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Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6 Standard 7 Standard 8 Standard 9

Institutional Data Form

Institutional Mission and Goals, Planning and Effectiveness

Required Documents:
  1. Mission Statement
  2. Institutional Outcomes
Required Exhibits:
  1. Institutional Plans

Educational Program and its Effectiveness

General Requirements & Undergraduate Program

Required Documents:
  1. Instruments & Procedures
  2. Educational Outcomes
  3. Number of Degrees Granted
  4. Published Statements on General Education
  5. Effectiveness of General Education
  6. Undergraduate Learning Experiences (NSSE)
  7. Community-based Learning
Required Exhibits:
  1. Statements of Degree Objectives
  2. Curriculum Development Committees
  3. Departmental Profiles
  4. Summary of student evaluations -Available in hard copy.
  5. Self-study and evaluation committee reports - Available in hard copy.
  6. Educational Criteria & Procedures
  7. Policies regarding transfer of credit
    • Articulation agreeements - Available in hard copy.
  8. Policies regarding remedial work
  9. Materials & forms for academic advising
  10. Grade distribution studies
  11. Policies governing public service - Not available

Graduate Program

Required Documents:
  1. Graduate programs--university catalog
  2. Graduate degrees offered
  3. General graduate admissions requirements
  4. Graduate Council
  5. Inventory of Documents
Required Exhibits:
  1. Policy on graduate credit - see Standard 2F narrative
  2. Policy on credit for internships, field experiences - see Standard 2F narrative

Continuing Education & Special Learning Activities

Required Documents:
  1. Organizational chart of continuing education program
  2. Summary of off-campus programs -Available in hard copy.
  3. Policy & procedures for off-campus programs - see Standard 2G narrative
  4. Credit for prior learning

Required Exhibits: Refer to Standard 2G

  1. Catalogs, brochures - Available in hard copy.
  2. Policies regarding award of credit for experiential learning
  3. Policies regarding award of credit
  4. List of courses/programs - Available in hard copy.
  5. Budgetary information - Available in hard copy.
  6. Studies demonstrating comparability of outcomes
  7. Policies regarding admission, transfer of credit
    • CLEP - Available in hard copy.
  8. Sample transcript - Available in hard copy.
  9. Contractual agreements with other institutions, travel agencies - Available in hard copy.
  10. Criteria for admission & procedures for records maintenance
  11. Catalogs, brochures for continuing education - Available in hard copy.
  12. Criteria for registration and records maintenance
  13. Procedures for involving personnel in program development

Students

Required Documents:
  1. Table 1: Admissions Report
  2. Table 2: Student Affairs Staff Profile
  3. Student retention rates
  4. Graduation Rates Report - Available in hard copy
  5. Student services organizational chart
  6. Student Handbook
  7. Student Policy & Procedures
  8. Institutional Publications
  9. Student Statisfaction with Educational Experiences
  10. Student Use of Time
Required Exhibits:
  1. Policies & procedures for students
  2. Statistics on student financial Aid
  3. Student financial aid
  4. Financial aid reviews - Available in hard copy
  5. NCAA Graduation Rate Report - Available in hard copy (both locations)
  6. Student Affairs mission & goals attainment
  7. Impact of student services on students
  8. Institutional publications - Additional publications available in hard copy

Faculty

Required Documents:
  1. Table 1: Institutional Faculty Profile
  2. Table 2: Faculty Degrees
  3. Faculty Statistics
  4. Salary data
  5. Faculty evaluation
  6. Impact of faculty scholarship
  7. Creation, scholarship & research
Required Exhibits:
  1. Faculty handbook
  2. Policy on Academic Freedom
  3. Faculty committees
  4. Course Evaluation forms - Available in hard copy.
  5. Personnel files and current vitae - Available in hard copy.
  6. Criteria compensating faculty
  7. Doctrinal statements: Promotion & tenure
  8. Policies regarding employment of part-time faculty
  9. Support for part-time faculty
  10. Summary reports of public service
  11. Institutional policies regarding scholarship and research
  12. Faculty involvement in policy creation

Library and Information Resources

Required Documents:
  1. Library Use Statistics
Required Exhibits: See Department Profile
  1. Printed materials for resource facilities:
  2. Policies, regulations & procedures
  3. Statistics on library & resources use, collection, inventory
  4. Assessment measures for adequacy of facility & goals of library
  5. Assessment measures for adequacy of resources & services
  6. Data on library staff
  7. Organizational chart for library management
  8. Comprehensive budget
  9. Vitae of staff
  10. Formal agreements with other libraries - Available in hard copy.
  11. Computer usage statistics
  12. Information on user services for computing facility
  13. Evaluation of library & information resources

Governance and Administration

Required Documents:
  1. Oregon State Board of Higher Education and committee membership
  2. Organization charts of Portland State administrative office holders
  3. OUS and Portland State administrative office holders 1996-97
Required Exhibits:
  1. Articles of incorporation & bylaws
  2. Board policy manual
  3. Administrative policy manuals
  4. Administrative position descriptions - Available in hard copy
  5. Staff Handbook
  6. Polices and procedures for administrative and staff appointments
  7. Procedures for review and promotion of academic professional staff, p.16
  8. Administrative salary data
  9. Collective bargaining agreements
  10. Committee constitutions and bylaws and list of active committees

Finance

Required Documents:
  1. Table 1: Current Funds Revenues
  2. Table 2: Current Funds Expenditures and Mandatory Transfers
  3. Table 4: Sources of Financial Aid - Available in hard copy.
  4. Table 9: Operating Gifts and Endowments - Available in hard copy.
  5. Table 10: Capital Investments- Available in hard copy.
  6. Debt Service Schedule
  7. Fiscal Operations Report
  8. Endowment & Life Income Fund Report - Available in hard copy.
  9. Financial statements - Available in hard copy.
  10. Financial & management reports provided to OSBHE - Available in hard copy.
Required Exhibits:
  1. IPEDS Report - Available in hard copy.
  2. Summary of latest audited financial statement
  3. Current operating budget including auxiliary organizations
  4. Default rate - See Standard 7B

Physical Resources

Required Documents:
  1. Campus map
  2. Physical access information
  3. Salem Center map
Required Exhibits:
  1. Campus access
  2. Campus safety
  3. Plans for replacement & maintenance of instructional equipment
  4. Campus Facilities Master Plan
  5. Plans for remodeling, renovation & maintenance
  6. Major additions & capital improvements - see Standard 8C narrative

Institutional Integrity

Required Exhibits:
  1. Policy on Academic Freedom
  2. Policy on Conflict of Interest
  3. Policies on fair treatment of faculty, staff and students
  4. Promotional Materials - Available in hard copy.
  5. Code of conduct, ethical behavior

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