federation of chiropractic licensing boards 77th annual congress orlando, florida accreditation 101...
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Federation of Federation of Chiropractic Chiropractic
Licensing BoardsLicensing Boards77th Annual Congress77th Annual Congress
Orlando, FloridaOrlando, Florida
Accreditation 101 & Accreditation 101 &
Panel DiscussionPanel Discussion
Saturday May 3, 2003Saturday May 3, 2003
9:00 – 10:00 am.9:00 – 10:00 am.
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““Accreditation 101”Accreditation 101”
• Introductions• Overview of objectives• Ground rules• What?• Why?• How?
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Accreditation means the status of
public recognition that an accrediting agency grants to an educational institution or program that meets the agency’s standards and requirements.
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Accrediting agency… means a
legal entity that conducts accrediting activities through voluntary, non federal peer review and makes decisions concerning the accreditation or pre-accreditation status of institutions, programs or both.
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Institutional accrediting
agencies… accredit institutions of higher education
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Institution of higher education…
means a public or private nonprofit educational institution that…
• That is legally authorized to operate where the institution is physically located
• Admits as regular students certain “qualified” individuals
• Provides an educational program toward a degree…
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Programmatic accreditation
agencies… accredit specific educational programs that prepare students for entry into a profession, occupation or vocation.
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What is accreditation?What is accreditation?• Program… means a post secondary
education program… that leads to an academic or professional degree, certificate or other recognized academic credential.
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Why is there an Why is there an accreditation process?accreditation process?
• To provide professional judgment as to the quality of an institution or program.
• Formulate and advance educational, scientific and professional principles
• Revise these principles when necessary• Formulate policies and procedures for the
accreditation process• To evaluate the institution or program
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Why?Why?• To publish and revise a directory of
“accredited” institutions or programs for interested parties and the public
• To provide interested parties and the public with assurances that such accredited institutions or programs continue to comply with standards
• Conduct periodic reviews and evaluations• To assist the advancement and
improvement of the academic standards of the institutions or programs
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Why?Why?• Provide regulatory boards with a national,
uniform basis for decision making regarding licensure
• Provide the public – with an assurance of a conformity to certain
general expectations that are encompassing and contemporary, and
– are designed to assure that the professional services provided to the public are knowledge based and reflective of current standards
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Why?Why?• Provide students and prospective students
with assurances that an institution or program has been found to provide a satisfactory educational preparation for licensure and practice
• Provides the profession with a means for participation in setting requirements for preparation to enter the profession
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Role of the United States Role of the United States Department of EducationDepartment of Education
• The role of the USDOE is to ensure that accrediting agencies are reliable authorities regarding the quality of education or training offered by institutions or programs that they accredit.
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USDOE USDOE • The USDOE assesses applicants for
recognition through an encompassing review of applicable standards
• Link to federal programs• Geographic scope of accrediting activities• Accrediting experience• Acceptance of agency by others• Purpose and organization• Administrative and fiscal responsibilities
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USDOEUSDOE• Accreditation and pre-accreditation
standards• Application of standards• Ensuring consistency in decision making• Monitoring and re-evaluating• Enforcement of standards• Review of standards
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USDOEUSDOE
• USDOE also requires agencies to establish certain operating procedures
• Due process
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USDOEUSDOE• Recognition by USDOE is attained by
• Application• Department review through
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How do regulatory boards use How do regulatory boards use the accreditation process?the accreditation process?
• Reliance upon agency• Expertise• Experience• Fiscal issues• Uniformity• USDOE recognition
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How?How?
• Delegation of authority• Legislation via statute• Regulation via rule making• Board policies
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How?How?• Examples of actual regulatory language:
– Graduate from a college of chiropractic approved by the examining board
– Graduation from a chiropractic college having status with the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education
– Graduate from a college of chiropractic which is accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education
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How?How?
• Examples of actual regulatory language:
– Graduate from a chiropractic college fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor at the time of graduation
– Graduate from a chiropractic college accredited by, or recognized as a candidate for accreditation by, any chiropractic college accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education
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