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The accreditation process passes through different stages/activities:
Application
an educational institution files its application to undergo accreditation with AACCUP.
Institutional Self-survey
upon approval of the application, the applicant institution will be required to make an internal assessment by its internal accreditors to determine the program's readiness for external review.
Preliminary Survey Visit
the evaluation of the program for the first time by external accreditors. Passing the assessment entitles the program to be awarded a Candidate status(Level I) valid for two (2) years.
Formal Survey Visit
the evaluation of the program which has attained Level I, and if it has attained a higher level of quality, is awarded an Accredited status (Level II), good for three (3) years.
1st Resurvey Visit
involves the evaluation of an accredited program, and if it has passed the standards set at a higher level of quality than the immediately preceding survey visit, may qualify the program to an award of Re-accredited status (Level II), good for five (5) years.
2nd Resurvey Visit
the accreditation stage conducted after a program has enjoyed a Re-accredited status for five (5) years. Passing a higher level standard of quality entitles the program to apply for Level III. The program is then evaluated and must excel in four (4) areas, namely: 1) instruction and 2) extension, which are mandatory; and two (2) more areas to be chosen from among research, performance in licensure examination, faculty development, and linkages.
Level IV
is a higher level which if hurdled, may entitle the institution to an institutional accreditation status.
There are ten (10) criteria (areas) that are used in the assessment of programs:
1. Mission, goals and objectives
2. Faculty
3. Curriculum and Instruction
4. Students
5. Research
6. Extension and Community Involvement
7. Library
8. Physical Facilities
9. Laboratories
10. Administration
The evaluation instrument (aide memoire) which uses the 10 criteria described above is the working guide of the Accreditor. Starting with instruments for five (5) programs in 1992; then to ten (10) programs in 1994; there are already thirty-nine (39) instruments for thirty-nine (39) programs which have undergone revision for the first time in year 2000. These instruments were updated in 2003. The instruments for the following programs are available:
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