NPS' accreditation & assessment efforts are led by an Accreditation & Assessment Steering Committee (A2SC) that is supported by faculty and staff from across the university.

Accreditation & Assessment Steering Committee (A2SC)

The Accreditation Steering Committee (A2SC) is a standing committee responsible for guiding the University through Accreditation & Assessment processes.  The A2SC is composed of:

• Provost
• Office of Institutional Effectiveness
• Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
• Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
• Vice Provost, Academic Leadership
• Vice Provost, Research
• Vice Provost, Warfare Studies
• Chief Operating Officer
• University Librarian
• Faculty and staff engaged in assessment from across the campus
• Student representative from the President's Board of Student Affairs

The Accreditation & Assessment Steering committee is responsible for organizing and coordinating the self-evaluation process and for ensuring that appropriate progress is made (including monitoring the work from the responsible parties). In addition, it is an important role of the committee to ensure that evidence is shared within the institution and that relevant internal stakeholders, who have knowledge of data and who can contribute to the analysis of data and evidence, are involved in the process as appropriate.  The A2SC calls upon the talents and experience of the faculty and staff as needed, to ensure that all relevant perspectives are considered and benefitted from.

There are a number of principles that support a successful self-evaluation process. The A2SC:  

• Addresses the accreditation authorities’ standards and requirements
• Provides content and evidence for the Institutional Self-Evaluation Report
• Includes institution-set standards for student achievement and learning outcomes
• Provides and analyze existing evaluation, planning, and improvement data
• Leads to an assessment, based on analysis of data, of the quality of the institution’s programs and services and its institutional effectiveness as well as the formulation of plans and actions for improvement
• Involves the institutional stakeholders who have a role in improving institutional quality

                            Accreditation & Assessment Steering Committee meeting Schedule

The Accreditation & Assessment Steering Committee (A2SC) meets monthly.