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GENERAL INFORMATION

1. In addition to the general institutional accreditation of Texas State University-San Marcos, many academic areas seek and receive special professional accreditation. This PPS is intended to define the policy of the Division of Academic Affairs regarding the payment of costs associated with professional accreditation of colleges, schools, departments or programs.

 

ANNUAL COSTS OF ACCREDITATION

2. Annual costs of accreditation, including items such as memberships required to maintain accreditation, annual fees to an accrediting body, special annual fees based upon the number of graduates in a program, etc., are considered a part of the regular operating costs of a college, school, department or program and should be paid from the regular annual operating budget of that unit.
3. Requests for additional funding to cover increased or extraordinary costs in any of these areas should be made to the Associate Provost.

 

SPECIAL PERIODIC COSTS OF ACCREDITATION

4. Certain costs associated with professional accreditation are part of a college, school, department or program's ongoing assessment efforts are considered a part of the regular operating costs of the appropriate accredited unit. These costs should be paid from the regular annual operating budget of that unit. These costs include but are not limited to items such as the following:

a.    Costs associated with the preparation of a departmental analysis or self-study, including assigned time for faculty members who may be released from teaching assignments to coordinate accreditation efforts, and
b.    Costs associated with surveys of alumni, employers, or other key groups.


5. Certain costs associated with professional accreditation are considered to be special expenditures beyond the regular operating costs of a college, school, department or program. After the site visit has occurred, the administrative head of that unit may request a fund transfer to recover eligible costs. Costs eligible for reimbursement from the Office of the Provost include  

a.    Actual travel costs for members of an external visiting team
b.    Per diem expenses for members of an external visiting team paid at the normal Texas per diem rate, and
c.    Accreditation application fees
d.    Visiting team fees not contained in the accreditation application fee include:


1. Actual travel costs for members of an external visiting team
2. Per diem expenses for members of an external visiting team paid at the normal Texas per diem rate or
3. Other flat rate visiting team fees charged in lieu of travel expenses

 

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT

6. This PPS has been approved by the reviewer listed below and represents Texas State's Division of Academic Affairs policy and procedure from the date of this document until superseded.

Review Cycle: _______________________Review Date: __________________
Reviewer: __________________________ Date: _______________________
Approved: _________________________   Date: ________________________

Gene Bourgeois
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
 
Texas State University-San Marcos
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Last Updated: February 13, 2009
Send comments and questions to: tg12@txstate.edu