Summer 2021: Steering Committee and Chair Identified

• Consider human, institutional, and fiscal resources required
• Identify steering committee chair
• Along with the accreditation liaison officer, begin meeting with the University president about institutional priorities by considering the strategic plan and progress

Fall 2021: Attend Self Study Institute

• Oct. 5 – Nov. 16: Attend Self-Study Institute
• November: Identify members of the steering committee – include faculty across schools and staff
• December: Develop self-study budget, self-study communication plan, and site-visit budget
• December – January: Conference with MSCHE vice president liaison, Idna Corbett, to refine institutional priorities

Spring 2022: Begin Self-Study

• February – March: Draft and submit self-study design for MSCHE approval
• March: Assemble self-study working groups
• March – April: Meetings and campus visits with MSCHE staff
• April 8: Working groups lines of inquiry deadline
• April – May: Revisions and acceptance of self-study design
• May 4: Campus virtual visit by MSCHE vice president liaison, Dr. Idna Corbett and Dr. Anne Wahl

Summer 2022: Continue Self-Study

• May – July: Working groups gather and analyze data and submit progress reports to steering Committee
• July – August: Chair revises and plans university-wide communication
• July 15: Working groups detailed chapter outline deadline
  
• Aug. 8:  Working groups chapter outline approval

Fall 2022: Continue Self-Study and Collect Evidence

• August – November: Continue writing self-study and collecting evidence
• Sept. 5: Working groups first draft report deadline
• October – November: Chose self-study evaluation team chair and site-visit dates
• Nov. 21: Working groups second draft report deadline
• November: Send accepted self-study design to self-study evaluation chair
• Dec. 31: Working groups complete evidence submission

Spring 2023: Complete Self-Study

• January – February: Working groups complete self-study draft
• March: Self-study draft reviewed by team chair and revised. Final report draft. Self-study draft sent to evaluation team Chair (two weeks before visit).
• April 10: Site visit team chair’s preliminary visit
• May: Self-study finalized based on evaluation team chair feedback and shared with campus community

Fall 2023: Plan and Conduct MSCHE Site Visit

• August: Final self-study report, verification of compliance, and evidence inventory uploaded to MSCHE portal (six weeks before visit)
• October 1–4: Self-study evaluation team visit (aka site visit)
• November – December: Team report and institutional response

Spring 2024: Commission Determines Action