Accreditation Schedule and Timeline

Fall 2021
Leadership Team (ALO Chris Zappe, Amy Evrard, and Suhua Dong) attends MSCHE Self-Study Institute	October-November 2021
Leadership Team develops recommendations about institutional priorities, Steering Committee leadership, Communication Plan, and Evaluation Team profile for presentation to President.	November-December 2021
Spring 2022
Leadership Team meets with MSCHE VP-Liaison (virtual)	February 2022
President and President’s Council approve institutional priorities, Steering Committee leadership, and Evaluation Team profile	February 2022
President appoints Steering Committee	March-April 2022
Leadership Team consults campus constituencies about institutional priorities	March-May 2022
Steering Committee develops Working Group charges, guiding questions, and sample evidence	May 2022
Fall 2022
Steering Committee assembles Working Groups	September 2022
Steering Committee submits Self-Study Design	September 9, 2022
Campus hosts Self-Study Preparation Visit (virtual)	September 23, 2022
Steering Committee co-chairs announce beginning of Self-Study process to campus constituencies	September-October 2022
Steering Committee revises Self-Study Design for acceptance by VP-Liaison	October 2022
Working Groups carry out Self-Study with oversight by Steering Committee	September-December 2022
Working Groups submit outlines of Working Group Final Reports	December 2022
Spring 2023
Steering Committee co-chairs update campus constituencies on progress of Working Groups and emerging issues	January-February 2023
MSCHE selects Evaluation Team Chair, dates for Evaluation Team visit, and members of Evaluation Team	January-March 2023
Working Groups continue carrying out Self-Study with oversight by Steering Committee	January-March 2023
Working Groups submit preliminary draft of Reports	March 2023
Steering Committee co-chairs consult campus constituencies about Working Group Report drafts	March-April 2023
Steering Committee prepares outline of final Self-Study Report	April 2023
Working Groups submit final drafts of Reports	May 2023
Summer 2023
Steering Committee prepares preliminary draft of Self-Study Report	June-August 2023
Fall 2023
Campus community, President, and Board of Trustees review preliminary draft of Self-Study Report	September 2023
Evaluation Team Chair reviews preliminary draft of Self-Study Report	October 2023
Evaluation Team Chair conducts preliminary site visit	November 2023
Gettysburg College submits Self-Study Report to MSCHE	December 2023
Spring 2024
Evaluation Team conducts site visit	March 2024
College receives Evaluation Team report	April 2014
College responds to Evaluation Team report, prepares final submission to MSCHE	May 2024
MSCHE Committee on Evaluation Report Meets and Determines Action	June-November 2024
Steering Committee co-chairs disseminate major points of MSCHE report to campus constituencies through campus media and announcements at meetings
TBD