Peer Reviewer Data Update System

Peer reviewers can log in to the Peer Reviewer Data Update System to review and update their profile information.

Travel Reimbursement and Honoraria

HLC Travel Policies

Travel Expense Form

Schedule of Honoraria

New Peer Reviewers: If you are a new peer reviewer and have not submitted an IRS W-9 form with HLC, download the form from the IRS and submit it with your Travel Expense Form.

General Forms & Guides

Objectivity and Professional Confidentiality Forms: Visits and Panels

Providing Evidence for the Criteria for Accreditation (March 2018)

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.

Dual Credit Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers

Determining Qualified Faculty: Guidelines for Institutions and Peer Reviewers

Shared Services Arrangements Guidelines (November 2017)

Two-Year Institutions Seeking to Offer the Baccalaureate Degree: Considerations of Readiness

Determining Pathway Eligibility (2018)

On-Site Visit: Procedure (2014)

Candidacy

Assurance System Login

Assumed Practices Worksheet (July 2017)

Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (January 2014)

Federal Compliance Procedure Overview and Team Worksheets

Biennial Evaluation

Report Template for the Biennial Evaluation Visit (January 2014)

Assumed Practices Worksheet (July 2017)

Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (January 2014)

Initial Accreditation

Assurance System Login

Assumed Practices Worksheet (July 2017)

Eligibility Requirements Worksheet (January 2014)

Federal Compliance Procedure Overview and Team Worksheets

Comprehensive Evaluation

Assurance System Login

The following documents are additional resources related to the comprehensive evaluation:

• Federal Compliance Procedure Overview and Team Worksheets
• Multi-campus Reviewer Form
• Multi-campus Visit: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers
• Embedded Change Report
• Protocol for Reviewing Distance Education and Correspondence Education
• Assumed Practices Worksheet (for use when evaluating institutions on Show-Cause)
• Exit Session Procedure for HLC Visits

Comprehensive Quality Review

Comprehensive Quality Review Report Template (September 2016)

Federal Compliance Procedure Overview and Team Worksheets

Systems Appraisal

Systems Portfolio and Appraisal Overview (October 2017)

Team Worksheets

• Team Reflective Overview (October 2017)
• Independent Review (October 2017)
• Consensus Review (October 2017)
• Category Feedback Guide (October 2017)
• Criteria for Accreditation Evidence Check: Team Assignments (October 2017)

Quality Initiative

Quality Initiative Proposal Process (March 2017)

Quality Initiative Proposal Panel Review Form (March 2017)

Quality Initiative Report Process (March 2017)

Quality Initiative Report Panel Review and Recommendation Form (March 2017)

Multi-location Visit

Multi-location Visits: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (June 2015)

Multi-location Visit Peer Review Report Template (June 2015)

Financial and Non-financial Indicators

Financial and Non-Financial Indicator Process (August 2018)

Financial Panel Report (August 2018)

Non-financial Panel Report (August 2018)

Focused Visit

Requirements and procedures for institutions submitting materials to peer reviewers and HLC for a focused visit

Focused Visit Report Template (2017)

Substantive Change

Change Panel

Change Panel Protocol for Peer Reviewers (September 2018)

Report Template for a Change Panel (September 2016)

Change Visit

Requirements and procedures for institutions submitting materials to peer reviewers and HLC for a Change Visit

Change Visit Protocol for Peer Reviewers (September 2018)

Report Template for a Change Visit (September 2018)

Campus Evaluation Visit

Campus Evaluation Visits: Information for Institutions and Reviewers (March 2017)

Report Template for Campus Evaluation Visits (March 2017)

Additional Location Confirmation Visits

Additional Location Confirmation Visit: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers (March 2017)

Additional Location Confirmation Visit Report Form (March 2017)