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The correction schedule must fit USDE criteria: up to 12 months for programs under 1 year, 18 months for 1–2 years, or 2 years for programs at least 2 years.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},279987,1791736302,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,97,102,107,112,117,122],{"id":85,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},11,90,"presentations",{"id":55,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":93,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":94,"show_sort_weight":95,"slug":96},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":98,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":99,"show_sort_weight":100,"slug":101},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":103,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":104,"show_sort_weight":105,"slug":106},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":108,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":113,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":118,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":123,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":125},158,"General","general-158",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":127},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":128,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":22,"category_id":85,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":140,"read_time":26},137451207643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS  \nIV. C. CLASSIFICATION OF ACCREDITATION CATEGORIES  \nPREACCREDITATION CATEGORIES  \nApplicant  \nTo initiate the accreditation process for a new occupational therapy or occupational therapy assistant program , a Letter of Intent and required attachments must be submitted to the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®) by email [to](to accred@aota.org)[ ](to accred@aota.org)[accred@aota.org](to accred@aota.org), prior to admission of the first class of students. Once a Letter of Intent is approved and deposit is received, the program is classified as an Applicant Program and will be required to submit a Candidacy Application.  \nCandidacy Status  \nIfACOTE determines that the program’s Candidacy Application meets the requirements for Candidacy Status and documents the program’s potential to achieve compliance with the Standards, the action will be to grant Candidacy Status. When the program’s institutional officials receive written notification from ACOTE that the program has been granted Candidacy Status, students may be admitted into the program according to the approved timeline. ACOTE will officially list the program as having Candidacy Status. (See ACOTE Policy III.A.1. Step One: The Application Review) .  \nPreaccreditation Status  \nOnce Candidacy Status has been granted, the program moves to the second step, the preaccreditation review. In this step, the program assesses and documents its compliance with the ACOTE Standards and submits an initial Report of Self-Study. Upon review of this report, ACOTE grants, defers action on, or denies Preaccreditation Status. The preaccreditation review is a process used by ACOTE to provide feedback to a developing program prior to the initial on-site evaluation. The granting of Preaccreditation Status indicates that, on the basis of examination of the initial Report of Self-Study and supplementary information available to the reviewers, ACOTE has determined that the program is likely to meet the ACOTE Accreditation Standards if fully implemented in accordance with its plans. An initial on-site evaluation will be conducted before an accreditation decision is made. (See ACOTE Policy III.A.2. Step Two: Preaccreditation Review) .  \n\n| \u003Cbr>ACCREDITATION CATEGORIES\u003Cbr>| |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThe following accreditation categories are used by ACOTE based on evaluation of the extent to which an educational program complies with the ACOTE Accreditation Standards.  \nA list of accredited programs is available on the Schools page of the ACOTE ’s website and in the archival issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy. In addition, all final accreditation actions will be posted on the Accreditation Actions page of ACOTE’s website and published in OT Practice, the official bimonthly publication of AOTA.  \nThe sponsoring institution of a program may withdraw the Application for Accreditation at any time prior to final action by ACOTE.  \nACCREDITATION  \nInitial accreditation is granted to a program by action of ACOTE prior to the graduation of the first class. Continuing accreditation is granted to a fully operational program by action of ACOTE. A self-study and an on-site evaluation are integral parts of both the evaluation for initial accreditation and continuing accreditation. The accreditation review process confirms that the program is in substantial compliance with the ACOTE Accreditation Standards.  \nA program in substantial compliance with the Standards may be in noncompliance in one or more Standards that are believed to be readily correctable. Based on the action of ACOTE, the sponsoring institution is provided with a clear statement of each area of noncompliance. On or before the specified due date, the institution must submit to ACOTE a plan for correcting the indicated area(s) of noncompliance. This plan must include a schedule for correcting areas of noncompliance within a specified period of time that may not exceed the United States ","cbCaiuYV39hpf13M","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuYV39hpf13M","pdf",258947,6,"English","# IV. C. Classification of Accreditation Categories\n## Preaccreditation Categories\n## Accreditation\n## Probationary Accreditation","[{\"question\":\"What steps occur before a program can receive Candidacy Status?\",\"answer\":\"The program submits a Letter of Intent with required attachments prior to admitting the first class. 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