Reaffirmation Timeline

Reaffirmation is every ten years with an interim report at the fifth year. NC State’s next reaffirmation of accreditation will take place in 2024.

Spring 2021: Reaffirmation Steering Committee was formed
October 2021: Call for QEP pre-proposals sent to the NC State community.
November and December 2021: QEP pre-proposal informational workshops held.
Friday, January 28, 2022: QEP pre-proposal submissions due by midnight.
June 2022: QEP Planning Team notifies finalists and schedules consultation meetings.
August – November 2022: QEP proposal teams prepare full proposals.
End of November 2022: QEP full proposal submissions due.
November 2022 – January 2023: QEP finalists present their proposals to the university community.
February 2023: QEP Planning Team reviews proposals with SACSCOC Steering Committee.
March 2023: Final QEP project is selected and announced to the NC State community.
Spring 2023: Steering Committee reviews draft of Compliance Certificate
May 2023: NC State hosted a campus advisory visit with our SACSCOC Vice President to gauge NC State’s readiness for the reaffirmation review
September 2023: Compliance certification/self-study (Unity ID and password required) submitted to SACSCOC
October 2023: Off-Site Committee Review
November 2023: Receive findings from Off-Site Committee Review
December 2023: Submit responses to any findings from Off-Site Committee Review
January 2024: Submit Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
February 2024: Visit to off-campus instructional site at Craven Community College, Havelock campus
March 2024: Visit to off-campus instructional site at Central Piedmont Community College
March 25-28, 2024: On-Site Committee Review – Post-visit update
December 2024: Final Decision by SACSCOC Board of Trustees