Top Lawyers: I’m forwarding here a message from Dr. David English that went to your chancellors moments ago. This pertains to the accreditation landscape.

Andrew Tripp

From: David J English via Unc_chancellors unc_chancellors@lists.northcarolina.edu Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 1:51 PM To: Unc_chancellors@lists.northcarolina.edu unc_chancellors@lists.northcarolina.edu, unc_cao@lists.northcarolina.edu unc_cao@lists.northcarolina.edu Subject: [Unc_chancellors] Accreditation Information - RFI Responses and Next Steps Chancellors and Provosts:

Please find attached the following documents related to institutional accreditation and compliance with SL 2023-132.

1. UNC Accreditation Memo 2. Summary of Accreditation Responses Document 3. HLC RFI Response (Zip File) 4. MSCHE RFI Response 5. U.S. Department of Education Accreditation documents (Zip File)

Both The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) responded that they are willing to accept applications from UNC institutions. In addition to our guidance memo, we have provided their responses for your consideration, as well as documents obtained from the U.S. Department of Education regarding their review process.

If you have any questions or have difficulties accessing the materials, please do not hesitate to let me know. Thanks so much –

David

DAVID ENGLISH, PHD Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer The University of North Carolina System (919) 962-2620 | djenglish@northcarolina.edumailto:djenglish@northcarolina.edu

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