At the conclusion of a successful review, the announcement letter to the school will clarify the boundaries of the accreditation and will indicate the responsibility of the school to ensure that publicity about accreditation gives an accurate portrayal. It must not imply accreditation for programs outside of the scope of review. Programs that are clearly non-business, but are included in the activity in the administrative unit, would be excluded from the review. Examples of such programs would be a liberal arts economic program, information technology, public administration, health administration, etc. 3. To create universal criteria the accreditation standards must be clearly oriented toward educational achievement and must avoid mandating structural features that may only illustrate one manner of reaching the desired achievements.
Structural indices are likely to reify culture-specific educational patterns.
For more universal standards, schools must articulate their educational model, describe their processes, give examples and document outcomes. This paper should show different models and their financial and resource implications. It is important for standard writing to begin with a specification of the desired educational accomplishments. Process Issues 4. The initial review will be similar to the current procedures in its execution.