The number of full-time faculty members is adequate to support the mission of the institution. The institution has adequate faculty resources to ensure the quality and integrity of its academic programs. In addition, upon application for candidacy, an applicant institution demonstrates that it meets Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 for faculty qualifications.

Adequacy of faculty resources is necessary to ensure the quality and the integrity of an institution's academic programs. Moreover, the mission of the institution will govern the type of faculty employed, including the number of full-time faculty members. The achievement of the institution's mission with respect to teaching, research, and/or service will require a critical mass of permanent, full-time, qualified faculty to provide direction and oversight of academic programs. The number of such faculty will need to be sufficient to fulfill basic faculty functions of curriculum design, development, and evaluation; teaching; identification and assessment of appropriate student learning outcomes; student advising; research and creative activity; and institutional and professional service. The work of the core faculty may be supplemented and enhanced by judicious assignment of part-time faculty and graduate teaching assistants whose special qualifications broaden and enrich the curriculum and increase learning opportunities for students.

Note: This requirement addresses the adequacy of faculty personnel, not the adequacy of academic.

The institution provides student support programs, services, and activities consistent with its mission that promote student learning and enhance the development of its students.

Appropriate student support programs and services enhance the educational development of students at all levels. The expectation of this requirement is that institutions recognize this important component of student learning and student development and that, in the context of their mission, provide a comprehensive and appropriate range of support services and programs at all locations.

• What are the student support programs and services provided by the institution that serve all levels of students?
• How do the student support programs and services effectively promote the mission of the institution for all types of students?
• How do student support programs and services promote student learning and enhance their development?
• How are the student support programs and services assessed for their effectiveness and adequacy? What is evidence that the programs are effective?

• Descriptions of the various student support programs and services
• Narrative relating the student support services and programs to the mission of the institution
• Assessment procedures for student support services and programs
• Assessment evidence that the student support services and programs effectively meet the needs of students of all types and promote student learning and development

The institution has qualified administrative and academic officers with the experience, competence, and capacity to lead the institution.

In order to ensure that an institution has effective leadership to accomplish its mission, it employs academic and administrative staff with the credentials and expertise appropriate to the duties and responsibilities associated with their positions.

• What evidence exists showing that persons holding key leadership positions in the institution are qualified to carry out their responsibilities?
• If staff with nontraditional credentials have been appointed, what evidence in their background and experience justifies their employment?
• What evaluation mechanisms are in place for the periodic review of the institution's academic and administrative officers?

• Organizational chart, names of those appointed to academic and administrative posts, and position descriptions
• Curricula vitae and transcripts for senior-level academic and administrative officers
• Written performance evaluations of academic and administrative officers