Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analytics

SACSCOC Resource Site

Thank you for visiting the University of South Carolina Columbia’s SACSCOC Fifth-Year Interim Report resource website. This site is designed to give our campus community—and anyone interested in our accreditation work—a clear, accessible look at the progress we’re making and the steps we’re taking to support excellence across the institution.

The Fifth-Year Interim Report is an important milestone in our ongoing relationship with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). It gives us the chance to reflect on what we’re doing well, highlight meaningful improvements, and demonstrate our continued commitment to institutional effectiveness and student success.

Here, you’ll find user‑friendly access to report narratives, supporting documentation, quality enhancement efforts, and other key information that showcases the good work happening across our university. This effort represents contributions from faculty, staff, administrators, and partners across campus, each playing an important role in helping us grow and thrive. Feel free to explore, learn more about our accreditation journey, and discover how we’re working every day to strengthen the experience we offer our students.

Resources

Preparing for the fifth-year interim report

The Fifth-Year Interim Report is due approximately four and one-half years prior to the institution’s next reaffirmation of accreditation, allowing the institution to demonstrate ongoing compliance with the selected standards following the mid-point of its reaffirmation cycle. Institutions which have implemented off-campus instructional sites since their last reaffirmation may also be asked to host an Interim Off-Campus Instructional Sites Committee’s visit to a representative sample of those new sites as part of the Fifth-Year Interim Report process.

SACSCOC advisory groups and committees

Individuals from across the university come together to closely monitor the university's performance in all areas of accreditation. View a list of committee and advisory group members to learn more about the teams of experts working behind the scenes.

SACSCOC guidelines and past submissions

The university adheres to the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation. Want to learn more about these standards and how we've responded? Review the requirements for each standard in detail and take a look at the university's most recent submission.

Faculty roster and instructor qualifications

Need information on minimum faculty qualifications? Learn more about minimum qualifications for instructors at the undergraduate and graduate level, download the alternative credentials form, and get helpful tips from our Faculty Roster Manual.

List of program codes

View a comprehensive list of programs offered at the University of South Carolina Columbia and the regional Palmetto College campuses, accompanied by the assigned Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.

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