News
Virtual Site Visitors:
November 2020: The ABAI Accreditation Board is requesting volunteers to serve as virtual site visitors. The site visits will occur as a series of videoconference meetings over a few business days. Individuals interested in serving as a site visitor should review the qualifications and steps here.
CHEA: Call For Comments
September 2020: The ABAI Accreditation Board has applied for recognition from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The CHEA Committee on Recognition is calling for third-party comments about whether the Accreditation Board meets the recognition standards. Third parties are independent of the Accreditation Board and include other accrediting organizations, institutions and programs, or professional or higher education associations. Third-party comment may be either oral or written. The comments will assist the CHEA Committee on Recognition as it considers the applications for recognition. Additional details are here. [Call for comments is now closed]
COVID-19: Updates and Information
September 2020: The ABAI Accreditation Board voted to approve virtual site visits for programs seeking re-accreditation and initial accreditation. Programs from the 2019 re-accreditation cycle previously scheduled for (the now suspended) spring 2020 site visits are in the process of scheduling a virtual site visit for fall 2020. These programs remain accredited as indicated in their section of the accredited programs website.
April 2020: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on-campus site visits have been suspended. The Accreditation and VCS Boards released a statement to support accredited programs and Verified Course Sequences (VCS) programs navigate compliance with policies and procedures.
Event Schedule
Thank you for attending the Virtual ABAI 2020 Annual Convention! Future accreditation events will be shared soon. See all upcoming ABAI events here. As always, we will have accreditation events at the Annual Convention.