An Institutional Member who has completed all of the requirements for candidacy status as stated in the Accreditation Policy Manual will be a considered a candidate for accreditation. The Institutional Member must have graduates of the programme and be in existence for at least three years. The specific term used to state the outcome a positive outcome for candidacy is ATHEA-Candidate. In the ATHEA Charter, the specific membership category is Candidate Member. The member, therefore, becomes an ATHEA Candidate Member, having been granted ATHEA-Candidate by the ATHEA Board of Commissioners.
To become ATHEA-Candidate, an institution must:
The ATHEA Accreditation and Candidacy Template is available for Institutional Members via the ATHEA office.
For an institution to be considered for first-time accreditation by the ATHEA Board of Commissioners, the institution must:
After 7 years following the date of accreditation, reaffirmation of accreditation is required for an institution to maintain its accredited status. For the institution to be considered for reaffirmation of accreditation by the ATHEA Board of Commissioners, the institution must:
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The ATHEA Accreditation and Candidacy Template is available for Institutional Members via the ATHEA office.