This nonprofit commission has been established to give a professional recognition and professional approval to the study that students may do in independent and home study.
Many varied means exist in today's information age for the dissemination of education.
Myriad opportunities are available for students of all ages to do independent study in the form of tutorial instruction, home schooling, directed study, correspondence study, distance learning, and individualized instructional programs. So varied are the opportunities, that the accreditation process must be innovative to accommodate the good efforts that are being made in these developments. The concept comes out of a desire to bring professional recognition to individualized study. Or, existing schools may institute a program of independent study and submit an application for accreditation by this Commission. The accredited designation is for those centers established and functioning under standards of the commission.