LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The exhaustive reaccreditation process is winding to a close as University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials put the finishing touches on a report to the accrediting body.

The 100-page report will detail the university’s progress in five criteria areas, including instructional quality. The report will be submitted before a nine-member team from the Higher Learning Commission visits the campus Oct. 24-25. The commission oversees the accreditation of colleges and universities in 19 states, including Nebraska and Iowa.

University spokesman Steve Smith says accreditation’s goal is to ensure the education provided by institutions of higher education meets certain levels of quality. Without accreditation, for example, the federal government wouldn’t provide financial aid to a school’s students.