Assessment Tools
NACCU Standards and Self-Assessment Guidelines (SAGs)
CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
Standards and Self-Assessment Guidelines (SAGS)
The purpose of the NACCU Standards and Guidelines (SAGs) is to provide a tool for a comprehensive review for Campus Card programs.
The results of this assessment can be used to guide strategic plans, identify opportunities and strengths, and to identify weaknesses and areas that need development in Campus Card programs.
This assessment tool allows for a consistent process which can be replicated to ensure that the assessment cycle continues.
Download: NACCU Standards and Self Assessment Guidelines (SAGs)
Last updated June 2025
Learn about the online SAGs course here!
CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)
As with most higher education associations, NACCU is aware of the critical need for standards within the profession. Our members are seeing the value of a detailed assessment program and are beginning to understand their impact on campus learning. The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) has been the gold standard for assessment and evaluation on campus and has served as the backbone on which we base excellence in higher education. The creation and inclusion of standards for Campus Credential Programs and Services as a functional area will highlight the importance of the campus credential as a service that spans campuses and impacts all who are students, faculty or staff on campus.
CAS Downloads
The standards for Campus Credential Programs and Services is available at:
CAS Store Campus Credential Programs and Services Standards
An accompanying Self-Assessment Guide (SAG) is available at
CAS Store Campus Credential Programs and Services Self-Assessment Guide
Both the standards and the Self-Assessment Guide are now available in the CAS store, and are free to CAS annual subscribers.
About NACCU and CAS
Earning this distinction has been a complex and demanding process. CAS requires rigorous but fair demonstrations of an organization’s commitment to professional standards and their application. It was noted with appreciation that NACCU already has a culture of assessment within the organization due to the internal Standards and Self-Assessment Guidelines (SAGs) program developed over the years.
Inclusion in the CAS portfolio will allow NACCU members to compare their operations to established industry standards to help garner resources, institutional recognition and provide high levels of service to their students and campuses.
The CAS standards committee was chaired by Dan Bureau, Louisiana State University. CAS partnered closely with the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU). The expert representing NACCU was Laurie Harris, Duke University.
Bureau and Harris were joined by additional professionals who provided invaluable feedback on both the standards and contextual statement.
Standards Members
- Dan Bureau (Chair), Louisiana State University
- Laurie Harris (Expert), Duke University, NACCU
- Jörrun Liston, NACCU Member Experience and Education Director
- Jeff Nelson, NACS
External Experts
- Alicia Barnes, Illinois Institute of Technology – NACCU
- Jeanine Brooks, University of Alabama - NACCU
- Anthony Condo, Swarthmore College – NACCU
- Susan Hornung, Carroll University – NACCU
- John Younk, University of Alberta – NACCU
CAS Standards respond to student needs, the requirements of sound pedagogy, and the effective management of 48 (now 49!) functional areas and 3 cross-functional areas. Individuals and institutions from over 40 CAS member organizations comprise a constituency of over 115,000 professionals. Representing a significant majority of higher education practitioners in student programs and services throughout the country and beyond, CAS provides tools to higher education leaders assessing institutional effectiveness, student learning, and outcomes.
Learn more about CAS here.
Please direct all questions and inquiries to Jörrun Liston, NACCU Research and Education Director, at jorrun@naccu.org.