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Timelines for Decisions to be made by the Accreditation Review Committee

Timeline for Decisions to be made at the December 2008 Accreditation Review Committee

DATE FUNCTION

June 30, 2008

Last Date College staff will send out application packet to Institution wanting to apply for accreditation for the December 2008 Accreditation Review Committee Meeting

August 1, 2008

Institution submits application and dates for surveys to the College.  The Institution should pick 3 dates between August 1, 2008 and October 3, 2008.

September 5, 2008

College staff will complete the selection of Survey Teams and provide contact information to Institutions

September 5-19, 2008

College staff will begin to send Institution’s application materials to Survey Team

October 3, 2008

Surveys are completed

October 17, 2008

College staff will submit materials to Reviewers

November 28, 2008

Reviewers will submit completed reviews to College staff

December 2008

ACS Accreditation of Education Institutes’ Accreditation Review Committee Meeting to make accreditation decisions.

January 2009

Decisions made at the December 2008 Accreditation Review Committee will be communicated to the institutions that applied for accreditation.

 

Timeline for Decisions to be made at the June 2008 Accreditation Review Committee

DATE FUNCTION

December 21, 2007

Last Date College staff will send out application packet to Institution wanting to apply for accreditation for the June 2008 Accreditation Review Committee Meeting

January 31, 2008

Institution submits application and dates for surveys to College.  The Institution should pick 3 dates between February 1, 2008 and April 1, 2008, depending on when application was submitted.

February 4, 2008

College staff will begin to select the Survey Team and provide contact information to Institution

February 15, 2008

College staff will begin to send Institution’s application materials to Survey Team

April 1, 2008

Surveys are completed

April, 2008

College staff will submit materials to Reviewers

May, 2008

Reviewers will submit completed reviews to the College staff

June, 2008

ACS Accreditation of Education Institutes’ Accreditation Review Committee Meeting to make accreditation decisions.

July, 2008

Decisions made at the June 2008 Accreditation Review Committee will be communicated to the institutions that applied for accreditation.

* Please note this timeline is tentative and provides timeframes in which specific tasks related to the accreditation process should be completed.  The College staff will work with each institution on an individual basis.

 

Revised November 27, 2007

 

ACS Accredited Education Institutes

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