The University prepares an annual report for the SC Commission of Higher Education which summarizes the departmental institutional effectiveness reports.
All academic degree programs and support services of the University complete an annual assessment to evaluate their “success in meeting program goals and missions”.Each assessment report contains program goals,assessment methods,results and evaluation, planned and completed actions.
Institutional Effectiveness is a component of the University's planning process. The process is a joint effort by the University's academic programs, the Faculty's Institutional Effectiveness Committee and the Office of Institutional Research.