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On-Site Visit

Procedures Prior to Commission Action

Optional Response

Following receipt of the Visitors’ Report, the institution has an opportunity to write and submit an Optional Response. This allows the institution to respond to the Visitors’ Report with respect to 1) errors of fact, 2) conclusions based upon such errors, and 3) documented changes made in the program since the visit.

Any Optional Response to the Visitors’ Report should be submitted to the NASAD National Office according to the following schedule:

  1. March 15 for consideration at the April meeting of the Commission on Accreditation.
  2. September 15 for consideration at the October meeting of the Commission on Accreditation.

Institutional Evaluation of the NASAD Review

The Visitors’ Report is accompanied by a brief questionnaire that provides the institution with an opportu­nity to evaluate the process through the site visit and before Commission action. Filing instructions are provided with the questionnaire.

Withdrawal of the Application for Membership

An application for Membership may be withdrawn at any time prior to the decision of the Commission, without refund of fee or release of responsibility to reimburse the Association for applicable expenses, including those of the visiting evaluators.