QEP
Q: What does QEP stand for?
A: QEP stands for Quality Enhancement Plan.
Q: What is a QEP?
A: A Quality Enhancement Plan is a long-term project designed to improve student learning. All institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) develop a QEP in accordance with the following guidelines. The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). . .is a document developed by the institution that:
- includes a process identifying key issues emerging from institutional assessment,
- focuses on learning outcomes and/or the environment supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the institution,
- demonstrates institutional capability for the initiation, implementation, and completion of the QEP,
- includes broad-based involvement of institutional constituencies in the development and proposed implementation of the QEP, and
- identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement.[1]
Q: What is UNC Charlotte’s QEP?
A: NINERways: The Path to Math Success is the current UNC Charlotte QEP. The purpose of the program is to improve upon student success in the quantitative/data competency requirement in the institutions general education program. This involves designing math courses that successfully transition and prepare students for their major and enhancing the mathematics classroom learning environment.
The planning process for NINERways began in January of 2020 using historical data gathered by institutional research, units with specific data connected to a topic, and student responses to national surveys. The full proposal was presented to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools—Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in March 2023. The university began the rollout of NINERways in Fall 2023 with three math pathways – A2C (Algebra to Calculus), STATways, and QUANTways.
For more information, please visit NINERways’ dedicated website.
[1] From The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations of Quality Enhancement 6th edition (SACSCOC 2017), pp. 8-9.