2017 STANDARDS AND CRITERIA: REPORT WRITING AND SITE VISIT PREPARATION RESOURCES
Here you will find guidance for writing different types of accreditation reports, based on the 2017 Accreditation Standards and Criteria, as well as sample agencies and additional support for the different types of site visits. As always, if you have any questions regarding the writing of the reports or hosting a site visit, please don’t hesitate to contact one of the ACEN Directors.
Request a Site Visit
The information provided in the Site Visit Request Form for Accreditation Site Visit is used for assigning the site visit dates and team.
Initial and Continuing Accreditation Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED OCTOBER 2022
- Written Report Instructions: Self-Study Reports (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2021
- Organizing and Uploading the Digital Report and Supporting Evidence in the ACEN Repository (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Agenda Items for a Site Visit (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2021
- Sample Agenda for Site Visits (Word) UPDATED JUNE 2022
- Guidelines for Review of Faculty and Student Files (Word) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Guidelines for the Solicitation of Written and Oral Third-Party Comments
Focused Visit Reports/Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED OCTOBER 2022
- Written Report Instructions: Focused Visit Reports/Visits (PDF) UPDATED JULY 2022
- Organizing and Uploading the Digital Report and Supporting Evidence in the ACEN Repository (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Agenda Items for a Focused Visit (Word) UPDATED JUNE 2022
- Sample Agenda for Site Visits (Word) UPDATED JUNE 2022
- Guidelines for Review of Faculty and Student Files (Word) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Nurse Administrator Checklist for an ACEN Focused Visit (WEB PRESENTATION)
Follow-Up Reports/Visits
- ACEN Guidelines for Written Reports (PDF) UPDATED OCTOBER 2022
- Written Report Instructions: Follow-Up Reports/Visits (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2021
- Organizing and Uploading the Digital Report and Supporting Evidence in the ACEN Repository (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Agenda Items for a Follow-Up Visit (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2021
- Sample Agenda for Site Visits (Word) UPDATED JUNE 2022
- Guidelines for Review of Faculty and Student Files (Word) UPDATED MARCH 2023
- Guidelines for the Solicitation of Written and Oral Third-Party Comments
- Preparing an ACEN Follow-Up Report (WEB PRESENTATION)
Additional Report/Visit Resources
- Guidelines for Clock Hours, Credit Hours, and Out-of-Class Work (PDF) UPDATED MAY 2022
- Faculty Profile Table Instructions (PDF)
- Faculty Profile Table (MS Word Document)
- Laboratory Personnel Profile Table Instructions (PDF) UPDATED MARCH 2021
- Laboratory Personnel Profile Table (MS Word Document)
- SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION PLAN SAMPLE TEMPLATES
- Sample SEP Template – 1 (MS Word Document)
- Sample SEP Template – 2 (MS Word Document)
- 2016 Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (Published by the National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education)
- Graduate Crosswalk Between ACEN Standards and Criteria
with Various Other Graduate Standards, Competencies, and Guidelines for APRN and Non-APRN Program Options- ACEN Graduate Program Crosswalk (PDF)(UPDATED October 2020)
- Graduate Crosswalk Between ACEN Standards and Criteria
- ACEN Document Repository