| TYPE OF REVIEW | ROUTING OF RECOMMENDATION | Readers Panel (RP) | Review Committee (RC) | Institutional Actions Council (IAC) | Board of Trustees (BoT) |
Comprehensive Evaluation for Continued Accreditation | Accreditation continued. Next comprehensive evaluation in 6-10 years. | Who goes: all cases in which the institution agrees with the team. What happens: (1) RP refers to IAC for decision; or (2) RP refers to RC for further review. | Who goes: (1) all cases referred by RP; and (2) all cases where institution does not agree with team recommendation. What happens: (1) RC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation; or (2) RC process fails to find consensus, sends to IAC for decision. | Who goes: (1) all cases referred by RP; and (2) cases referred by RC due to lack of consensus. What happens: IAC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation.* | Validation process** |
| Accreditation continued. Next comprehensive evaluation in 5 or fewer years. | | Who goes: all cases What happens: (1) RC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation; or (2) RC process fails to find consensus, sends to IAC for decision. | Who goes: cases referred by RC due to lack of consensus. What happens: IAC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation.* | Validation process** |
| Evaluations for Continued Candidacy and Focused visits | All recommendations other than those involving probation or denial or withdrawal of status. | Who goes: all cases in which the institution agrees with the team. What happens: (1) RP refers to IAC for decision; or (2) RP refers to RC for further review. | Who goes: (1) all cases referred by RP; and (2) all cases where institution does not agree with team recommendation. What happens: (1) RC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation; or (2) RC process fails to find consensus, sends to IAC for decision. | Who goes: (1) all cases referred by RP; and (2) cases referred by RC due to lack of consensus. What happens: IAC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation.* | Validation process** |
| Evaluations for Initial Candidacy or Initial Accreditation | Team has recommended granting of status. | | Who goes: all cases What happens: (1) RC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation; or (2) RC process fails to find consensus, sends to BoT for decision. |
| (1) Validation process where consensus exists; or (2) reviews and acts on cases where RC failed to reach decision.** |
| All reviews that involve probation, or denial or withdrawal of status | Team or other process has recommended imposition or removal of probation or denial or withdrawal of status. | | Who goes: all cases What happens: RC reviews and makes recommendation; forwards case to BoT for review and decision. | | The Board reviews and acts on all cases that involve probation or denial or withdrawal of status. (Actions on denial or withdrawal of status may be appealed.) ** |
| Evaluators Panels (EP) and Staff Recommendations | All positive EP recommendations; all staff recommendations. | | | Who goes: all cases. What happens: IAC makes decision, sends to BoT for validation.* | Validation process**
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