Colleges & Schools

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) is responsible for a number of ongoing accreditation, state authorization, compliance, and assessment processes. This work is accomplished with the help of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ's College and Schools.

OIE has complied a list of important dates and deadlines detailing important actions taken throughout the year.

If you have questions or would like assistance, please email effectiveness@southalabama.edu.

NOTE: The A-Z Index below allows viewers to search alphabetically by month.

Month Category Categories Index
January

Student Complaint Log

Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June.

Student Complaint Log J
January 

State Authorizations

Email to sent to Colleges/Schools, Department Chairs, and Academic Program Coordinators requesting:

  • Professional licensure disclosure information;
  • Distance education enrollment; and,
  • Out-of-state learning placement info

Please refer to OIE's State Authorizations webpage.

State Authorizations J
February

Student Complaint Log

Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer and Fall semesters. Units preferring to submit annually may opt to submit all logs in June.

Student Complaint Log F
February

Faculty Handbook

Email sent to all Divisions and Units requesting changes to the Faculty Handbook.

Faculty Handbook F
March

State Authorizations

Deadline - Colleges/Schools submit Distance education enrollment and out-of-state learning participants info

State Authorizations M
April

Faculty Handbook

Deadline - edits and updates to the Faculty Handbook

Faculty Handbook A
April

State Authorizations

Institutional Effectiveness issues last call for Distance education enrollment and out-of-state learning participants info

State Authorizations A
May

Student Complaint Log

Email requesting Student Complaint Logs for the Spring semester (Summer and Fall if not previously submitted)

Student Complaint Log M
May

SACSCOC Accreditation

Email sent to Colleges requesting:

  • updated accredited program letters and reports;
  • updates to Concentrations and Distance Education program offerings; and,
  • updated department chair and program coordinator list.
SACSCOC Accreditation M
June

Student Complaint Log

Deadline - Student Complaint Logs for Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters

Student Complaint Log J
July

Student Complaint Log

Institutional Effectiveness issues last call for Student Complaint Logs

Student Complaint Log J
July

SACSCOC Accreditation

Deadline - submission of the following items by Colleges/Schools:

  • updated accredited program letters and reports;
  • updates to Concentrations and Distance Education program offerings; and,
  • updated department chair and program coordinator list.
SACSCOC Accreditation J
August

Compliance report provided to the Executive Vice President and Provost and published on the Institutional Effectiveness website

SACSCOC Accreditation, Student Complaint Log, State Authorizations A
November

State Authorizations

NC-SARA updates memo sent to Department Chairs, Program Coordinators, and Colleges/Schools detailing policies regarding:

  • Professional licensure disclosure information;
  • Distance education enrollment; and,
  • Out-of-state learning placements
State Authorizations N
Office of Institutional Effectiveness AD 330 307 University Blvd., N. Mobile, Alabama 36688 Ph: (251) 460-6447 effectiveness@southalabama.edu
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