Alabama Commission on Higher Education 

ACHE Deadlines

ACHE Forms 

 ACHE Approval Flowchart

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges 

SACSCOC Submission templates and guidelines

For a substantive change requiring approval by the full Board of Trustees:

SACSCOC Board Meeting

Submission Deadline

June Meeting

March 15

December Meeting

September 1

Examples of substantive changes requiring full Board approval

Level Change

For a substantive change requiring approval by the Executive Council

Changes implemented 

July 1-December 31

January 1

Changes implemented 

January 1-June 30

July 1

Examples of Substantive Changes requiring approval by the Executive Council:

New Program (50 percent or more new content)

Cooperative Academic Arrangement with Non-Title IV Entities
(25-50 percent content transcripted)

Program Closure

Examples of substantive changes requiring notification to SACSCOC

Dual Academic Award

Joint Award with SACSCOC Institution

Program Reopen (within 5 years of closure)

New Program (25-49 percent new content)

Adding a method of delivery to an existing program

Cooperative Academic Arrangement with Non-Title IV Entities (less than 25 percent content transcripted)