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AICEQA Governing Documents

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AICEQA Bylaws
12/07/2025
Standing Rules: AICEQA Board of Trustees, Executive Council, and the College Delegate Assembly
12/07/2025

Policies

A policy is a required course of action to be followed by the AICEQA institutions. AICEQA policies may also include procedures, which are likewise a required course of action to be followed by AICEQA or its member or candidate institutions. The Principles of Accreditation requires that an institution comply with the policies and procedures of AICEQA. Policies are approved by vote of the AICEQA Board of Trustees. At its discretion, the Board may choose to forward a policy to the College Delegate Assembly for approval.

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Accreditation Procedures for Affiliate Institutions
12/07/2025
Accreditation Procedures for Applicant Institutions
06/18/2026
Accreditation Records Retention, Maintenance and Destruction Policy for AICEQA
03/09/2023
Accrediting Decisions of Other Agencies
06/17/2021
Administrative Procedures for Meetings of the Committees on Compliance and Reports
06/17/2021
Advertising and Student Recruitment
08/01/2017
Antitrust Compliance
09/03/2020
Appeals Procedures of the College Delegate Assembly
09/05/2025

Interpretations

An interpretation is a clarification of the expectations required of member or candidate institutions for documenting compliance with the Principles of Accreditation. Interpretations are approved by vote of the AICEQA Board of Trustees.

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Interpretation of 12.6
12/16/2024
Interpretation of Core Requirement 8.1 (Student achievement)
12/07/2025
Interpretation on 13.8
12/08/2020
Interpretation on 6.2.a
12/08/2020
Interpretation Sampling
12/08/2020
Interpretation to Core Requirement 9.3 of the Principles
03/14/2024
Interpretations of Standard 8.2.a
06/15/2020

Guidelines

A guideline is an advisory statement designed to assist institutions in fulfilling accreditation requirements. As such, guidelines describe recommended educational practices for documenting requirements of the Principles of Accreditation and are approved by the Executive Council. The guidelines are examples of commonly accepted practices that constitute compliance with the standard. Depending upon the nature and mission of the institution, however, other approaches may be more appropriate and also provide evidence of compliance.

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Artificial Intelligence in Accreditation
12/16/2024
Full-time Faculty
03/15/2024
Guidelines for International Travel and Committee Visits To Member Institutions
12/04/2022
Guidelines for Writing Comments for Committee Reports
08/15/2018
Logistics of Committees Visits
03/09/2022
Non-Degree Credentials
06/18/2026
Reduced Credit Undergraduate Degree
06/11/2026
Requests for Data or Research Assistance
12/04/2022
The Accreditation Liaison
09/03/2020
The Nominating Committee of AICEQA
02/28/2022
Transfer of Academic Credit
06/18/2026

Good Practices

Good practices are commonly-accepted practices within the higher education community that enhance institutional quality. Good practices may be formulated by outside agencies and organizations and endorsed by the Executive Council or the AICEQA Board of Trustees.

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Developing Policy and Procedures Documents
06/01/2010
Good Practices in the Use of Generative AI
06/12/2025
Proposed 21st Century Distance Education Guidelines
03/01/2021
Student Authentication in Online Learning
06/21/2023
Transfer and Award of External Academic Credit
12/07/2025

Position Statements

A position statement examines an issue facing AICEQA members, describes appropriate approaches, and states AICEQA’s stance on the issue. It is endorsed by the Executive Council or the AICEQA Board of Trustees.

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Committing to the Common Good Connecting College Learning and Civic Vitality
06/21/2023
The Impact of Budget Reductions on Higher Education
12/04/2022

Handbooks

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Handbook for Institutions Seeking Initial Accreditation
03/26/2020
Handbook for Institutions Seeking Reaffirmation
03/26/2020
Handbook for Review Committees
10/15/2020
Resource Manual for the 2024 Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement
02/15/2024

Forms and Templates

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Addendum to Compliance Certification Reaffirmation Class of 2024B and 2025A
01/01/2024
Administrative Expenses of the Chair/Secretary
01/01/2024
Application for Membership (PDF)
09/05/2025
Application for Membership (Word)
09/05/2025
Chair Response Form
01/01/2024
Compliance Certification Document
01/01/2024
Compliance Certification Document (Differentiated Review)
01/01/2024
Differentiated Review Verification Form
03/26/2026
Faculty From Prior Review Form
05/01/2018
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