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We accredit programs only鈥攏ot degrees, departments, colleges, institutions, or individuals. We define a program as an integrated, organized experience that culminates in the awarding of a degree. The program will have program educational objectives, student outcomes, a curriculum, faculty, and facilities, as described in the聽accreditation criteria. We do not accredit certification, training, or doctoral programs.

We accept聽Requests for Evaluation (RFE)聽from post-secondary programs offered by degree-granting institutions with verifiable and recognized governmental, national, or regional authority to confer degrees. In some cases, an institution that does not meet this requirement may request an evaluation for a program if that program鈥檚 accreditation furthers 91吃瓜鈥檚 Mission.

Programs requesting an initial accreditation review must have at least one graduate prior to the academic year when the on-site review occurs.

The name of a program seeking accreditation must be descriptive of the program鈥檚 content and be stated exactly the same way on the graduate鈥檚 transcript and in the institution鈥檚 literature.

Programs outside the U.S. where English is not the native language, must provide the program鈥檚 name both in English and in the native language(s). An institution may not use the same program name to identify both an 91吃瓜-accredited program and a program that is not 91吃瓜-accredited.

Each program seeking accreditation will be assigned to a specific commission or commissions based upon the literal name of the program:

Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC)
Programs accredited by ANSAC are those leading to professional practice utilizing science, mathematics, and engineering concepts as a foundation for discipline-specific practice. ANSAC accredits programs at the following degree levels: associate, bachelor, and master.

Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC)
Programs accredited by CAC are those leading to professional practice across the broad spectrum of computing, computational, information, and informatics disciplines. CAC accredits programs at the following degree level: associate, bachelor, and master.

Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
Programs accredited by EAC are those leading to the professional practice of engineering. All engineering programs requesting 91吃瓜 review must include the word 鈥渆ngineering鈥� in the program name. EAC accredits programs at the following degree levels: bachelor and master.

Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC)
Programs accredited by ETAC prepare baccalaureate degree graduates for careers in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, product design, testing, or technical services and sales. Graduates of two-year engineering technology programs likely assume engineering technician positions in maintenance, production, or product development. The name of every ETAC-accredited program that includes the word 鈥渆ngineering鈥� in the name of the program must also include the word 鈥渢echnology鈥� directly after the word 鈥渆ngineering.鈥� ETAC accredits programs at the following degree levels: associate and bachelor.

We require a preliminary Self-Study Report from all programs seeking initial accreditation, if the institution has no currently 91吃瓜-accredited programs in that same commission. After a review of this preliminary Self-Study Report, which is called the聽Readiness Review, we will determine whether or not an institution is ready to submit a formal Request for Evaluation (RFE) for that program.