| Program
Status
|
Term*
|
| Candidate: pursuing initial
accreditation after having met the technical eligibility requirements
(pre-conditions) |
Five years |
| Initial accreditation:
awarded accreditation by TEAC for the first time |
Five years |
| Continuing accreditation:
awarded reaccreditation by TEAC |
Ten years |
| New Program accreditation:
awarded to programs that qualify for preaccreditation status
because they are new or substantially revised programs |
Five years |
| Preaccreditation:
awarded to programs whose Inquiry Brief is promising
but inconclusive or to new programs |
Five years |
| Provisional accreditation:
awarded to programs whose Inquiry Brief meets most but
not all of TEAC's Quality Principles |
Two years |
| Denied accreditation: Awarded
to programs whose Inquiry Brief does not meet TEAC
standards or Quality Principles |
Reverts to Candidate Status** |
* A new Inquiry Brief must be submitted and audited
before the term ends. The length of a term is conditional upon
the submission of the required Annual Reports and no adverse actions
due to complaints, weak Annual Reports, substantive changes, etc.,
and may be extended for one year for good cause.
** Provided eligibility requirements (0.1-0.5)
are met. If not, the program has no accreditation status with
TEAC.
