Accreditation Procedure Resources for Institutions
- Accreditation Liaison Officer Role
- Assurance Review
- Comprehensive Evaluation
- Decision Making and Related Processes
- Dues and Fees Schedule
- Financial and Non-financial Indicators
- Institutional Update
- Monitoring (interim report, focused visit, advisory visit, institutional designation)
- Multi-location Visit
- Pathways for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (Standard and Open)
- Quality Initiative
- Sanctions, Show-Cause Orders and Adverse Actions
- Seeking Accreditation (Eligibility and Candidacy Process, Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation)
- Stipulations
- Substantive Change, Including Change of Control
- Voluntary Resignation of Accreditation
Related Resources
Accreditation Liaison Officer Role
Assurance Review
- Assurance Review Process Overview
- Open Pathway Year 4 Assurance Review Procedure
- Providing Evidence for the Criteria for Accreditation
- Crosswalk Between the Revised and Previous Criteria for Accreditation
- Assurance System Resources
- Sample Assurance Arguments
Comprehensive Evaluation
- Comprehensive Evaluation Process Overview
- Comprehensive Evaluation Visit Overview
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements
- Dues and Fees Schedule
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
- Multi-campus Visit Procedure
- On-site Visit Procedure
- Student Survey Procedure
- Third-Party Comment Form
See Assurance Review section above for more information.
Decision Making and Related Processes
- Decision-Making Bodies and Processes
- Meetings of Decision-Making Bodies
- Appeals Procedure
- Arbitration of Adverse Actions Following Appeal
- Board Committee Hearing Procedure
- Dues and Fees Schedule
- Institutional Actions Council Hearing Process
- Public Disclosure Notices
- Recent HLC Institutional Actions
Dues and Fees Schedule
Financial and Non-financial Indicators
Institutional Update
- Institutional Update Guide
- Composite Financial Index (CFI) Worksheet
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio Worksheet
Monitoring
- Monitoring Overview
- Dues and Fees Schedule
- Focused Visit Procedure
- Institutional Designations Procedure
- Interim Report Procedure
- On-site Visit Procedure
Multi-location Visit
- Multi-location Visit Procedure
- Multi-location Visit Institutional Report Template
- On-site Visit Procedure
- Dues and Fees Schedule
Pathways for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (Standard and Open)
Standard Pathway
Open Pathway
See Assurance Review, Comprehensive Evaluation and Quality Initiative sections for more information.
Quality Initiative (Open Pathway)
- Quality Initiative Procedure
- Quality Initiative Proposal Template
- Quality Initiative Report Template
Sanctions, Show-Cause Orders and Adverse Actions
- Overview of Sanctions, Show-Cause Orders and Adverse Actions
- Appeals Process
- Board Committee Hearing Procedure
- Dues and Fees Schedule
- Provisional Plans and Teach Outs
- Required Notifications Following Adverse Actions, Sanction and Related Actions
See Comprehensive Evaluation section above for more information.
Seeking Accreditation
Eligibility Process and Candidacy
- Eligibility Process and Candidacy: Process Overview
- Application for HLC Membership
- Dues and Fees Schedule
Forms
- Substantial Presence Form
- Institutional Data Form
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements Form
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices Form
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
See Comprehensive Evaluation section above for more information.
Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation
- Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation: Process Overview
- Application for HLC Membership
- Dues and Fees Schedule
Forms
- Substantial Presence Form
- Institutional Data Form
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements Form
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices Form
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
See Comprehensive Evaluation section above for more information.
Stipulations
Substantive Change, Including Change of Control
Change of Control, Structure or Organization
- Change of Control, Structure or Organization Process
- Evaluating Institutions on Accredited Change of Control Status
Screening Forms
- Certificate Programs
- Contractual Arrangements
- New Degree Programs
- Pell-Eligible Prison Education Program
- Changes to Existing Academic Programs
Change Request Applications
- Branch Campus and Additional Location(s) Application
- Certificate Program Application
- Change in Length of Term Affecting Allocation of Credit
- Change in Mission or Student Body Application
- Clock/Credit Hour Conversion or Substantial Increase or Decrease in Clock or Credit Hours Required for a Program Application
- Competency-Based Education Program Application
- Correspondence Education Application
- Distance Education Application
- Distance-Delivered Courses Application
- New Academic Program Application
- Notification Program for Additional Locations Application
- Pell-Eligible Prison Education Program Application
- Programs Offered Through Contractual Arrangements Application
- Substantial Change in Academic Program Content Application
Review Processes
- Substantive Change Review Processes Overview
- Change Visit: Information for Institutions and Peer Reviewers
- Change Visit: Required Materials and Submission Procedures
- Additional Location Confirmation Visit Procedure
- Campus Evaluation Visit Procedure
- On-site Visit Procedure
Voluntary Resignation of Accreditation
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