Higher Education

Please note that the following documents and descriptions under this section are intended for Universities and Colleges outside the United States that are not branch campuses of U.S. Institutions. See Applications and Standards for further information. For Domestic applications, please click here.

Note: please refer to our International Membership Overview for descriptions and general guidelines to see which category is appropriate to your institution.

Addendum to International Applications	A signed copy of this Addendum must accompany all applications from schools outside the United States.
Standards and Criteria for Program Accreditation Application for Program Accreditation	Universities, colleges or programs seeking the highest level of review should apply in this category.
Standards and Criteria for Certification Application for Certification	For schools that either do not offer a Baccalaureate degree or schools that do offer a Baccalaureate, but do not meet sufficiently the Program standards above.
Standards and Guidelines for Affiliation	For nascent colleges or programs in the liberal arts; established colleges that intend to establish or expand in the near future their liberal arts courses; or colleges that have been chartered but have not yet begun instruction.
Policies and Procedures with Appeals Manual	AALE's handbook of policies and procedures for accredited programs and institutions.
Self Study Manual Handbook to Guide the Self Study	Information and Guidelines for the completion of the Self Study.
Site Visit Manual	Information and Guidelines for the planning of third party site visits.
Annual Institutional Reporting Form	Must be completed by each Accredited institution or program annually. Institutional Representatives will be contacted with due dates.
AALE Self-Evaluation Survey	This document is for those schools and/or third parties to comment on the appropriateness of AALE's unique curriculum Standards and Criteria. The Academy welcomes comment.

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If you would like to receive copies of any of these publications by regular mail or as an e-mail attachment, contact the Academy at info@aale.org. Please include the name of the document(s) you require and your mailing or e-mail address in your message.

For our research publications and other general documents, please see the general Publications page.

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