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 The Handbook of Accreditation, Third Edition, provides essential information about Commission policies, procedures, and practices, and is an invaluable resource for affiliated institutions or those institutions seeking affiliation.
This third edition incorporates all changed made by the Commission since 1997, including sections on the new Criteria for Accreditation, the Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality (PEAQ), the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP), and more!
Additions, revised sections, and significant policy changes
will be posted here when they occur. Specialized materials and
resource documents referred to in the Handbook are available
below.
For brief general information about the accreditation of higher learning organizations by The Higher Learning Commission, view
Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions: An Overview, 2003 (240K PDF).
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Tab 15 - Guidelines and Principles of Good Practice
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