Standard 1. Strategic Planning

School should ensure that mission drives strategic management

Standard 2. Resources

School manages its resources to sustain the school on an ongoing basis and to promote high-quality environment

Standard 3. Faculty & Professional Staff Resources

School has sufficient and qualified faculty and staff to support high-quality outcomes consistent with the school's mission

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Standard 4. Curriculum

Curricula should prepare learners for desired career outcomes and a lifelong learning mindset

Standard 5. Assurance of Learning (AoL)

Assessment of learning goals through direct and indirect measures, which include: collection of knowledge, skills, and abilities that demonstrate learner's ability to accomplish certain tasks.

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Standard 6. Learner Progression

Admission processes are transparent, aligned with mission and ensure a learner population with diversity of all kinds. Programs, policies & practices are in place to support learners towards degree completion

Standard 7. Teaching Effectiveness and Impact

School provides development activities and has evaluation systems to promote teaching effectiveness

Standard 8. Impact of Scholarship

Schools are also expected to have a societal impact through their intellectual contributions and engagement in thought leadership with external stakeholders

Standard 9. Engagement and Societal Impact

Schools should demonstrate that the range of activities they engage in make a positive societal impact