In September 1994, the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education issued standards for the State Postsecondary Reporting Entity (SPRE). To comply with these standards, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (NMSU-A) decided to use its Integrated Assessment and Strategic Planning (IASP) process, developed during a pre-accreditation self-study in 1993. To manage the increasing number of accountability requirements, the IASP committee established an Outcomes Committee to develop a SPRE compliance matrix. In developing the matrix, the Committee worked from five main goals: (1) develop an understandable matrix that would include all the standards and criteria the college faced; (2) research and develop ways to measure the effectiveness of student learning and success after the completion of a program; (3) develop a catalog of every external reporting requirement needing assessment; (4) analyze the cost of survey instruments; and (5) research and develop an effective method of measuring students' ability to complete programs. Problems encountered in developing the matrix included determining which standards may become serious issues, the cost/benefit ratio of periodically reviewing accountability standards, which standards are the most relevant for the college, and which institutional unit will be responsible for SPRE compliance. Now that the matrix has been developed, NMSU-A will need to compile other matrices for each institutional mission and purpose, implement a time-line for assessment, and design an internal audit system to ensure compliance with onsite reviews. (KP)