A one-time fee per international program, after the submission of the required Candidacy Eligibility Application. The Candidacy Eligibility Application will not be processed until the fee is paid. The fee covers the entire candidacy mentoring program and the entire candidacy period.

International nursing education programs determined to be eligible for International Candidacy will be scheduled for a mandatory onsite advisory visit. Programs are billed for any expenses incurred prior to, and in preparation for, the visit (e.g., visa processing, airfare, etc.), which must be paid prior to ACEN conducting the advisory visit. Additionally, programs are billed for any remaining expenses after the visit and will not receive the advisory visit report from the ACEN until the bill is paid. Lack of payment prior to the scheduled visit will automatically result in the visit being canceled, plus a cancellation fee equal to 10% of the expenses incurred. International programs should expect two ACEN representatives. The total number of days for the visit will be determined by the ACEN staff, based on the scope of the visit.

*An advisory visit is mandatory for all international governing organizations without an ACEN-accredited program. Refundable business class fares; ACEN will book flights for all representatives/peer evaluators.

A one-time fee per international program, charged after the submission of the required Information Form. Site visit will not be scheduled until initial accreditation fee is paid.

Charged upon approval and scheduling of the initial accreditation site visit. Programs are billed for any expenses incurred prior to the visit (e.g., visa processing, airfare, etc.), which must be paid prior to ACEN conducting the initial accreditation visit. Additionally, programs are billed for any remaining expenses after the visit and will not receive the site visit report from the ACEN until the bill is paid. Lack of payment prior to the scheduled visit will automatically result in the visit being canceled, plus a cancellation fee equal to 10% of the expenses incurred. International programs should expect a minimum of three peer evaluators (additional peer evaluators may be needed depending on the complexity of the nursing program). The total number of days for the visit is typically 3-4 days, dependent upon the number of program(s), the number of locations, and the size of the program(s).

*Refundable business class fares; ACEN will book flights for all representatives/peer evaluators.

= x% of $3,000 for that calendar year only.

= x% of $1,250 for that calendar year only.

Charged on an annual basis for first/only international program.

Charged on an annual basis for each additional program.

A one-time fee per international program, charged one year in advance of the continuing accreditation site visit. Site visit will not be scheduled until continuing accreditation fee is paid. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee.

Charged upon approval and scheduling of the continuing accreditation site visit. Programs are billed for any expenses incurred prior to the visit (e.g., visa processing, airfare, etc.), which must be paid prior to ACEN conducting the continuing accreditation visit. Additionally, programs are billed for any remaining expenses after the visit and will not receive the site visit report from the ACEN until the bill is paid. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee. International programs should expect a minimum of three peer evaluators (additional peer evaluators may be needed depending on the complexity of the nursing program). The total number of days for the visit is typically 3-4 days, dependent upon the number of program(s), the number of locations, and the size of the program(s).

*Refundable business class fares; ACEN will book flights for all representatives/peer evaluators.

A focused visit is a site visit authorized by the ACEN Board of Commissioners to review significant accreditation-related information disclosed about an internationally accredited nursing program as a result of one or more program changes.**

Programs are billed for any expenses incurred prior to the visit (e.g., visa processing, airfare, etc.), which must be paid prior to ACEN conducting the focused visit. Additionally, programs are billed for any remaining expenses after the visit and will not receive the focused site visit report from the ACEN until the bill is paid. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee.

*Refundable business class fares; ACEN will book flights for all representatives/peer evaluators.

**(a) A substantive change; (b) Information revealed about a program between periods of scheduled review; (c) Information received from the governing organization’s accrediting body related to an adverse action; (d) Information received from the program’s state regulatory agency for nursing related to a change in its status; (e) Information revealed by a program during the Evaluation Review Panel process.

A one-time fee per international program, charged in advance of the follow-up visit; invoice date to be assessed. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee.

The total number of days for the visit will be determined by the ACEN Staff. Programs are billed for any expenses incurred prior to the visit (e.g., visa processing, airfare, etc.), which must be paid prior to ACEN conducting the follow-up visit. Additionally, programs are billed for any remaining expenses after the visit and will not receive the follow-up site visit report from the ACEN until the bill is paid. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee.

*Refundable business class fares; ACEN will book flights for all representatives/peer evaluators.

Fee is charged for rescheduling any already scheduled site visit – initial accreditation visit, continuing accreditation visit, focused visit, or follow-up visit. Visit will not be rescheduled until reprocessing/scheduling fee is paid. See Policy #7 Voluntary Withdrawal from ACEN Accreditation for failure to pay this fee.