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Training Resources

Upcoming Training Accreditation Cycles and Processes HLC’s Systems

Whether you’re a representative of a member institution or an HLC peer reviewer, you need tools to engage with HLC accreditation processes and procedures. Browse upcoming programs and events as well as a library of training resources that will help you be successful in your role.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

  • New Peer Reviewer Training: Spring 2025

    Feb 21, 2025 – Mar 10, 2025

    This program, taking place in three parts (two virtual sessions and a final session in person in the Chicagoland area), will cover all aspects of the peer reviewer role.

Accreditation Cycles and Processes

Criteria Walkthroughs: Revised Criteria

Additional resources on the revised Criteria for Accreditation

HLC staff members walk through each revised Criteria in detail, discussing their content, context and intent. Recorded September 2024.

Criteria 1 & 2

Criterion 3

Criterion 4

Criteria Walkthroughs: Current Criteria

HLC staff members walk through each Criteria in detail, discussing their content, context and intent. Recorded January 2023.

Criteria 1 & 2

Criterion 3

Criterion 4

Criterion 5

Substantive Change for Institutions

Overview of Substantive Change

Understand the process of substantive change with HLC staff members. This webinar will cover various aspects of substantive change, including review processes, screening forms, applications, official letter requests and more. Recorded November 2023.

Managing Your Institution’s Substantive Change Activity

Learn about HLC’s different substantive change applications, documents required to submit a complete application, how to navigate the decision process and tracking your substantive change information through Canopy. Recorded December 2023.

Managing Your Institution’s Off Campus Activities

Learn about expectations regarding additional locations and branch campuses and how to use HLC’s many resources to declare and monitor your off-campus activities. Recorded March 2024.

More Resources for Institutions and Peer Reviewers

HLC’s Systems

Canopy

Keep track of your accreditation relationship with HLC.

Assurance System

Create, submit and review materials for evaluations and reviews.

SparQ

Our hub for collaborative learning, you’ll use this tool for project management, discussion and discovery in certain HLC programs.

Concur

Peer reviewers use this system to submit travel expense reports for reimbursement by HLC.

Questions?

Programming Questions: [email protected]

Accreditation Questions: [email protected]

Peer Review Questions: [email protected]