HIGHLIGHTS
Amended Accreditation Policy and Procedures
February 2025
This document highlights amendments approved by the Board during the January 2025 Board of Directors meeting to Accreditation Policy and Procedures, following Accreditation Council adoption in October 2024. The amended Accreditation Policy and Procedures took effect January 22, 2025, following Board approval.
Amendments address the following:
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- Changes to Part II, Policy II.3.01 to emphasize that programs included within a CAEP review are to be identified in information CAEP makes available to the public through its website.
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- Changes to Part II, Policy II.5.01 to emphasize that failure to adhere to annual reporting requirements, in full and within a specific timeline, will be determined non-compliant with CAEP policies and subject to Accreditation Council action.
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- Changes to Part II, Policy II.5.02 to give CAEP discretion to look for evidence of certain EPP policies including as early as the application process or through any accreditation review – the policies identified in this section include Distance Education Policies or Procedures and Transfer of Credit Policies.
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- Changes to Part II, Policy II.7.04 to clarify that international EPPs, like domestic EPPs, may undergo either an on-site or virtual site review.
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- Changes to Part II, Policy II.10.01 to provide additional details and provide more transparency regarding current practice relating to collection to EPP fees.
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- Changes to Part III, Policy III.1.02 to provide details on Part 1 and Part 2 of the 2-part application process for EPPs seeking Initial Accreditation. The Part I review will include a financial review for EPPs that are not able to provide evidence of having been subject to a financial review by an accreditor on the list of nationally recognized accreditors published by the U.S. Department of Education or approved by the country in which the provider is located.
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- Changes to Part III, Policy III.1.04 establish that an EPP must promptly report any pending or final legal action involving the EPP to CAEP through the interim reporting process.
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- Changes to Part III, Policy III.2.05 establishes that all supporting documentation evaluated by the Evaluation Team includes the evidence uploaded into CAEP’s accreditation information management system.
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- Changes to Part IV, Policy IV.1.16 and Part V, Policy V.5.04 explains obligations associated with an EPP’s election to let CAEP accreditation status lapse at the end of the current term of accreditation. This will require the EPP to continue to meet all Continuing Accreditation requirements through the end of accreditation, or be subject to Adverse Action.
You can find the updated CAEP Accreditation Policy and Procedures document on the Accreditation Resources Pages.