ACOTE policy III.A.1., “The Application Review” states that “ACOTE will accept and review a maximum of 12 Candidacy Applications from new 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.
Planned Start Date for First Class of Students |
Candidacy Application Due |
Candidacy Status Decision by ACOTE |
Remaining Slots (out of 12) |
Winter 2021
|
April 15, 2020 |
August 2020 |
Cycle full-closed |
Spring/Summer 2021
|
August 14, 2020 |
December 2020 |
Cycle full-closed |
Fall 2021
|
December 15, 2020 |
April 2021 |
Cycle full-closed |
Winter 2022
|
April 15, 2021 |
August 2021 |
Cycle full-closed |
Spring/Summer 2022
|
August 16, 2021 |
December 2021 |
Cycle full-closed |
Fall 2022
|
December 15, 2021 |
April 2022 |
Cycle full-closed |
Winter 2023
|
April 15, 2022 |
August 2022 |
Cycle full |
Spring/Summer 2023
|
August 15, 2022 |
December 2022 |
5 slots remaining(waiting list number TBD) |
Fall 2023
|
December 15, 2022 |
April 2023 |
7 slots remaining(waiting list number TBD) |
Winter 2024
|
April 17, 2023 |
August 2023 |
5 slots remaining(waiting list number TBD) |
Spring/Summer 2024
|
August 15, 2023 |
December 2023 |
7 slots remaining(waiting list number TBD) |
Fall 2024
|
December 15, 2023 |
March 2024 |
7 slots remaining |
Winter 2025
|
April 15, 2024 |
August 2024 |
6 slots remaining(waiting list number TBD) |
Spring/Summer 2025
|
August 15, 2024 |
December 2024 |
6 slots remaining |
Fall 2025
|
December 16, 2024 |
April 2025 |
1 slot remaining |
Winter 2026
|
April 15, 2025 |
August 2025 |
12 slots remaining |