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CHEA Committee on Recognition defers continued recognition recommendation to CHEA Board, October 4, 2023

CALL FOR THIRD-PARTY COMMENT for RECOGNITION REVIEW by May 26, 2023

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up of September 1, 2019

• CHEA December 16, 2019, letter (PDF) Clearing issues and granting expansion of the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ scope of accreditation to the United Kingdom

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up of April 30, 2019

• June 21, 2019: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up meeting of November 2018

• December 20, 2018: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up of May 2018

• June 15, 2018: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up of February 2018

• March 30, 2018: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report follow-up of April 2017

• July 5, 2017: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

CHEA response to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA interim report of July 2016

• August 15, 2016: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF)

Recognition reaffirmed

• May 16, 2013: CHEA Board of Directors letter (PDF), reaffirming recognition of ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA.

Background

The ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA is recognized by the as affirmation that the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-CoA standards and processes lead to enhanced academic quality. Accreditor recognition is sought voluntarily and CHEA decisions regarding recognition have no effect on the accredited status of programs or institutions.

CHEA is an association of degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations and serves as an advocate for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation and is governed by a board of college and university presidents, institutional representatives, and public members.

Recognized accrediting organizations are to adhere to CHEA Recognition Policy and undergo periodic comprehensive review and provide interim reports. The CHEA website provides detailed information, including information on safeguarding against degree mills and accreditation mills.

CHEA 2010-13 Comprehensive Review

Following the regularly scheduled CHEA comprehensive review of ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA, the Committee on Recognition (CoR) recommended to the CHEA Board of Directors that it defer action for one year on the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ application for reaffirmation of recognition. The recommendation cited a need for further substantiation of implementation of CHEA Standard 12B.1 which requires accredited programs to publicly disclose information on program performance, “including student achievement as determined by the institution or program.”

ALA provided further clarification and substantiation of compliance with CHEA Standard 12B.1 and asked the Board to immediately reaffirm recognition without delay. The CHEA Board of Directors met January 23 and 24, 2012, to take action on the CoR recommendation and the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ response and request. The Board voted to defer a decision on continued recognition for one year, during which time ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ recognition by CHEA would continue. ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ requested a written response from the CoR, following its review of ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ's January 13, 2012, letter at its March 19-20, 2012, meeting. ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ provided further documentation supporting reaffirmation of recognition in a May 18, 2012, letter. The CHEA CoR responded that it would recommend to the CHEA Board that it “continue its review at the March 2013 meeting.” At its March 2013 meeting, the CHEA Committee on Recognition recommended to the CHEA Board that ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA be granted CHEA recognition. At the April 29, 2013, meeting the CHEA Board of Directors granted ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA recognition. PDFs of the correspondence listed above follow.

• December 16, 2011: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF), deferring action on ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA's application for reaffirmation of recognition.
• January 13, 2012: Office for Accreditation response (PDF) to the Committee on Recognition's Letter.
• February 2, 2012: CHEA Board of Directors letter (PDF) deferring a decision on continued recognition for one year. View all recent CHEA .
• February 8, 2012: Office for Accreditation request (PDF) for the Committee on Recognition's response.
• May 18, 2012: Office for Accreditation letter (PDF), providing further documentation supporting reaffirmation of recognition.
• July 12, 2012: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF), recommending to the CHEA Board that it “continue its review at the March 2013 meeting.”
• July 17, 2012: Office for Accreditation letter (PDF), providing further clarification to support reaffirmation of recognition.
• October 1, 2012: CHEA Board of Directors letter (PDF) referring the information provided by ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA to the Committee on Recognition for consideration at its November 19-20, 2012, meeting.
• December 20, 2012: CHEA letter (PDF) in reply to the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA meeting with the CHEA Board of Directors September 24, 2012. CHEA Committee on Recognition maintains its recommendation to the CHEA Board of Directors to defer a decision until spring 2013.
• January 31, 2013: Office for Accreditation letter (PDF) with comprehensive list of the locations of public information made available by ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-accredited programs concerning their performance.
• February 4, 2013: CHEA letter (PDF) acknowledging acceptance by the Board of Directors of additional information provided by ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA.
• March 26, 2013: CHEA Committee on Recognition letter (PDF) recommending to the CHEA Board that ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ-COA be granted CHEA recognition.