New Program Slots

ACOTE policy III.A.1., “The Application Review” states that “ACOTE will accept and review a maximum of 12 Candidacy Applications from new or transitioning programs during a given cycle. The assignment of due dates for Candidacy Applications will be based on the receipt date of the Letter of Intent. After the 12-program cap is reached, programs will be subject to the next available review cycle and planned student admission must be delayed accordingly.”

Beginning with Candidacy Applications due in August 2020, ACOTE is requiring that a qualified program director must be hired full-time and on-site 1 year prior to the submission of the Candidacy Application. A qualified academic fieldwork coordinator must be hired full-time and on-site 6 months prior to the submission of the Candidacy Application.

The table below reflects the recent adjustment from 6 to 12 slots per cycle. Programs that have already submitted Letters of Intent to seek accreditation and meet the above eligibility requirements will be offered earlier slots in the order that their Letter of Intent was received and in sequence of the Candidacy application submission dates. Once adjustments to timelines for existing Applicant programs have been made, new programs will contacted about a Candidacy Application submission date.

Updated 11/16/2020