Eligibility Requirements & Standards

This page presents a link to the Eligibility Requirements which all institutions must meet in order to have accreditation reaffirmed or to apply for Eligibility status prior to Candidacy and Initial Accreditation. This page also provides a link to the 2002 Standards of Accreditation. Following the Standards in plain text is a copy of the Standards annotated for student learning outcomes, program review and planning, and governance.

Eligibility Requirements for Accreditation

The Eligibility Requirements must be met completely in order for institutions to apply for eligibility for accreditation. Compliance with the criteria is expected to be continuous, and institutions that have achieved accreditation must demonstrate that they continue to meet the eligibility requirements in their self study reports.

Eligibility Requirements for Accreditation

2002 Standards of Accreditation

This handbook contains the Eligibility Requirements for initial accreditation and reaffirmation of accreditation, the ACCJC Standards, and current policies of the Commission.

2002 Standards of Accreditation

Standards Annotated for Continuous Quality Improvement and SLOs