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NA NACEP CEP Accreditat ccreditation ion Appl plication ication Webina binar Ma March ch 2012 12
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Becky Carter, Accreditation Committee Chair, PD & A Jaclyn Dumond, Accreditation Coordinator, C & E Ginger Ramsden, Accreditation Coordinator, F & S Adam Lowe, Executive Secretary
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SLIDE 3 In order for NACEP to assign a Peer Review Team, colleges must:
- Be a postsecondary member in good standing
- Pay a $100 Intent to Apply fee (If you haven't already, it
will show up shortly on your 2012 membership dues invoice)
- Submit an electronic application for NACEP accreditation
by July 2, 2012
- Pay an application processing fee of $300 (initial
applicants) or $200 (reaccreditation applicants)
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SLIDE 4 It is NACEP’s understanding that your college:
- offers college courses to high school students in high
school locations taught by high school teachers
- has implemented all policies and practices described in
the Standards prior to applying
- can submit documentation that the practices are now in
place
- If your CEP is operated across a multi-campus college
system, please review that section of the Accreditation Guide and consult with us
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- Use coversheets to explain how your evidence documents
your practice
- Give thorough & relevant descriptions
- Connect the dots for Reviewers
- Be consistent in program name in all coversheets,
supporting documents, brochures, and webpages
- Have faculty sign the Standard Assessment Forms
- Make sure all faculty members describe C2 compliance
- n Standard Assessment Forms, or in separate
documents
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- NACEP will provide a secure, password-protected document upload site
- Files can be uploaded individually or in batch(es)
- Recommended folder structure:
Program Description Curriculum Standards
Standard C1 Standard C2 Standard C3
Faculty Standards
Standard F1 Standard F2 Standard F3 Standard F4
Student Standards
Standard S1 Standard S2 Standard S3
Assessment Standards
Standard A1 Standard A2 Standard A3
Evaluation Standards
Standard E1 Standard E2 Standard E3 Standard E4
Evidence for multiple standards
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SLIDE 7 Reviewers want to see evidence that affirms that your college’s:
- CEP students are held to the same expectations as on
campus students
- CEP courses as equivalent as possible to on campus
courses
- CEP instructors meet the same requirements for on
campus adjunct instructors, and are provided support by faculty in their discipline
- CEP program oversight is sufficient to ensure the
academic integrity of its courses, regardless of where they are taught and by whom
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- Team of three, none from your state or service area
- Comprised of representatives from NACEP-accredited
programs
- Each team will have at least one member from a two
year institution and a four year institution
- Expected to be objective and unbiased
- Expected to preserve confidentiality of peer review
process
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ditation ation: program improvement and quality assurance
luative, yet collegial, assessment of evidence
- Burden of proof is on you
- Each CEP uses un
unique ue lang nguag uage e & operates in un unique ue institutional and state policy contexts ts
- Accreditation Guide is a reso
sour urce ce used by you and by reviewers
s to meet a standard
- Standards are reviewed both indiv
ividually idually and holist istically ically
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Now Compile your application Ju July 2 Application uploaded, screened by coordinator (Confirms readiness for review) Septemb mber r 7 Application assigned to Review Team (Reviews & notes areas of concern) November 1 Review Team conference call 1 (Discusses application & determines whether additional documentation or clarification is needed) November 15 Applicant receives first request for additional documentation or clarification Januar uary y 2, 2013 Applicant responds to request & submits additional documentation
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Februar ary y 1, 1, 2013 Review Team conference call 2 (Discusses new information & determines how process moves forward) Februar ary y 15 * If needed, applicant receives second request for additional documentation or clarification March 15* Applicant responds to request & submits additional documentation April il 1-15 (depends nds on Board d meeti eting ng date) Team makes recommendation/summary report to Accreditation Chair April il 15-30 (date TBD) Board votes on recommendation/applicant notified of vote
Acc ccred edit itat atio ion n Revie iew T w Tim imel elin ine e (co cont. nt.)
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- Description of CEP staff structure.
- Organizational chart that shows how and where the CEP fits into the institution
- Alphabetical list of disciplines with a list of CEP courses offered by each.
- List of faculty liaisons for each discipline in alphabetical order by discipline
SLIDE 13 4 disciplines, 29 courses, 4 liaisons
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Industria trial Tech & Transpo porta tati tion
Oliver er Tunsta stall/Div iv Chair Public c Services ces & Networ working ing Adele Forwa ward/Div Chair Math th/Sci ci/S /Social ial Sci Frederick ck Jobbins ins/Div iv Chair Nursin sing g & Allied Health th Algernon
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ta Asheley ey/Div iv Chair ir Architectural Drafting 3- ARC 333 Pre-Calculus- MAT 329 ** Health Career/Teams- HSC 309 * Child Growth and Dev- ECE 370 * Intro to Auto Tech- AUT 301 Applied Calculus- MAT 203 ** Medical Terminology- HSC 331 * Workplace Comm- COM 723 * Automotive Engine Repair -AUT 361 Calculus l- MAT 233 ** Nurse Aid Theory - HSC 373 * Composition l- ENG 305 ** Automotive Electrical System- AUT 633 Applied Math- MAT 772 * Nurse Aide Clinical- HSC 371 * Composition ll- ENG 306 ** Intro to CAD-AutoCAD- CAD 372 Intro to Psych- PSY 333 ** Advanced CAN- HSC 378 *
- Into. To Literature- LIT 303 **
Construction Trades 3- CON 210 Visual Basic.net 3- CIS 606 * Intro to Pharm Tech- PHR 305 * Elementary French l- FLF 313 ** Fund of Tech Drawing- DRF 333 Phrmcol Pharm Tech- PHR 320 * Elementary French ll- FLF 312 ** Digital Electronics -EGT 202 West Civ- Anc to E Mod - HIS 330 ** *CTE ** A&S 8 CEP courses 0 CEP courses 6 courses 7 courses 8 courses
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Biolog
Uriah Conway BIOL L100 Humans and the Biological World (5 cr.) BIOL L112 Introduction to Biology: Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.) Business ess Rose McKane BUS X100 Business Administration: Introduction (3 cr.) Chem emist stry ry Ralph Longley CHEM C101/121 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr.)/Elementary Chem Lab I (2 cr) CHEM C105/125 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)/Experimental Chem Lab I (2 cr) CHEM C106/126 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)/Experimental Chem Lab II (2 cr) Com
re Barnard Brett CMCL C121 Public Speaking (3 cr.) Econom
Donald Mulven ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.) ECON E202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.) Engl glish Aline Chichester Landgrave Sweeney ENG L202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.) ENG W131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) French & Italian Buck Bernes FRIT F200 – F250 Second-Year French I - II (3 – 3 cr.) Geo eolog
Cynthia Barnowl GEOL G103 Earth Science: Materials and Processes (3 cr.) GEOL G104 Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.) Germ rmanic Studies es Elvira Mahony GER G200 – Intermediate German I II (3 – 3 cr.) History
Cora Killyan HIST H105 – H106 American History I – II (3 – 3 cr.) Mathem hematics Nicholas Pemberton MATH M118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.) MATH M119 Brief Survey of Calculus (3 cr.) MATH M211/215 Calculus I (4 cr./5 cr.) MATH M212/216 Calculus II (4 cr./5 cr.) Physics Sybil Scholes PHYS P221 Physics I (5 cr.) Political Scien ence Joseph Shoughness POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
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Curriculum iculum 1
Courses administered through a CEP are college/university catalogued courses with the same departmental designations, course descriptions, numbers, titles, and credits. Required uired Evide dence nce 1) A college/university catalog or a link to an on-line college/university catalog. 2) A comprehensive list of all courses offered through the CEP with descriptions that are publicly available from the college/university.
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Curriculum iculum 2
College/university courses administered through a CEP reflect the pedagogical, theoretical and philosophical orientation of the sponsoring college/university departments.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Official letter from the college/university’s departmental chairperson, coordinator, or liaison, representing each discipline, describing and verifying compliance with the standard.
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Curriculum iculum 3
Faculty site visits ensure that college/university courses offered through the CEP are the same as the courses offered on campus.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) A description of site visits, including what would happen during a typical site visit, frequency requirements, how site visits are tracked by the CEP, and how site visits are used to provide feedback from college/university faculty to CEP instructors. 2) One example of a completed and signed faculty site visit report representing each discipline.
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CEP instructors are approved by the respective college/university academic department and meet the academic department’s requirements for teaching the college/university courses.
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1) Published documents from the CEP describing departmental criteria and processes for appointing, approving or denying CEP instructors. 2) Three completed samples of CEP instructor applications, representing varied departments, that include documents required by the CEP (with secure information removed) and corresponding approval/appointment letters.
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Faculty lty 1 (conti tinued ed)
CEP instructors are approved by the respective college/university academic department and meet the academic department’s requirements for teaching the college/university courses.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence e (conti tinued ued)
3) One completed sample of a CEP letter/form of CEP instructor denial of appointment (with secure information removed).
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Faculty lty 2
The college/university provides new CEP instructors with discipline-specific training and orientation regarding, but not limited to, course curriculum, assessment criteria, pedagogy, course philosophy and administrative responsibilities and procedures prior to the instructor teaching the course.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Two samples of discipline-specific training and orientation materials for new CEP instructors representing different disciplines.
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Faculty lty 2 (conti tinued ed)
The college/university provides new CEP instructors with discipline-specific training and orientation…
Requ equir ired ed Evid iden ence e (c (cont ntin inued) ued)
2) Attendance reports, agendas, and participant evaluations documenting CEP practice and implementation of new CEP instructor training and orientations. 3) A comprehensive CEP administrative policy and practice guide.
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Faculty lty 3
The CEP provides annual discipline-specific professional development activities and ongoing collegial interaction to address course content, course delivery, assessment, evaluation, and/or research and development in the field. The CEP ensures CEP instructor participation.
Requ equir ired ed Evid iden ence
1) A description of the CEP’s annual professional development; include the format, delivery methods and frequency. 2) An example from the professional development activities of each discipline (such as a seminar agenda, event minutes, conference report, site visit report, etc.).
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Faculty lty 3 (conti tinued ed)
The CEP provides annual discipline-specific professional development activities and ongoing collegial interaction…
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3) Procedures and/or policy describing how the CEP ensures and tracks professional development participation.
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Faculty lty 4
CEP procedures address instructor non-compliance with the college/university’s expectations for courses offered through the CEP (for example, non-participation in CEP training and/or activities).
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Published procedures and/or policies from the CEP addressing non-compliance.
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Stude dent t 1
The college/university officially registers or admits CEP students as degree-seeking, non-degree seeking, or non- matriculated students of the college/university and records courses administered through a CEP on official college/university transcripts.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Official letter from the college/university registrar verifying compliance with the standard.
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Stude dent t 2
The CEP ensures its students meet the course prerequisites of the college/university.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Published outline of registration process provided to students and schools including any prerequisites for each college/university course administered through the CEP. 2) Description of process used to implement any prerequisite requirements.
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Stude dent t 3
The CEP provides students and schools with a comprehensive publication that outlines rights and responsibilities of enrolled college/university students.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) CEP publication addressing topics including, but not limited to, college/university student conduct policies such as academic integrity, consequences of plagiarism and academic dishonesty; advising issues such as prerequisites, pre-testing, course load and grading standards; and processes such as course cancellation, registration and credit transfer.
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Asses essme sment t 1
CEP students are held to the same standards of achievement as those expected of students in on campus sections.
Requ equir ired ed Evid iden ence
1) Paired syllabi from on campus and CEP sections—one paired example from one course per discipline, with standards of achievement highlighted. 2) NACEP Assessment Standard form or statement addressing the standard, signed by faculty from each discipline offered by the CEP.
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Asses essme sment t 1 (conti tinued ued)
CEP students are held to the same standards of achievement as those expected of students in on campus sections.
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3) A detailed description of processes and implementation used to assure standards of achievement are the same in CEP and on campus sections of corresponding courses. Include a description of how syllabi are reviewed, changed and approved.
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SLIDE 30 Asses essme sment t 2
The college/university ensures that CEP students are held to the same grading standards as those expected of students in
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) NACEP Assessment Standard form or statement addressing the standard, signed by faculty from each discipline offered by the CEP. 2) A detailed description of processes and implementation used to assure grading standards are the same in CEP and
- n campus sections of corresponding courses.
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Asses essme sment t 3
CEP students are assessed using the same methods (e.g. papers, portfolios, quizzes, labs, etc.) as students in on campus sections.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Paired student assessments or syllabi from on campus and CEP sections—one paired example from each discipline for side-by-side comparison. 2) NACEP Assessment Standard form or statement addressing the standard, signed by faculty from each discipline offered by the CEP. 3) A detailed description of the processes and implementation used to assure assessment methods are the same in CEP and on campus sections of corresponding courses.
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SLIDE 32 Evaluati uation
The CEP conducts end-of-term student university/college course evaluations for each course section offered through the CEP.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Survey instrument. If there is variation among departments, submit one sample of each type of evaluation instrument used. 2) Sample of an evaluation report instructors receive regarding the college/university course. If there is variation between departments, submit one sample of each type of evaluation report used. 3) Description of methodology and process used to report back to CEP instructors.
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SLIDE 33 Evaluati uation
The CEP conducts an annual survey of CEP alumni who are one year out of high school. Survey includes NACEP essential questions (additional questions may be used). Methodology includes one follow-up contact with non-respondents. Qualified institutional evaluator/researcher collaborates with the CEP to develop the survey and analyze the data.
Requ equir ired ed Evid iden ence
1) Survey instrument. 2) Summary report including (at a minimum) description of the methodology (addressing criteria in the standard), number of surveys sent and number of responses received, response rate, compilation of the data, and analysis of responses.
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SLIDE 34 Evaluati uation
The CEP conducts a survey of CEP alumni who are four years out of high school at least once every three years. Survey includes NACEP essential questions (additional questions may be used). Methodology includes one follow-up contact with non-respondents. Qualified institutional evaluator/researcher collaborates with the CEP to develop the survey and analyze the data.
Requ equir ired ed Evid iden ence
1) Survey instrument. 2) Summary report including (at a minimum) description of the methodology (addressing criteria in the standard), number of surveys sent and number of responses received, response rate, compilation of the data, and analysis of responses.
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The CEP conducts surveys of participating high school instructors, principals, and guidance counselors at least once every three
- years. Survey includes NACEP essential questions (additional
questions may be used). Methodology includes one follow-up contact with non-respondents. Qualified institutional evaluator/researcher collaborates with the CEP to develop the survey and analyze the data.
Requir equired ed Evid iden ence
1) Survey instrument. 2) Summary report including (at a minimum) description of the methodology (addressing criteria in the standard), number of surveys sent and number of responses received, response rate, compilation of the data, and analysis of responses.
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