The Shared Competencies are placed on a rotating schedule for the initial implementation. This schedule enables the University to pilot the operating system, sustain the initiative, focus on supporting teaching/learning around each competency, and assess student learning for each competency.
| Academic Year | Competency | Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Accreditation Milestones |
| 2019-2020 | Communication Skills | |
| 2020-2021 | Information Literacy and Technological Agility | |
| 2021-2022 | Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Civic and Global Responsibility |
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| 2022-2023 | Critical and Creative Thinking
Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills |
MSCHE Self-Study Design |
| 2023-2024 | Communication Skills
Information Literacy and Technological Agility |
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| 2024-2025 | Ethics, Integrity, and Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Civic and Global Responsibility |
MSCHE Self-Study Teams meet to begin the process |
| 2025-2026 | Critical and Creative Thinking
Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills |
MSCHE Self-Study Report due Fall 2026.
MSCHE Site Visit Spring 2027 |