What is the difference between accreditation and candidacy?
Candidacy is a pre-accreditation status that the Commission grants to a program if the program can demonstrate that it has the likely ability to gain accreditation. Most states that license acupuncturists accept graduation from a candidate program as meeting the educational requirements for licensure. Currently, however, unless a program is also accredited by a regional accrediting agency, candidacy status does not enable a program to provide federally funded financial assistance.
Related Questions
- What happens to a program with staff changes that prevent them from meeting the candidacy requirements? Does their NAEYC Accreditation get revoked immediately?
- Who does the research, writes the reports and presents the results for accreditation eligibility, candidacy and initial accreditation?
- What is the value of attending a school that has achieved candidacy or accreditation?
