Due Process Response Period

Due Process is the major post-visit activity before the commission confers the final accreditation decision.

After the on-site visit is completed, the commission will prepare a Draft Statement containing a section for each program reviewed. The Draft Statement will include general information about each program, statements about the program’s strengths, and statements detailing shortcomings identified by the team. The Draft Statement will be sent to the institution for response.

The institution will have 30 days to respond to the shortcomings identified in each program’s section. This back-and-forth response period between the institution and TCB UK  is called 30-Day Due Process.

During the Due Process Response Period, the institution may communication to TCB UK  about improvements made or corrections taken by a program to address the shortcomings identified in the Draft Statement.

The institution may need to provide supplemental information for a program’s improvement after the Due Process Response is submitted. Supplemental information must be received in time for proper consideration prior to the commission decision-making meeting.

Shortcomings

The shortcomings indicated here include three levels of compliance and non-compliance with an applicable criterion, policy, or procedure.

• Deficiency – indicates that a criterion, policy, or procedure is not satisfied.

• Weakness – indicates that a program lacks the strength of compliance with a criterion, policy, or procedure and a remedial action is required to strengthen the compliance before next review.

• Concern – indicates that a program currently satisfies a criterion, policy, or procedure. However, the potential exists for the situation change to not meeting the criterion, policy, or procedure.