Self-Study Documents

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that defines, maintains, and promotes educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations, and resources. The Commission is dedicated to quality assurance and improvement through accreditation via peer evaluation. Middle States accreditation instills public confidence in institutional mission, goals, performance, and resources through its rigorous accreditation standards and their enforcement.

- Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education (2006)
- Self-Study: Creating a Useful Process & Report (2nd Edition, 2007)
- Visits: Conducting and Hosting an Evaluation Visit (2006)
- Policies, Guidelines and Procedures
- Approved Self-Study Design