TEAC Program Status Categories

Teacher Education Accreditation Council

TEAC's accreditation categories and terms

Accreditation category	Term*
Candidate†** Program is pursuing initial accreditation after having met the technical eligibility requirements	Five years
Initial accreditation Program is awarded accreditation by TEAC for the first time	Five years
Continuing accreditation Program is awarded reaccreditation by TEAC	Ten years
Preaccreditation (Awarded on a one-time basis) Program's Inquiry Brief Proposal is approved by the Accreditation Panel and Committee; or program's Inquiry Brief is promising but found to be inconclusive by the Accreditation Panel and Committee	Five years
New program accreditation (Awarded on a one-time basis) New or revised program's Inquiry Brief Proposal indicates initial accreditation is likely in the future	Five years
Provisional accreditation Program's Inquiry Brief meets most but not all of TEAC's quality principles	Two years
Denied accreditation Program's Inquiry Brief or Inquiry Brief Proposal does not meet TEAC standards or quality principles	Reverts to candidate status‡

*Time before a new Inquiry Brief must be submitted. Term is conditional upon submission of an acceptable annual report and no adverse actions due to complaints or substantive changes.
†Candidate status is renewable only if the program continues to meet eligibility requirements and has begun the process of submitting a Brief.
‡ Provided eligibility requirements are met. If not, the program has no accreditation status with TEAC.

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