UMW Accreditation and Assessment Information

Preparing for accreditation is an intensive process of institutional and/or program self-study and peer evaluation. The accreditation process offers a unique opportunity for all members of the institution: faculty, administrators, staff, students, alumni, and external constituents, to participate in a focused process that results in ongoing institutional improvement.  The value of accreditation provides quality assurance and also fosters public confidence in the institution's ability to fulfill its stated mission and goals, facilitates student transferability between institutions, and enhances an institution's credibility with its peers. Additionally, accreditation provides effective mechanisms for creating institutional vision and enhancing programmatic and financial viability and effectiveness.

Paraphrased and quoted information from the NWCCU web site

           - Academic Program Assessment  
             (Overview, Program Assessment Cycle)

          - Academic Program Assessment Reports and Forms
             (Assessment Plans, Annual Reports, Narrative Reports, External Reviewers' Reports)

          - NWCCU Information
             (Institutional Reports, NWCCU Reviewers' Reports, NWCCU links)

         - NCATE Information
            (Institutional Report, BOE Report, Conceptual Framework, Data Requirements, NCATE links)

         - UMW's Program Assessment Cycle
            (UMW's assessment process is continuous and ongoing, PDF document)

         - UMW's Program Review Schedule
            (Systematic academic program review on a seven-year cycle)

         - UMW's Program Review Policies and Procedures
            (PDF document describing UMW's academic program review process)

         - UMW Student Response to Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory 1998 & 2006
            (Summary overview of increase in student satisfaction since 1998 & supporting documentation)

         - What is Assessment?
            (Helpful information about assessment from The University of Montana's website)