Web resource
Degree Qualifications Profile Corner
Here you will find a variety of information and resources for institutions working with the DQP and those interested in becoming involved with or learning from other institutions’ work. NILOA is working with Lumina Foundation for Education to better understand the utility of the DQP as a framework for assessing and advancing student learning. More »
Policy
Reclaiming the American Dream
This publication, from the American Association of Community Colleges, outlines a policy agenda to improve student success and institutional accountability of community colleges. Among the report’s recommendations: Incorporating incentives for student performance and progress into student financial aid programs at the federal, state, and local levels and implementing the Degree Qualifications Profile to ensure credentials earned represent real knowledge and skills. More »
Publication | DQP
Degree Qualifications Profile CAO Guide
As leaders committed to academic quality, chief academic officers have a particularly important stake in this initiative. This guide is intended to describe the Profile, suggest ways in which provosts and academic vice presidents may apply it, and open a discussion about how to make the Profile even more useful. More »
Special Report
The Degree Qualifications Profile
To ensure that students learn at all postsecondary institutions, a shared understanding of quality and accountability must be defined. The Degree Profile, in beta testing, is a baseline set of reference points for what students should be expected to know More »
Publication | DQP
Degree Qualifications Profile Faculty Guide
As those most directly engaged with the quality of student learning, faculty members have a particularly important stake in this initiative. This guide is intended to describe the Profile and suggest ways faculty can use it. More »
