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As a member institution, it is the policy of Eastern Mennonite University to fully comply with the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation. The university will also consider policies and guidelines offered by SACSCOC. All arrangements involving articulated transfer of credit to EMU must adhere to SACSCOC Standard 10.8 Evaluating and awarding academic credit. Examples of such arrangements include guaranteed admission agreements and transfer articulation agreements. All collaborative academic arrangements through which EMU records courses or credits offered through collaborative arrangements as its own must adhere to SACSCOC Standard 10.9 Cooperative academic arrangements and must include provision for EMU faculty and administrative oversight. Examples of such arrangements include collaborative degree programs involving one or more external institutions or organizations, and memoranda facilitating students' earning of EMU credit via courses offered by other institutions. Any agreement pertaining to the situations outlined above must be approved and signed by the president or the provost or an authorized designee.
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In cases when EMU records courses or credit on student transcripts and the university has not had full control over all aspects of the delivery of the coursework (e.g. because the courses were offered by another institution or organization via a collaborative arrangement), EMU holds a particular obligation to ensure the quality and integrity of the work through faculty and administrative oversight. Arrangements leading to such cases must be codified in formal agreements between the parties involved and EMU must regularly evaluate those agreements. See Appendix 1 of this policy for a checklist to guide the development of collaborative arrangements involving the award of EMU credit.
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EMU must ensure that the following principles have been followed and satisfied with respect to any course or program offered. All collaborative academic arrangements must be formalized via a Memorandum of Understanding or similar document that is approved by all parties involved. In addition to completion of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the file (and/or the MOU itself) for each collaborative academic arrangement should include the following:
- Description of the practices used for determining the amount and level of credit awarded for any course or program.
- Evidence that the course or program has been approved by the faculty and administration.
- A statement or statements clarifying the means by which EMU faculty and administration oversee the program (including curriculum, faculty qualifications, and assessment).
- A statement about acceptable student success and appropriate student progress, and evidence of assessment of success, progress, and outcomes.
- A description of how student academic advising, student support services, and appropriate learning resources are provided.