MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

2027 SELF-STUDY TIMELINE

2025

  • Formation of the Steering Committee
  • Formation of Working Groups
  • Formation of Evidence Inventory Committee
  • Development of Working Group-Specific Lines of Inquiry (LOI)
  • Creating a Draft of the Self-Study Design (SSD)

2026

  • January: Deliver Self-Study Design draft
  • March 25: Self-Study Preparation Visit (SSPV)
  • June 12: Submission of the final version of the SSD
  • July: SSD acceptance
  • Systematic collection, verification, and organization of evidence
  • Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

2027

  • Continued analysis and verification of data and development of draft Self-Study text
  • September 1: Submission of draft narrative chapters by Working Groups
  • November: Team Chair Preliminary Visit
  • Finalization and submission of the Self-Study Report and Evidence Inventory to MSCHE

2028

  • Preparation for on-site visit
  • Site visit to be scheduled before April 14
  • June: Commission determines action