Accreditation Procedure Resources for Institutions
Assurance Review Process Overview
Open Pathway Year 4 Assurance Review Procedure
Criteria for Accreditation Resources
For Assurance Filings submitted in Canopy:
For Assurance Filings submitted in the Assurance System:
Comprehensive Evaluation Process Overview
See Assurance Review for more information.
Comprehensive Evaluation Components
For all comprehensive evaluations:
Required for certain comprehensive evaluations, as applicable:
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices Form
- For the current Assumed Practices (effective through August 31, 2025)
- For the revised Assumed Practices (effective September 1, 2025)
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
- Multi-campus Visit Procedure
See Assurance Review, Comprehensive Evaluation and Quality Initiative for more information.
Eligibility Process and Candidacy
Eligibility Process and Candidacy: Process Overview
Forms
- Application for HLC Membership
- Substantial Presence Form
- Institutional Data Form
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements Form
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices Form
- For the current Assumed Practices (effective through August 31, 2025)
- For the revised Assumed Practices (effective September 1, 2025)
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
See Comprehensive Evaluation for more information.
Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation
Accelerated Process for Initial Accreditation: Process Overview
Demonstrating “Reasonable Cause” to Change Accrediting Agencies
Forms
- Application for HLC Membership
- Substantial Presence Form
- Institutional Data Form
- Compliance With the Eligibility Requirements Form
- Compliance With the Assumed Practices Form
- For the current Assumed Practices (effective through August 31, 2025)
- For the revised Assumed Practices (effective September 1, 2025)
- Federal Compliance Overview and Filing Form
See Comprehensive Evaluation for more information.
Provisional Plans and Teach-Out Agreements: Overview of HLC’s Teach-Out Requirements
Change of Control, Structure or Organization
Change of Control, Structure or Organization Procedure
Evaluating Institutions on Accredited Change of Control Status
Screening Forms
Pell-Eligible Prison Education Program
Changes to Existing Educational Programs
Change Request Applications
Educational Programs
- Change in Length of Term Affecting Allocation of Credit
- Change in Program Content
- Clock/Credit Hour Conversion or Substantial Increase or Decrease in Clock or Credit Hours Required for a Program
- New Certificate Program
- New Educational Program
- Pell-Eligible Prison Education Program
- Programs Offered Through Contractual Arrangements
- Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degree Program
Locations and Campuses
Modalities
- Competency-Based Education (CBE) Program
- Correspondence Education
- Distance-Delivered Courses
- Distance Education
Mission or Structure
Teach-Out Arrangements
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
