Framing the Accreditation Challenge

Set the context for why accreditation challenges occur and why preparation must be continuous rather than reactive.

Why Accreditation Breaks Down in Practice

Explore why accreditation challenges often stem from execution gaps rather than lack of compliance or commitment.

Five Areas Institutions Should Be Reviewing Now

Introduce the five critical areas that consistently surface during accreditation visits and provide a framework for reviewing them in advance.

About the Course

Five Things to Get Right: Accreditation Visit Prep – Session Two is the second session in this visit preparation series, focused on the gap between intention and execution that often creates avoidable concerns during reviews. This session covers five areas institutions should be tightening now—documented annual review and decision-making, current COE terminology, internal instruction on COE policy, intentional use of human resources, and full use of COE’s Self-Study Manual and Policies and Rules. Built for visit readiness (including unannounced reviews), it also reinforces day-to-day accreditation maintenance by strengthening shared understanding, follow-through, and documentation practices across the institution.

About the Creator

Renee Pellom is a COE accreditation specialist and former executive team leader with 25 years of service to the Council, most recently serving as the executive lead over accreditation for all initial and reaffirmation visits for the Council. In that role, she oversaw and held responsibility for the accreditation reviews of more than 500 institutions and now helps schools translate COE expectations into clear, practical steps they can apply to their self-studies and ongoing compliance work.

Curriculum

2 Chapters · 3 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction

    1. Welcome and Overview Free preview
  2. 2

    Key Areas for Review

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Institutional Processes

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Documentation Practices

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