Strategy for Verification of Compliance with Applicable Federal Regulatory Requirements

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, as a federally recognized accreditor, verifies institutional compliance with accreditation-relevant federal regulations developed by the U.S. Department of Education in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 at the time of Self-Study evaluation and at any other time required by the Commission.

The MSCHE requires verification of institutional compliance in the following areas:

  1. Student Identity Verification in Distance and Correspondence Education

  2. Transfer of Credit Policies and Articulation Agreements

  3. Title IV Program Responsibilities

  4. Institutional Record of Student Complaints

  5. Required Information for Students and the Public

  6. Standing with State and Other Accrediting Agencies

  7. Written Arrangements

  8. Assignment of Credit Hours

The Director of Fordham’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, a foundational member of our Steering Committee, will lead the process of ensuring completion of the University’s

Verification of Compliance with Accreditation-Relevant Federal Regulations. Among the units that will play a role in this process are the offices of:

  • Academic Records/Registrar

  • Chief Diversity Officer

  • Gender Equity and Title IX

  • General Counsel

  • Human Resources

  • Institutional Research and Assessment

  • Research

  • Public Safety

  • Student Financial Services

  • Student Affairs