2019 SACSCOC Reaffirmation

Compliance Narratives


3.1.b - Course work for Degrees


An institution seeking to gain or maintain accredited status offers all course work required for at least one degree program at each at which it awards degrees. (For exceptions, see SACSCOC policy “Documenting an Alternative Approach.”) (Course work for degrees) [CR]

Judgment of Compliance

Compliant

Narrative


Sam Houston State University (SHSU) offers all course work required for at least one degree program at each level at which it awards degrees. SHSU awards degrees at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. A sample degree plan is provided for each of these levels [1] [2] [3]. Also provided is a sample degree evaluation report for students who graduated in the fall 2017 semester at each of the three degree levels [4] [5] [6]. The degree evaluation reports document that SHSU offered all coursework required of each of these degrees and that coursework was completed at SHSU by each of these program graduates. A complete listing of all active courses offered by SHSU is viewable within the Course Descriptions sections of the Undergraduate [7] and Graduate [8] Catalogs. A complete listing of all courses offered by SHSU in the fall 2017 and spring 2018 semesters is also provided [9].


Supporting Documentation

Documentation Reference Document Title
[1] Degree Plan Example, English BA
[2] Degree Plan Example, Accounting MS
[3] Degree Plan Example, Educational Leadership EDD
[4] Degree Audit Report Example, English BA
[5] Degree Audit Report Example, Accounting MS
[6] Degree Audit Report Example, Educational Leadership EDD
[7] Undergraduate Catalog, 2018-2019
[8] Graduate Catalog, 2018-2019
[9] Course Offerings, Fall 2017 – Spring 2018