COC-SACS Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

  The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is the recognized regional accrediting body in the eleven U.S. Southern states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and in Latin America for those institutions of higher education that award associate, baccalaureate, master's or doctoral degrees. The Commission on Colleges is the representative body of the College Delegate Assembly and is charged with carrying out the accreditation process

• Commission Manuals and Guides
  
  

  	The Principles of Accreditation: Foundation for Quality Enhancement
  	Handbook for Reaffirmation of Accreditation
  	Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement
  	Handbook for Review Committees
  	Regional Accreditation and Student Learning: A Guide for Institutions and Evaluators

  
  

• Important Links

COC Evaluator Training

Proposed Changes to the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement--A Call for Vote by the Membership

Complaint Policies

Deadlines for Reports and Profiles

Disclosure Policy

Policies on Sanction

Revised Substantive Change Policies and Procedures

Guidelines for Institutional Advertising

Joint Curricular Ventures Involving the Award of Credit by Member Institutions

Institutional Integrity Policy

Distance Education

Substantive Change for Accredited Institutions of the COC

Substantive Change Documentation Template for Program Expansion and Level Changes

Substantive Change Report Form for Program Expansion and Level Change

Substantive Change Documentation Template for New Sites and Electronic Delivery of Programs

Substantive Change Report Form for New Sites and Electronic Delivery of Programs

Reports Submitted for Committee or Commission Review

Guidelines for Communicating Information Electronically