ACCREDITATION POLICIES
The next two sections of the Handbook include policies that complement and illuminate the eligibility requirements, standards, and procedures found in the preceding portions of the Handbook. Section A includes specific policies relating to institutional accreditation. Section B includes general policies on accreditation. These policies pertain to all candidate and member institutions of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
Specific Policies Relating to Institutional Accreditation
A-1 Accreditation Liaison Officer- A-2 Substantive Change
- A-3 Disclosure of Accrediting Documents and Commission Actions, Examples of Major and Minor Substantive Changes for Candidates/New Members and Well-Established/Experienced Institutions
- A-4 Conflict of Interest
- A-5 Public Notification and Third Party Comments Regarding Full-Scale Evaluations
- A-6 Contractual Relationships with Organizations Not Regionally Accredited
- A-7 Principles of Good Practice in Educational Courses and Programs Offered Outside the United States
- A-8 Principles and Practices Regarding Institutional Mission and Goals, Policies and Administration
- A-9 Non-Credit, Extension, and Continuing Education Studies
- A-10 Postsecondary Education Programs on Military Bases
- A-11 Military-Sponsored Educational Programs
- A-12 Considerations When Closing a Postsecondary Educational Institution
- A-13 Teach-Out Agreements
- A-14 Complaints Regarding Member or Candidate Institutions
- A-15 Appeals Policy and Procedure
- A-16 Communication of Commission Action Regarding Recommendations
- A-17 Public Disclosure of Information Regarding Type of Accreditation Granted, Criteria, Accreditation Procedures, Evaluation Schedule, and Commissioners and Commission Staff
- A-18 Policy on Commission Action Regarding Institutional Compliance Within Specified Period
- A-19 Policy on Publication of Adverse Actions
- A-20 Policy on Notification to Appropriate Accrediting Agencies and State Agencies Regarding Institutions' Accreditation
Policies Relating to Institutional Accreditation
- B-1 Role and Value of Accreditation
- B-2 Periodic Review of Member Institutions
- B-3 Code of Good Practice in Accrediting in Higher Education
- B-4 Relationship Between General and Specialized Accrediting Agencies
- B-5 Interagency Cooperation in Accreditation
- B-6 Evaluation of Institutions Operating Interregionally
- B-7 Accreditation of Operationally Separate Units
- B-8 Dual Accreditation and Institutional Description
- B-9 Training for New Commissioners
- B-10 Selection and Representation of Commissioners and of Evaluation Committees
- B-11 Notification to the United States Department of Education
- B-12 Program Length and Tuition and Fees
- B-13 Reviewing Accreditation Standards to Ascertain Their Validity and Reliability
- B-14 Policy on Providing Advanced Public Notice of Proposed Accreditation Criteria to Member Institutions and Other Interested Parties
- B-15 Policy on Dissemination of Commission's Directory of Accredited Institutions