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Accreditation Policies and Procedures of the AVMA Council on Education (COE) Revised April 2008 22. Reporting to USDE
An updated listing of accredited colleges of veterinary medicine, noting those institutions wherein an adverse action has been taken or those that have voluntarily withdrawn from the accreditation process, will be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Education within thirty days of the decision. Additionally, a listing of colleges and the accreditation status of each is submitted annually. The COE will notify the Department of Education within 30 days regarding the following:

A list of the accreditation and reasonable assurance decisions made A decision by the COE to award provisional accreditation or reasonable assurance to a newly formed college A final decision by the COE to deny, withdraw, suspend or terminate the accreditation or provisional accreditation of a college; or to take other adverse action against a college* A decision by the COE to place a college on limited accreditation. Within 24 hours of the final decision, the COE will notify the public of its decision via the AVMA web site* A decision by an accredited college to withdraw voluntarily from accreditation or provisional accreditation A decision by an accredited college to let its accreditation or provisional accreditation lapse

If the Secretary requests additional information on a preaccredited or accredited program, the COE will respond in a timely manner. The COE will forward a copy of its annual data noting major accrediting activities during the previous year, if so requested by the USDE. The COE does not currently prepare an annual report of its accreditation activities. However, if such a report is developed at a future date, the document will be forwarded to the USDE on an annual basis. If the COE believes a college or school is failing to meet its Title IV, HEA responsibilities or is engaged in fraud or abuse, the name of that institution will be provided to the USDE. The Secretary will be provided with information regarding any proposed change that will alter the COE's scope of recognition or compliance. Within 60 days of a final decision regarding accreditation or reasonable assurance status, COE will make available to the Department of Education, appropriate state postsecondary education review entities and the public upon request, a brief statement summarizing the reasons for the final decision to deny, withdraw, suspend, or terminate accreditation or provisional accreditation of a college, and the comments the college may wish to make with regard to the decision.

* When an adverse action is taken by the Council, the USDE, the appropriate State licensing or authorizing agency, and the appropriate accrediting agencies will be notified at the same time as the program but no later than 30 days following the action.

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

22. Reporting to USDE

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