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Achievement and Quality: Higher Education in the Arts

Operational Standards Index: Art and Design

The following necessities and characteristics expressed as standards are found in the NASAD Handbook.

SECTION II. PURPOSES AND OPERATIONS

          A.  Purposes of the Institution and the Art / Design Unit

          B.  Size and Scope

          C.  Finances   

          D.  Governance and Administration

          E.  Faculty and Staff

          F.  Facilities, Equipment, Health, and Safety

          G.  Library and Learning Resources

          H.  Recruitment, Admission-Retention, Record-Keeping, and Advisement

          I.   Published Materials and Web Sites

          J.  Community Involvement

          K.  Articulation with Other Schools

          L.  Evaluation, Planning, and Projections

          M.  Operational Standards for All Institutions for which NASAD is the Designated Institutional Accreditor

          N.  Operational Standards and Procedures for Proprietary Institutions

          O.  Operational Standards for Branch Campuses, External Programs

 

SECTION III. ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM COMPONENTS

          A.  Credit and Time Requirements

          B.  Time on Task, Curricular Proportions, and Competencies

          C.  Forms of Instruction, Requirements, and Electives

          D.  Individual Program Continuity

          E.  Residence

          F.  New Programs

          G.  Independent Study

          H.  Distance Learning

          I.   Disciplines in Combination

          J.  Majors in or Based on Electronic Media

          K.  Non-Degree-Granting Programs for the Community

          L.  Content and Methods

          M.  Flexibility and Innovation

          N.  Quality Policies

          O.  Visual Arts in General Education

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