Charter accreditation will be granted only once and for a maximum of seven years. Tentative accreditation is granted to a new program or a program which has not been accredited previously. It is granted after the self-study report is submitted and demonstrates compliance with the accreditation standards and published policies. A site visit will be scheduled following the graduation of, at least one class of students. Full accreditation is granted to a program in compliance with the Standards for Accreditation.
Full accreditation is granted for a period of seven years.
Provisional accreditation is granted to a program failing to comply with the Standards for Accreditation. Deficiencies must be corrected within three years or accreditation is withdrawn. Provisional accreditation is withdrawn when a program fails to comply with the Standards for Accreditation within the specified time period of three years. Students enrolled in the program at the time of provisional accreditation are considered graduates of an accredited program upon successful completion of the program. If accreditation is withdrawn a period of 2 years must elapse before application can be made for a renewal of accreditation.