SACS -- Online Compliance Certification

Standard 2.7.1: The Institution offers one or more degree programs based on at least 60 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the associate level; at least 120 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the baccalaureate level; or at least 30 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the post-baccalaureate, graduate, or professional level. The Institution provides a written justification and rationale for program equivalency. (Program Length)

Judgment of Compliance
X	Compliance	Partial Compliance	Non-Compliance

NARRATIVE/JUSTIFICATION FOR JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The highest degree offered by Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) is the associate degree. The guidelines for awarding the associate degree are based on the semester credit system [1]. SKCTC does not offer degrees at the baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, or professional level. Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College offers three (3) associate degree programs based on at least sixty (60) semester hours:

-- Associate in Arts (AA) degree (60 semester hours) [2]

-- Associate in Science (AS) degree (60 semester hours) [3]

-- Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree(Range: 60-76 hours) [4]

SKCTC provides written justification and rationale for program equivalency through its published policies for evaluating and accepting academic credit found in the KCTCS Catalog [5]. Moreover, the Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 164.020 [6], KCTCS Board of Regents Policy 4.11 [7], and KCTCS Board of Regents Policy 1.3.2.3 [8] establish the policies on program length and credit transfer.

SKCTC and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System approve degree plans for SKCTC in concert with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) [9]. And these plans are compatible with the SKCTC Mission Statement. [10] Additionally, all associate degree programs are peer-reviewed through an internal, periodic, program-review process. [11]

Supporting Documents		Links to Supporting Documents
Supporting Documents		You must be connected to the World Wide Web to access the following links. (Click on the link to access the document.)
1	CPE Definition of Semester	http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/index.asp?charindex=S
2	Associate in Arts Degree (AA)	http://www.secc.kctcs.edu/studentaffairs/ssar/aa_degree.php
3	Associate in Science Degree (AS)	http://www.secc.kctcs.edu/studentaffairs/ssar/aa_degree.php
4	Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS)	http://www.kctcs.edu/catalog/curric/index.cfm?action=s&cp_id=208&cpc_id=922
5	KCTCS Catalog	http://www.kctcs.edu/catalog/index.cfm?action=display&cs_id=3&cc_id=59#cc
6	Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 164.020	http://lrc.ky.gov/krs/164-00/020.pdf
7	KCTCS Board of Regents Policy 4.11	http://www.kctcs.edu/employee/policies/volumeI/boardpolicies4-11.pdf
8	KCTCS Board of Regents Policy 1.3.2.3	http://www.kctcs.edu/employee/policies/volumeI/boardpolicies1-3-2-3.pdf
9	Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education	http://cpe.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8CC2C1D6-4DEF-4DF0-B5DA-805895F62B1C/0/ProgramApprovalPolicy.doc
10	SKCTC Mission Statement	http://www.secc.kctcs.edu/administration/president/mission.htm
11	Program Reviews for AA and AS programs	http://www.secc.kctcs.edu/SACS/SupportingDocuments/AAASreviewform0705.doc

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