What does DOE look at when granting recognition to accrediting agencies?
4. What is meant by the requirement that institutional accrediting agencies maintain “separate and independent” status in relation to a membership association? 5. What will happen to programs currently in the process of seeking TCA recognition, given that the structure of TCA has not been finalized? • What are the two types of accreditation functions recognized by DOE? There are two types of accreditation, and the type needed by an IEP depends on whether it is independently or university governed. For the INS to certify independent IEPs, they must be reviewed by an agency that is recognized by DOE as an “institutional” accrediting agency. Thus, independent IEPs must be reviewed as institutions rather than as programs. Institutional accreditation involves reviewing all programs and courses offered by an IEP (e.g., short business English courses, teacher training courses). University-governed IEPs (i.e., IEPs in which all aspects of the program are accountable to the university and are n
