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What peer reviewers look for in a full accreditation review
Documentation, interviews, and a Council decision: a look inside Phase 3 of the CEQAC process.
Phase 3 is where CEQAC’s peer reviewers see how your organization operates in practice, not just on paper. It typically takes five to eight weeks from documentation submission to decision.
Documentation analysis
Reviewers examine evidence across all five standards, including curriculum design and learning objectives, instructor qualifications and professional development, assessment methods and learner outcomes data, policies on admissions, student support and ethics, and financial sustainability documentation.
Interviews
Conversations, virtual or in person, with program leadership and instructors, current learners and alumni, administrative staff, and governance or oversight bodies where applicable.
The decision
Trained peer reviewers prepare a report with findings and recommendations. The CEQAC Council reviews the report and makes the final decision: accreditation granted, conditional accreditation, deferred, or denied. Every outcome comes with detailed feedback.
