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Public Disclosure of Information Regarding Type of
Accreditation Granted, Criteria, Accreditation Procedures,
Evaluation Schedule, and Commissioners and Commission Staff |
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities makes publicly available through its Accreditation Handbook, Annual Directory, minutes of Commission meetings, newsletters, other publications or relevant correspondence the following information:
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Each type of accreditation and preaccreditation granted by the Commission; |
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The procedures that institutions or programs must follow in applying for accreditation or preaccreditation; |
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The standards and procedures it uses to determine whether to grant, reaffirm, reinstate, restrict, deny, revoke, terminate, or take any other action related to |
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The institutions and degree levels currently accredited or preaccredited by the Commission and, for each institution and program, the year the Commission will next review or reconsider it for accreditation or preaccreditation; and |
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The names, academic and professional qualifications, and relevant employment and organizational affiliations of:
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The members of the agency’s policy and decision-making bodies; and |
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The agency’s principal administrative staff. |
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Items 1, 2, and 3 are available to the public through the Commission’s website and published in the Commission’s Accreditation Handbook which is available to the public upon request on a cost-recovery basis. Item 4 is published in the Annual Directory which is available to the public upon request. Item 5 is posted on the Commission’s website and is also available to the public upon request. |
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