SACSCOC Accreditation Task Force
The SACSCOC Accreditation Task Force will focus on developing the prospectus to be submitted for approval by SACSCOC as outlined in SACSCOC guidelines and via its substantive change approval process. The Task Force will oversee the gathering and alignment on requirements needed for SACSCOC accreditation, prospectus writing, delivery of key documents to SACSCOC, new entity mission development, and SACSCOC’s substantive change committee report and preparation for the committee site visit.
Task Force Updates
Update
Date
- UT San Antonio successfully completed its SACSCOC site visit in the fall.
- The site committee reported no recommendations, confirming continued compliance with accreditation standards as a merged institution.
Jan 2026
- Completed documentation and review of 34 accreditation standards and submitted the Substantive Change Report to SACSCOC ahead of schedule (September 10, 2025).
- The merger prospectus was reviewed and approved by the SACSCOC Board in June 2025.
- The Task Force submitted the prospectus to SACSCOC in March 2025. SACSCOC will vote to approve the prospectus at their June 2025 Board meeting.
- Members focused on finalizing a prospectus for submission by mid-March 2025.
- Based on positive feedback on the new, combined mission statement through each institution’s shared governance process, the university presented the statement to the UT System Board of Regents for approval on November 20, 2024. The new mission statement was approved, marking a key milestone.
Sep 2025
Task Force Team
Co-Chairs
Jacqueline Mok, PhD
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Health Campus
Kasey Neece-Fielder, EdD
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Academic Campus
Members
Thea K. Lyssy
Director, Enterprise Transformation
Tia Palsole
Project Coordinator
Roberta Rios
Program Manager, Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs
Lorrie Smith
Assistant Vice Provost, Accreditation and Academic Programs, Strategic Planning and Assessment (Logistics Subgroup)
