Maintaining Accreditation
Reaccreditation Process
ACS-Accredited Education Institutes are accredited for a period of three years. In order to maintain accreditation, each institute must apply for reaccreditation at the end of their three year accreditation period. The process for reaccreditation is similar to applying for initial accreditation.
ACS staff will send the reaccreditation application and instructions to each institute toward the end of their term of accreditation. Institutes complete and return the application, a site survey is conducted by one ACS-approved surveyor, and the application and survey report are reviewed by the Accreditation Review Committee in order to determine the level of compliance an institute has achieved in each criterion within the three Standards.
Annual Reports
All institutions accredited as either Level I or Level II AEIs are required to complete an annual report in the fall of each year that the Institute is accredited and to pay an annual fee, except when the institute is undergoing reaccreditation (report and fee are waived during the academic year – July through June – of reaccreditation). The annual fee is used to support ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the program, and activities of the Consortium not related to the process of accreditation. Your institution will be sent the appropriate invoice for the annual fee along with information on submitting your annual report. Annual Reports are submitted through the AEI Consortium Member Portal.
Reaccreditation Application (415K PDF)
Reaccreditation Instructions (180K PDF)
Revised January 26, 2012