Once in candidate status, how does an institution become accredited?
Before a candidate institution can become accredited, it must send a representative to a self-study workshop, prepare an institutional self-study report, and host an accreditation team visit. After an institution has been awarded candidate status, the Council will contact to the institution requesting possible dates for the initial accreditation visit. This visit must occur at least six months after the institution becomes a candidate and six months after a representative of the institution attends the self-study workshop. Furthermore, the visit must occur within 18 months of attending the self-study workshop and within 24 months of the date the Commission awarded candidacy to the institution. Approximately one month prior to the initial accreditation team visit, the team leader will make a preliminary visit to the institution to verify that the institution is adequately prepared to host the accreditation team. The self-study report must be completed prior to this preliminary visit. On
