Program Requirements

Criteria have been developed for each Standard to measure whether the Institute meets the minimum requirements for accreditation as a Level I Institute, Comprehensive Education Institute (CEI) or a Level II Institute, Basic Education Institute (BEI). Each Institute will select which level of accreditation it seeks and the College will employ the appropriate set of Standards and Criteria to measure the Institute's level of compliance. Documentation (written, verbal or otherwise) will be the American College of Surgeons' primary source of information for determining compliance with the Standards and Criteria. Application for accreditation from the American College of Surgeons is purely voluntary and is supported solely by the interests of the individual Education Institute or parent institution seeking such accreditation.

Level I - Comprehensive Education Institutes (55K PDF)

Level II - Basic Education Institutes (45K PDF)

Glossary of Terms (30K PDF)

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Revised November 9, 2006

ACS Accredited Education Institutes

Division of Education