Summary of the Accreditation Process

The Council on Homeopathic Education (CHE) invites your institution to begin the application process towards full accreditation by the CHE.  Our accreditation process is designed to be unbiased, comprehensive, and valuable to the school and students.  This process has been streamlined to help ease administrative burden for the educational institution while maintaining high academic standards.

Step One:  The educational institution completes a self-assessment of its compliance with fourteen requirements for Accreditation, which are set out in the Accreditation Application and Handbook. Upon receipt of a complete application, a Peer Review Committee (PRC) will be appointed by the board to review the application. One member of this committee will chair the committee and will function as the committee’s liaison to the institution. After initial review of the application, the chair of the PRC will communicate to the institution any areas of concern or which need clarification. When these areas are adequately addresses the chair will contact the school to communicate the successful completion of step one.

Step Two: A Site Visit will be conducted by the chair of the PRC, who will report his findings to the PRC.  The PRC will submit a final report to the board of the CHE, which addresses the institution’s compliance with each the Fourteen Requirements, including suggestions regarding the correction of any deficiencies. The board will vote whether to grant Accreditation to the institution. The determination of the board will be provided to the institution in writing. Upon a favorable decision from the board, the institution will be granted Accreditation by the CHE. Steps 1 and 2 can be expected to take three months or longer. If the institution does not meet the standards for accreditation, it may reapply within six months.

Upon Accreditation, the institution will enter into a three-year process of Self-Evaluation leading to Accreditation review by the CHE at the end of that time. Accredited schools comprise part of the CHE board, and participate in the work of the organization.

Step Three: After a period of three years the institution will submit a Self-Evaluation Report, which will be reviewed by a new PRC. A second site visit of the school or institution may be performed at the discretion of the PRC. Their report will be submitted, and reviewed by the full board of the CHE. Accreditation is renewed every three years through submission of an updated application and self-evaluation report.