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Education > Accreditation > COE manual > Statement on integrity
 

Accreditation Policies and Procedures of the AVMA Council on Education (COE)
Revised April 2008

37. Statement on Integrity
To encourage ongoing confidence in the specialized accreditation process, both the college and the Council on Education must be assured that functions assigned to each entity are clearly understood. The following are some of the areas where special efforts must be made to assure integrity of the process:

INTEGRITY - COLLEGE
  1. The college must present accurate information to the Council for accreditation evaluation, and must allow access to all parts of the operation during the site visit.

  2. The college must refrain from misleading advertisement of the program, and must correct any inaccuracy.

  3. The college must make every effort to protect students. The protection must include, but is not limited to unbiased grading procedures, and access to educational opportunity, scholarships, and student services. The United States Department of Education requires that students be made aware of tuition refund procedure upon withdrawal.

  4. If a college releases information regarding its accreditation status, the information must be correct. Should misinformation be released, the college must correct the information in a timely manner (refer to Section 11, #5).
INTEGRITY - COUNCIL
  1. The Council must conform to the Conflict of Interest Policy.

  2. During the evaluation process, the Council must evaluate the college only on the Standard Requirements for Accreditation which have been approved by the AVMA Executive Board. Application of the standard requirements to all college programs must be unbiased.

  3. The site visit and deliberation toward the assignment of accreditation status must be conducted with the highest ethical standards.

  4. All material, discussion, and decision of the Council regarding accreditation must be confidential.

  5. The Council must recognize college and program diversity when making accreditation decisions.

  6. The Council must inform all federal, state, university, and college officials of matters related to accreditation in a timely manner.
 
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