Higher Learning Commission Reports
2023 YEAR 4 ASSURANCE ARGUMENT
HLC conducts an Assurance Review to determine whether an institution is in compliance with the Criteria for Accreditation and other HLC requirements. On the Open Pathway, the Assurance Review is conducted by itself in Year 4 and is a part of the comprehensive evaluation that occurs in Year 10. The Criteria for Accreditation used in Year 4 were updated in September 2025. The current Criteria for Accreditation guides all accreditation work for GVSU’s Year 10 Assurance Argument.
In an HLC Assurance Argument, the institution demonstrates how it has met each Criterion and Core Component. The most recent GVSU Assurance Argument is from the 2018-2019 HLC Year 10 comprehensive review for continued accreditation.
2017 QUALITY INITIATIVE REPORT
HLC requires institutions to design and propose their own Quality Initiative which allows them to further examine present concerns or aspirations. The 2017 GVSU Quality Initiative report summarizes the project undertaken from 2013-2016 to implement a new assessment plan of student learning in the General Education Program.
HLC requires institutions with three or more additional locations to undergo a multi-location review every five years. The most recent report was written for the review conducted in 2016.