认证

内布拉斯加大学科尔尼分校 (bet36365体育) is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

HLC is a national accrediting organization for degree-granting post-secondary institutions in the United States. 内布拉斯加大学科尔尼分校 has been accredited continuously by HLC (and its forerunner, (中北部协会).

HLC accreditation applies to the entire institution. 它包括所有项目和所有地点.

什么是认证?

Universities are accredited by national accreditors.  These accrediting bodies use the accreditation process to assure that the university:

  1. 忠于自己的使命
  2. 如何对待学生, 教师, and staff ethically and provides accurate information to everyone
  3. That we monitor the academic rigor and quality of instruction; that 教师 have the proper credentials to teach at a college level; that we engage in continuous improvement of our academic programs and the student experience
  4. That we have the resources to provide the opportunity for a quality education

我为什么要在意?

认证 is incredibly important to a university and to its students, for a number of reasons.

  1. 如果bet36365体育没有获得认证, we probably couldn’t enroll students.
  2. 如果bet36365体育没有获得认证, student degrees (if we were able to grant them at all) would be worthless since they would come from an unaccredited institution.
  3. 如果bet36365体育没有获得认证, 学生无法获得联邦财政援助, 佩尔助学金, 三人资助, 或者其他经济上的帮助.
  4. 如果bet36365体育没有获得认证, 教师 couldn’t compete for federal grants or contracts – no federal funds available.
  5. bet36365体育 is up for its next affirmation of accreditation this fall, and YOU have a big part to play in this affirmation of accreditation.

hplc认证确认

The reaffirmation process consists of four components:

  1. A self-study (assurance argument) which we started on approximately 12 months ago. 我们必须遵守五个标准. 这项工作于9月中旬完成. 查看保证参数.
  2. A federal compliance review to assure that we’re meeting all federal laws, due in Summer 2023.
  3. 学生意见调查. This survey was administered April 3-12, 2023. Often in meetings, they only hear from the best and brightest – a small sample of the student body. The student questionnaire seeks to gain input from the entire student body.
  4. 现场同行评审访问(见下文). 一个大约5人的团队将参观校园. Our on-site visit is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 23-24 2023. They’ll arrive Sunday afternoon (October 22) and leave Wednesday (October 25) around noon.

现场参观

HLC peer reviewers are chosen because they have experience with campuses like ours. They evaluate us relative to the criteria and mission of our institution. 他们的目标是帮助我们进步.

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The team will tell us who they would like to meet with. 典型的会议包括:

  • 行政领导团队(内阁)
  • 董事会成员
  • 院长和其他校园领导
  • 在线教育。
  • 与学生见面
  • A meeting regarding our Mission – is it well articulated and are we following it?
  • A meeting about Ethical and Responsible Conduct – does the university act with integrity? 其行为是否合乎道德和负责任?
  • A meeting about Teaching and Learning – do we have people with the right credentials teaching? Are our courses rigorous and appropriate to the level at which they are designated? Do we offer opportunities for professional development?  Are we doing assessment and how are we continuously improving?
  • A meeting about 资源 and Planning – do we have the resources (human and financial), 结构, and processes sufficient to fulfill our mission, improve the quality of our educational offerings, and respond to future challenges and opportunities?
  • A meeting about how we use data to make decisions

会议持续了2天.

Important to SHOW UP to appropriate meetings, 对审稿人表示礼貌, 和他们交谈. We need people in seats at these meetings so don’t assume other people will go.

They understand that every campus has things it can work on so if they ask about something a little touchy just be honest. They may have already been alerted to a deficiency either in our self-study or in an earlier meeting and they just may be probing to see how deep the problem is, whether people understand the problem or have plans to fix it, 解决方案正在进行中, 等.

项目认证

In addition to the institutional accreditation, many bet36365体育 academic programs have sought and been awarded accreditation specific to their degree offerings. Accredited programs meet rigorous standards of academic quality.

These standards include factors such as professional attainments of 教师; quality of research; library holdings; physical facilities; and general funding support for the respective programs. 结果是, students can be assured their educational experiences at bet36365体育 will meet high standards of quality.

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