, please email effectiveness@southalabama.edu.
NOTE: The A-Z Index below allows viewers to search alphabetically by month.
| Month | Category | Categories | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| January |
Student Complaint Log Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June. |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| January |
State Authorizations Email to sent to Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators requesting:
Please refer to OIE's State Authorizations webpage. |
State Authorizations | J |
| February |
Student Complaint Log Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June. |
Student Complaint Log | F |
| February |
Faculty Handbook Email sent to all Divisions and Units requesting changes to the Faculty Handbook. |
Faculty Handbook | F |
| March |
State Authorizations Deadline - Colleges/Schools submit Distance education enrollment and out-of-state learning participants info |
State Authorizations | M |
| April |
Faculty Handbook Deadline - edits and updates to the Faculty Handbook |
Faculty Handbook | A |
| April |
State Authorizations Institutional Effectiveness issues last call for Distance education enrollment and out-of-state learning participants info |
State Authorizations | A |
| May |
Student Complaint Log Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for the Spring semester (Summer and Fall if not previously submitted) |
Student Complaint Log | M |
| May |
SACSCOC Accreditation Email sent to Colleges requesting:
|
SACSCOC Accreditation | M |
| June |
Student Complaint Log Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| July |
Student Complaint Log Institutional Effectiveness issues last call for Student Complaint Logs |
Student Complaint Log | J |
| July |
SACSCOC Accreditation Deadline - submission of the following items by Colleges/Schools:
|
SACSCOC Accreditation | J |
| August |
Compliance report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost and published on the Institutional Effectiveness website |
SACSCOC Accreditation, Student Complaint Log, State Authorizations | A |
| November |
State Authorizations NC-SARA updates memo sent to Department Chairs, Program Coordinators, and Colleges/Schools detailing policies regarding:
|
State Authorizations | N |