Required Documentation

 1.  Mission, Vision, Core Values

 2.  Goals and Objectives

 3.  2007 Assessment of Progress on Goals and Objectives

 4.  Surveys

Survey of Surveys:  What Do We Know About Current and Former USU Students?

 5.  Assessment of Educational Programs

USU Overall

Policy on Quality Instruction

Policy on Assessment

Assessment Plan

Outcomes Data

General Education

Mission

Objectives

Outcomes Data

Academic Departments

Assessment Websites

Required Exhibits

 1.  Goals and Objectives

 2.  Regent's Master Plan

Other Documents and Information

 1.  Facts and Figures About USU

 2.  USU Capital Campaign

A.  General Requirements and Undergraduate Program

Required Documentation

 1.  Procedures for Measuring Educational Program Effectiveness

USU Goals and Objectives

USU Educational Program Assessment Plan

USU Progress Report on Assessment to NWCCU

 2.  Assessment of Educational Program Outcomes

Annual Assessment of USU Goals and Objectives

Academic Department Assessment Websites

Survey of Surveys:  What Do We Know About Current and Former USU Students?

Freshman Orientation Class Survey

Freshman/Sophomore Survey

Graduating Student Survey

NSSE Survey

Employment/Education of Recent Graduates Survey

Noel Levitz Employer Satisfaction Survey

Alumni Survey

Impact of Supplemental Instruction

Value Added by General Education Required Writing Courses

Subject Mastery in General Education Required Math/Stat Courses

General Education Focus Groups

Results of Professional Certification Licensure Examinations

Results of Graduate/Professional School Admissions Examinations

 3.  Degree Programs

Added 

Deleted

 4.  Number of Degrees Granted by Program

2006-07

2005-06

2004-05

 5.  General Education Program Mission

 6.  General Education Program Goals

 7.  Course Syllabi

 8.  Faculty Vita

Required Exhibits

 1.  Learning Objectives for Degree Programs

 2.  Educational Policies Committee (Responsible for Curriculum)

Procedure

Minutes

 3.  Academic Department Self-Studies

 4.  Teacher/Course Evaluations

Evaluation Form

Summary Results

 5.  NWCCU Accreditation Self-Studies and Commission Responses

1997 USU Self Study Report

1997 NWCCU Response

1997 NWCCU Affirmation of Accreditation Letter

2002 USU Interim Self-Study Report

2002 NWCCU Response

2004 USU Progress Report to NWCCU

 6.  Admission and Retention Requirements

 7.  Policy for Maintenance of Student Records

 8.  Policy for Awarding of Credit

 9.  Policy for Transfer of Credit

10.  Policy for Remedial Work

11.  Advising Materials

Advising Process

Major Requirement Sheets

12.  Policies Governing Public Service

Extra Service Compensation

International Assignments

Suggested Materials

 1.  Entering Freshman/Transfer Student Ability Measures

 2.  Research Funding

2005-06

2004-05

2003-04

B.  Graduate Program

Required Documentation

 1.  Graduate Catalog / Graduate Bulletin

 2.  Information Specified Below:

Graduate Degrees Offered

Graduate Admission Requirements for Master's/Doctoral Degrees (See pg. 101-102)

Graduate Requirements for Advanced Degrees (See pg. 106-109)

Graduate Faculty by Schools or Programs:  USU does not designate a graduate faculty

 3.  Assessment Outcomes for Graduate Programs

School of Graduate Studies Student Survey

Required Exhibits

 1.  Policy on the Acceptance of Graduate Credit, Including Transfer Credit (See pg. 104)

 2.  Policy on the Granting of credit for Internships, Field Experience or Clinical Practice:  Determined at the department level.

C.  Continuing Education and Special Learning Activities

Required Documentation

 1.  Organizational Chart

Regional Campuses & Distance Education Organizational Chart

 2.  Summary Listing of Off-Campus Programs, Directors, Sites, and Enrollments

Regional Campuses & Distance Education Degree Programs

Regional Campuses & Distance Education Combined Directory

Annual Online Course Enrollment

Interactive Broadcast Course Enrollment

 3.  Policy and Procedures for Institutional Approval of Off-Campus & Special Programs & Courses

Required Formal Approval of Academic Programs

Memoranda of Understanding with USU Departments

Required Exhibits

 1.  Catalogs, Brochures, Announcements, & Class Schedules for Special Programs

General Catalog, Regional Campuses & Distance Education  (See pg. 90-92)

Schedule Bulletin & Distance Education

Schedule Bulletin Uintah Basin

 2.  Policies Regarding the Awarding of Credit Based on Prior Experiential Learning

Credit for Military Service (See pg. 19)

 3.  Policies that Address All Items of Standard Indictor 2.A.10 regarding Award of Credit

Credit for Military Service (See pg. 19)

 4.  List of All Courses and Programs taught by Nontraditional Instructional Formats for the Past Three Years

Annual Online Course Enrollment

Interactive Broadcast Course Enrollment

 5.  Budgetary Information & Financial Arrangements Relating to Continuing Education/Special Learning Activities

 6.  Studies Demonstrating Comparability of Outcomes for courses or Programs Offered Under Concentrated of Accelerated Time Frames, or Other Nontraditional Instructional Formats

Dissertation Abstract--The Other Side of Distance Education:  Learner Interaction at Remote Sites

Dissertation--The Other Side of Distance Education:  Learner Interaction at Remote Sites

Uintah Exec Summary 2000 Survey

 7.  Policies Regarding Admission, Transfer or Prior Earned Credit, Credit by Exam, etc

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate Admission Distance Education (See pg. 91)

Admission for Non-matriculated Undergraduates (See pg. 16)

Admission to Graduate Programs

Nontraditional Admission

Transfer Student Admission and Transfer Credit

Transfer Articulation Policies

Articulation Agreements for Transfer Credits

Advanced Placement (AP)

Credit by Examination

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Foreign Language Examinations, Placement in Language Courses, and Proficiency Tests

 8.  Sample Transcript

 9.  Contractual Agreements with Other Institutions

MOU Palmyra Education Center

MOU Utah Valley State College

MOU Partnership Plan for Tooele County

MOU Round River conservation Studies

MOU Shipley Group, Inc.

MOU Teton Science School

10.  Criteria and Procedures for Admission of Students and Awarding of Credit; Procedures for Maintenance of Student Records

Admission for Undergraduates

Admission to Graduate Programs

Awarding of Credits

Maintenance of Student Records

11.  Catalogs, Brochures, and Announcements for Continuing Education Courses/Programs & Special Learning Activities

General Catalog, Continuing Education

Schedule Bulletin Distance Education

Schedule Bulletin Uintah Basin

12.  Criteria & Procedures for Registration of Students & Awarding of Units; Procedures for Keeping Student Records

Registration Procedures

Schedule Bulletin Distance Education

Keeping Student Records

13.  Procedures for Involving Appropriate Institutional Personnel in Program Approval & Development

Required Formal Approval of Academic Programs

Memorandums of Understanding with Departments & Programs

Other Documents and Information

 1.  Self-Study Reports

Brigham City Campus

Tooele Campus

Uintah Basin Campus

Southeast Region

Southwest Region

Wasatch Front Region

Logan Center

Required Documentation

 1.  Organizational Chart

VP Student Services Organization Chart

 2.  Student Handbook:  Not Available

University Policies (Schedule Bulletin)

 3.  Summaries of Student Characteristics

 4.  Student Retention and Rate of Graduation Data

Retention Graduation Report

 5.  Admissions Report (Table #1)

 6.  Student Affairs Staff Profile (Table #2)

 7.  Procedures for Policy Development

ASUSU Constitution

Taggart Student Center Policy Manual

Required Exhibits

 1.  Policies & Procedures on Student Conduct, Athletics, Student Fees, Tuition Refunds

Student Code

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Constitution

Student Athletes Compliance Information

Tuition, Fees, and Refunds

 2.  Statistics on Financial Aid

Types of Aid and Amounts Available

Default rates from U.S. Department of Education

 3.  Financial Aid Reviews

State of Utah Office of the State Auditor

 4.  NCAA Division 1 Graduation Report

 5.  Mission and Goals of Each Unit

Academic Resource Center

Admissions/Recruiting

Campus Recreation

Card Office

Career Services

Children's House

Counseling Center

Disability Resource Center

Financial Aid

GLBT Services

Multicultural Student Services

Office of Student Conduct

Outdoor Recreation Center

Outreach Coordination

Registrar's Office

Retention and First Year Experience

Student Health Services

Student Involvement & Leadership Center

Student Publications

Student Support Services

Student Wellness Center

Taggart Student Center

Testing Services

University Advising

Utah Conservation Corps

Women's & Re-Entry Center

 6.  Evidence of Goal Attainment of Each Unit: (Unit Self Studies)

Office of the Vice President

Academic Resource Center

Admissions/Recruiting

Campus Recreation

Card Office

Career Services

Children's House

Counseling Center

Disability Resource Center (Link at bottom of page)

Financial Aid

GLBT Services

Multicultural Student Services

Office of Student Conduct

Outdoor Recreation Center

Outreach Coordination

Registrar's Office

Retention and First Year Experience

Student Health Services

Student Involvement & Leadership Center

Student Publications

Student Wellness Center

Taggart Student Center

Testing Services

University Advising

Utah Conservation Corps

Women's & Re-Entry Center

 7.  Evidence of the Impact of Student Services on Students

 8.  Institutional Publications

Campus Security Act

Cleary Report 2006

USU Police Statistical Reports

Drug Free Schools and Colleges Act

Drug Free Workplace Act

Student Right-To-Know Act

Student Right-To-Know Data

Suggested Materials

 1.  Recognized Student Organizations

 2.  Strategic Plan for Student Services

 3.  Constitution for Student Government

 4.  Sample Copies of Student Publications

Required Documentation

 1.  Statistics on Faculty and Administration Characteristics

Employee Profile

HERI Faculty Survey 2004-05

 2.  Institutional Faculty Profile (Table #1 and #2)

Institutional Faculty Profile

Number & Sources of Terminal Degrees

 3.  Salary Data for Faculty

 4.  Policy and Procedures on Evaluation of Faculty

Tenured & Term Appointments:  Evaluation, Promotion & Retention

 5.  Representative Examples of Institutional/Public Impact of Faculty on Scholarship: 

Research Matters 2006 Publication

Research Matters 2005 Publication

Research Matters 2004 Publication

Extension 100 Years

 6.  Summary of Significant Artistic Creation, Scholarly Activity & Research

Required Exhibits

 1.  Faculty Handbook

Faculty Policies

 2.  Policy on Academic Freedom

Academic Freedom/Professional Responsibility

 3.  Faculty Committees and Membership

Policy Faculty Senate & Its Committees

Faculty Senate Committees

Councils & Committees Handbook

 4.  Course Evaluation Forms & Summary Reports

 5.  Current Professional Vitae

 6.  Criteria/Procedures for Employing, Evaluating & Compensating Faculty in Special Programs:

Faculty Appointments

Tenured/Term Appointments:  Evaluation, Promotion & Retention

Wage & Salary Administration

 7.  Copies of Doctrinal Statements Required for Employment, Promotion, and Tenure

 8.  Policies Governing Employment, Orientation, and Evaluation of Part-time Faculty

Faculty Appointments

Tenured/Term Appointments:  Evaluation, Promotion & Retention

Wage & Salary Administration

Academic Due Process

 9.  Summary Reports of Faculty Involvement with Public/Community Service

Extension 100 Years

10.  Policies Regarding Scholarship & Artistic Creation

Academic Freedom/Professional Responsibility

Conflict of Interest

Councils, Committees, and Boards

Sponsored Programs Office

Intellectual Property/Creative Works

Technology Commercialization Office

11.  Policies Regarding Research Activity:

Academic Freedom/Professional Responsibility

Conflict of Interest

Councils, Committees & Boards

Sponsored Programs Office

Intellectual Property/Creative Works

Technology Commercialization Office

12.  Faculty Role in Developing/monitoring Policies & Practices Scholarship, Artistic Creation & Research

Composition and Authority of the Faculty

Faculty Senate & Its Committees

HERI Faculty Survey 2004-05

Suggested Materials

 1.  Statistics on Faculty Retention and Turnover

HERI Faculty Survey 2004-05

Faculty Tenure Review Outcomes

Required Exhibits

 1.  Service Hours

Merrill-Cazier Library

Computer Labs

Classroom & Multimedia Services

 2.  Policies & Procedures for Development & Management

USU Library Policies

Collection Development

Frequently Asked questions

 3.  Statistics on Use of Library & Other Learning Resources

Circulation Statistics Report 2006

Computer Labs

Classroom & Multimedia Services 2004-2005 Report on USU Classrooms

 4.  Statistics on Library Collection & Inventory of Other Learning Resources

Library Collections/Inventories/Budget

WCA Conspectus Peer Library Holdings

 5. & 6.  Assessment Measures Used to Determine the Adequacy of Facilities/Holdings/Instruction

WCA Conspectus Peer Library Holdings

Library Annual Instructional Assessment Reports

Freshman/Sophomore Student Survey 2007 (See pg. 16-17)

Graduating Student Survey 2007 (See pg. 19-20)

School of Graduate Studies Survey 2007 (See pg.  25-27)

 7.  Data Regarding Number & Assignments of Library Staff

Library Organizational Chart

Computing Services Organizational Chart

 8.  Chart Showing the Organization Structure for Managing Libraries

Vice Provost for Libraries Organization Chart

Detailed Library Organizational Chart

 9.  Comprehensive Budgets for Library & Information Resources

Library Collections/Inventories/Budget

Information Technology Budget

10.  Vitae of Professional Library Staff

11.  Formal, Written Agreements with Other Libraries

GWLA Reciprocity Agreement

GWLA Roles & Responsibilities

GWLA Strategic Plan

GWLA Bylaws

UALC Lending Agreement

UALC Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement

12.  Computer Usage Statistics Relating to the Retrieval of Library Resources

Library Collections/Inventories/Budget

Web Statistics

13.  Printed Information Describing User Services Provided by The Computing Facility

Computer Labs

14.  Studies or Documents Describing the Evaluation of Library & Information Resources

Library Annual Instructional Assessment Reports

Required Documentation

 1.  Board & Committee Membership

Utah Code

Board of Regents Membership

Board of Trustees Membership

 2.  Organization Charts

All Organizational Charts

USU President Organizational Chart

USU Provost Organizational Chart

Required Exhibits

 1.  Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws

Board of Trustees Bylaws

 2.  Board Policy Manuals, Agenda & Minutes

Board of Regents Policies

Board of Regents Agendas/Minutes

Board of Trustees Bylaws

Board of Trustees Agendas

Board of Trustees Minutes

 3.  Administrative Policy Manuals

USU Policy Manual

 4.  Administrative Position Descriptions

 5.  Staff Handbook

New Faculty Orientation

Faculty Senate Handbook

 6.  Salary & Benefits Data for Administration & Staff

Administration

Crafts & Trades

Office Support

Service & Labor

Technicians

Professional

Benefits

 7.  Multi-College System--Not Applicable

 8.  Collective Bargaining Agreements--Not Applicable

 9.  Constitutions, Bylaws, Agendas, & Minutes for Faculty & Staff Organizations

Faculty Senate Policies

Faculty Senate Minutes

Professional Employees Association Bylaws/Minutes

Classified Employees Association Bylaws/Minutes

Currently Active Committees & Task Forces

10.  List of Currently Active Committees/Task Forces with Names & On-Campus Phone Numbers of Chairs

2006-07 Councils & Committees Handbook

Suggested Materials

 1.  Reports to Constituencies

Annual Budget Report

Extension 100 Years

Research Matters 2006

Presidential Address at Founder's Day 2007

Presidential Address at Founder's Day 2006

Inaugural Address

 2.  Constitution of Student Association

Required Documentation

 1. Current Funds  Revenues (Table #1)

 2.  Current Funds Expenditures & Mandatory Transfers (Table #2)

 3.  Summary Report of Revenues & Expenditures (Table #3) (Optional for Public Institutions, Not Included)

 4.  Sources of Financial Aid (Table #4)

 5.  Undergraduate Enrollment, Tuition, & Unfunded Financial Aid (Table #5)  (Private Institutions Only)

 6.  Revenues (Table #6) (Private Institutions Only)

 7.  Expenditures (Table #7) (Private Institutions Only)

 8.  Assets, Liabilities & Net Assets (Table #8) (Private Institutions Only)

 9.  Operating Gifts & Endowments (Table #9)

10.  Capital Investments (Table #10)

11.  For Proprietary Institutions Only

12.  Debt Service Schedule for Past Three Years

2006 Annual Financial Report (See pg. 35-37)

Debt Service Allocation

13.  Endowment and Life Income Fund Report for Past Three Years

2004

2005

2006

14.  Financial Statements Provided on an Accrual Basis

2006 Annual financial Report (See pg. 25)

15.  List and Description of Financial & Management Reports Regularly Provided to Governing Board

2006 Annual Financial Report

2005 Annual Financial Report

2004 Annual Financial Report

List of Financial Management Reports Regularly Provided to Governing Board

Required Exhibits

 1.  Financial Section of the IPEDS Report for Past Three Years

 2.  Summary of Latest Audited Financial Statement, Auditor's Management Letter, Last Completed Audited Financial Report

Management Letter

2006 Annual Financial Report

2005 Annual Financial Report

2004 Annual Financial Report

 3.  Detailed Current Operating budget, Including Budget for Off-Campus Programs etc.

Auxiliary/Service Enterprises

State Appropriated Budgets

USU Budget

Total Salary Budget

 4.  Current Operating Budgets for Auxiliary Organizations

06-07 Auxiliary Services Budget

 5.  Default Rate for the Two Most Recent Years as Provided by the U.S. Department of Education 

Required Documentation

 1.  Campus Map

Campus Map

Map Legend

Regional Campuses & Distance Education

Regional Campuses & Centers Map

Required Exhibits

 1.  Policy Statements Concerning:

Access Control

Advertising

Bicycles & Skateboard

Campus Walkway Safety

Closure of the University

Drugs & Alcohol-Free Workplace

Employees with Disabilities

Employment of Convicted Felons

Political Activity

Safety & Health

Smoking

Storage/Disposal of (Non-Hazardous) Equipment, Materials, & Supplies

Use of Candles & Open Flames

Use & Security of University Property

Violence in the Workplace

Visitors

 2.  Schedule for Replacement of Instructional Equipment & Maintained Inventories

Building Inventory

Capital Improvement 2009 Proposals

Classroom Technology Priority Queue

 3.  Campus Facilities Master Plan & Maps the Indicated Changes

Campus Master Plan

Capital Facilities Qualification & Prioritization Process 2007-08

Capital Improvements 2009 Proposals

 4.  Annual & Long-Term Plans for Remodeling, Renovation, & Major Maintenance

Master Plan

Planned Major Additions or Capital Improvements

Capital Facilities Major Projects Detail

Capital Facilities Qualification & Prioritization Process 2007-08

Capital Improvements 2009 Proposals

 5.  Major Property Additions or Capital Improvements of Past Three Years & Plans for Next Three Years

Property Acquisitions 2005-07

Capital Improvements Proposed 2009

Suggested Materials

 1.  Space Utilization Studies

Classroom Utilization MWF

Classroom Utilization TH

Space Allocation by Unit

 2.  Measures Utilized to Determine the Adequacy of Facilities for USU's Programs & Services

Facilities Condition Analysis Program

Surplus Sales

Equipment Inventory Policy Manual

APPA Award for Excellence Application

 3.  Other Documents & Information

Facilities Organizational Chart

Campus Safety & Special Needs Offices

Environmental Health & Safety Resource Center

Research & Laboratory Safety

Maintenance & Construction Safety

Environmental Programs

Disability Resource Center

State of Utah

Utah Division of Facilities & Construction Management

Capital Facilities Qualifications & Prioritization Process

 1.  Academic Freedom

USU Policy Manual (#403)

Faculty Standard

Faculty Senate (Academic Freedom)

Faculty Senate (Conflict Resolution)

 2.  Conflict of Interest

USU Policy Manual (#307)

Compliance Assistance

Board of Regents

Human Subjects Research

 3.  Fair Treatment

Due Process for Faculty

Due Process for Employees

Due Process for Students

Complaint Resolution

 4.  Promotional Materials

General Catalog

USU Homepage

Future Students

Public Relations & Marketing

About USU

 5.  Codes of Conduct, Statement of Ethical Behavior

Administration

Faculty

Employees/Staff

Students

Auditors