Peer Review Team Resources
Canopy
Travel Reimbursement and Honoraria
SAP Concur Instructions
IRS W-9 Form
Peer reviewers must provide HLC with a current W-9 form in order to receive honoraria or travel reimbursements. Submit the W-9 using HLC’s secure document submission form. Select “Finance” from the list of submission options to ensure it is sent to the correct HLC staff member.
General Forms & Guides
On-Site Visit Procedure (2022)
Providing Evidence for the Criteria for Accreditation (2019)
Interim Monitoring: Considerations for Peer Reviewers (2020)
Determining Pathway Eligibility (2021)
HLC provides guidance for institutions and peer reviewers in its Statement on Peer Reviewers Serving as Independent Consultants .
Tribal Colleges and Universities and Higher Learning Commission Accreditation – Considerations for HLC Peer Reviewers provides context for peer reviewers who may not be familiar with the unique characteristics of Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Criteria Guidelines
Dual Credit Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (September 2020)
Determining Qualified Faculty: Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (September 2020)
Two-Year Institutions Seeking to Offer the Baccalaureate Degree: Considerations of Readiness (September 2020)
Eligibility Review
Eligibility Review Template (March 2022)
Biennial Evaluation
Report Template for the Biennial Evaluation Visit (September 2020)
Assumed Practices Worksheet (March 2022)
Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (March 2022)
Preliminary Peer Review
Preliminary Peer Review Template (September 2021)
Assumed Practices Worksheet (March 2022)
Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (March 2022)
Comprehensive Evaluation
The following documents are additional resources related to the comprehensive evaluation:
- Assumed Practices Worksheet (March 2022)
For evaluations for Candidacy or initial accreditation, or Show-Cause visits - Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (March 2022)
For evaluations for Candidacy or initial accreditation - Embedded Change Visit Report (February 2021)
- Federal Compliance Procedure Overview and Team Worksheet
- Guidelines for the Evaluation of Distance Education (Online Learning) (March 2021)
- Multi-campus Reviewer Form (February 2021)
- Multi-campus Visit: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (February 2021)
- On-Site Visit Procedure (2022)
Resources Related to COVID-19
- Evaluations of the Criteria for Accreditation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Health and Safety: Peer Review Visits to Campus
Quality Initiative
Quality Initiative Process (August 2019)
Quality Initiative Proposal Panel Review Form (August 2019)
Quality Initiative Report Panel Review and Recommendation Form (August 2019)
Multi-location Visit
Multi-location Visits: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (June 2015)
Multi-location Visit Peer Review Report Template (August 2019)
Financial and Non-financial Indicators
Financial and Non-Financial Indicator Process (February 2022)
Financial Panel Report (May 2019)
Non-financial Panel Report (February 2022)
Focused Visit
Requirements and procedures for institutions submitting materials to peer reviewers and HLC for a focused visit
Substantive Change
Change Panel
Change Panel Protocol for Peer Reviewers (September 2019)
Report Template for a Change Panel (September 2019)
Change Visit
Requirements and procedures for institutions submitting materials to peer reviewers and HLC for a Change Visit
Change Visit Protocol for Peer Reviewers (December 2022)
Report Template for a Change Visit (December 2022)
Campus Evaluation Visit
Campus Evaluation Visits: Information for Institutions and Reviewers (May 2021)
Report Template for Campus Evaluation Visits (September 2019)
Additional Location Confirmation Visits
Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (May 2021)
Additional Location Confirmation Visit Report Form (September 2019)
Change of Control, Structure or Organization
Change of Control Report to the Board of Trustees (July 2021)
Draft Change of Control Visit Agenda (July 2021)
