My accreditation role
Accreditation, for your seat.
Pick your role and the dashboard below shows the standards that touch it, the questions a site evaluation team would ask someone in your seat, the policies to know cold, what you contribute to the self-study, and your prep progress. Everything is saved on this device only.
University president, provost, or chancellor? Start with The President's Briefing — what the ABA asks of institutional leadership, short enough for a board packet.
Pick a role to load your dashboard. Until then, browse the ABA 101 primer — the "who does what" section sketches every seat.
Quick actions
Concrete next steps, tailored to your role — Eli picks each one up from your seat.
My standards
The primary ABA Standards that touch your role — tap to read each in the reference.
Supports documentation — never declares compliance. Only the ABA Council makes approval determinations.
My policies checklist
Policies to know cold. Check an item when you can describe it from memory and say where the school's policy lives.
Site-evaluator prep
What the site team asks someone in your seat. Check an item when you have a practiced, evidence-backed answer.
Self-test
Can you answer these cold? Check an item when you can — honestly.
My self-study inputs
What someone in your seat typically contributes to the self-study.
Upcoming touchpoints
- Nov 12–14, 2026 — Council meeting, Palm Springs (open-session materials may signal standards activity). Meetings →
- In effect now — revised Standards 204, 301, 302, 314, 315, 403 (implementation required from the start of the 2026–27 academic year).
- Sept 8, 2026 — Standard 206 (Diversity and Inclusion) repealed by the Council, effective immediately; House-concurred at the 2026 Annual. Do not build narratives around it.
- By year end 2026 — U.S. Department of Education recognition decision expected. Updates →