Self-Study Schedule

Below are the key dates for the self-study process during 2023, 2024, and 2025:

  Initiation Completion Status
Write and submit draft of Self-Study Design (SSD) 2/1/2023 3/15/2023 Complete
Send MSCHE VP SSD   3/15/2023 Complete
Launch Website (www.fdu.edu/self-study/) 4/3/2023 4/3/2023 Complete
Planning Pre-Visit by MSCHE VP   4/6/2023 Complete
Revisions and acceptance of SSD 5/1/2023 5/29/2023 Complete
Development of Evidence Inventory 3/15/2023 8/1/2023 Complete
Assessment Software Training 6/1/2023 8/31/2023 Complete
1st Steering Committee Retreat (Metro)   9/13/2023 Complete
Working Groups (WG) Write Chapters 9/1/2023 6/1/2024 Complete
2nd Steering Committee Retreat (Florham)   2/2/2024 Complete
WGs submit interim chapters 4/1/2024 5/1/2024 Complete
Selection of Visiting Team Chair 3/15/2024 3/17/2024 Complete
Core team and Editor finalize draft for community review 6/1/2024 10/15/2024 Complete
Draft submitted for community review 10/16/2024 10/20/2024 Complete
Collection of feedback from community (via web form) 10/16/2024 10/31/2024 Complete
Self-study Town Hall (via zoom)   10/30/2024 Complete
Incorporation of community feedback into draft 10/16/2024 11/3/2024 Complete
Submit near final draft to Team Chair   11/4/2024 Complete
Team Chair visit 11/19/2024 11/20/2024 Complete
Self-study finalized 11/20/2024 1/31/2025 Complete
Submit Self Study, upload Evidence   2/1/2025 Complete
Evaluation team visit to NJ Campuses 4/6/2025 4/9/2025 Complete
Evaluation team visit to Vancouver   3/25/25 Complete
Evaluation team visit to Additional Locations   3/25/25 Complete
Commission notifies the chair and the institution of due dates for submission of final team report, confidential brief and institutional response   5/5/2025  
Chair sends draft report to institution for correction of factual errors   5/14/2025  
Institution returns corrected draft to the chair   5/21/2025  
Chair uploads final report to the Commission’s portal   5/26/2025  
Institution prepares formal institutional response to the team and uploads to the Commission’s portal   6/2/2025  
Chair uploads a confidential brief to the Commission’s portal   6/7/2025  
Accreditation Reaffirmed   7/1/2025