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Accreditation Oversight Committee
Substantive Change Proposal for ACCJC, January 15, 2010
Instructional Mode of Delivery: Distance Learning

CSM submitted a Substantive Change Proposal to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College on January 15, 2010. The proposal will be reviewed by the ACCJC at its February 19, 2010 Substantive Change Committee meeting.

CSM’s Substantive Change Proposal to the ACCJC is a result of the following recommendation by the Commission in January 2008:

“Recommendation #5: In order to meet distance education accreditation standards and ACCJC distance education policy, the College must evaluate the educational effectiveness of electronically delivered courses including assessment of student learning outcomes, student retention, and student and faculty satisfaction. As a result of the site visit, it was determined that the College may have several certificates and degrees where 50% or more of the requirements are delivered via distance learning. The team recommends that the College notify the Accrediting Commission and submit a substantive change proposal which will validate the program’s adherence to the accreditation standards. (Standards II.A.l.b, d, II.B, 1, II.B.2, 2.a, II. C.1, II.C, 2.c)”
To share you comments and suggestions, please visit collegeofsanmateo.edu/feedback/substantivechange.

If you wish a hard copy of the final Substantive Change Proposal, please contact Milla McConnell-Tuite at mcconnell@smccd.edu or (650) 574-6699.