Upcoming Training Opportunities
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New Peer Reviewer Training: Fall 2025
New accepted peer reviewers are invited to train to become an active member of the Peer Corps.
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Demonstrating Quality: An Assurance Argument Virtual Workshop
Institutions with an Assurance Review scheduled from April – August 2026, as part of a Year 4 or Year 10 evaluation are invited to this workshop that provides guidance for finalizing the Assurance Argument.
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ALO Orientation: An Introduction to the Role at HLC
Get the information you need to be successful as a new Accreditation Liaison Officer in HLC’s self-paced orientation course.
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Pathways Refresher for Peer Reviewers
Peer reviewers are invited to get a refresher on guidelines related to comprehensive evaluations in the Standard and Open Pathways.
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Pathways Refresher for Team Chairs
Peer review team chairs are invited to get a refresher on guidelines related to comprehensive evaluations in the Standard and Open Pathways.
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 February 2025.
Criteria Walkthroughs: Current Criteria
HLC staff members walk through each Criteria in detail, discussing their content, context and intent. Recorded January 2023.
Substantive Change for Institutions
Initiating Substantive Change: Screening Forms and Applications
Take a deeper look at HLC’s substantive change screening forms, including those for changes to existing programs, new degree programs and contractual arrangements. Recorded January 2025.
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.
Related Resources
Questions?
Programming Questions: [email protected]
Accreditation Questions: [email protected]
Peer Review Questions: [email protected]