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Accreditation for MD programs is being updated with new standards effective for the 2025–2026 academic year and active LCME/ACCM oversight of programs and site visits through 2025–26 . Business (MBA) ...
Recent reporting and agency materials show momentum to change which graduate programs count as “professional” for federal policy — driven largely by the U.S. Department of Education’s rulemaking and R...
Federal regulations that govern U.S. higher education accreditation are principally codified in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations and implemented by the Department of Education; those regula...
There is documented, recent reclassification or changes in accreditation scope for some professional degrees — most notably Canada’s medical degree accreditation shifting to a single body effective Ju...
Accreditation for professional degrees is organized by distinct sectoral bodies with specific rules: medical schools in the U.S. are accredited by the LCME (recognized by the U.S. Department of Educat...
Accrediting agencies set the academic, governance and operational standards that institutions must meet to be deemed “accredited,” and the Department of Education (ED) formally recognizes those agenci...