Annual Report Policy

To maintain their accreditation status, all accredited members complete and submit the AAQEP Annual Report between October 1 and December 31 of each year, beginning the calendar year following their program’s first award of an AAQEP accreditation status.

The Annual Report template consists of two parts. Part I requires data on program performance and student achievement; this information is posted publicly by the accredited program no later than January 15 of the year following submission. A link to that information is posted on the AAQEP website as well. Part II consists of strategic planning information and other programmatic updates communicated to AAQEP annually. 

AAQEP staff review Annual Reports for indications of program weakness and bring evidence of underperformance to the attention of senior staff and the Accreditation Commission. Underperformance is investigated when aggregate license test pass rates decline below 80%, when the program’s aggregate results no longer meet the program’s criteria in more than a fifth of measures, or when annually reported program performance indicators decline. Staff may request updated evidence from any measures reported in the self-study and report to the Accreditation Commission. If evidence warrants, AAQEP initiates a complaint (see Complaint Policy).

Staff also may contact the provider in the event of other marked changes in a program. Indicators that would trigger contact may include sudden increases or decreases in enrollment or changes in levels of reported performance in less than one fifth of reported measures. Such indicators would serve only as triggers for further review and data collection by staff. 

AAQEP staff follow up with accredited members that have not completed the Annual Report by the December 31 due date. If a program’s Annual Report remains delinquent by October 31 of the year following submission, that provider is in breach of policy, and AAQEP initiates a complaint (see Complaint Policy).

Last updated February 2025