• Advance academic quality. Accreditors have a clear description of academic quality and clear expectations that the institutions or programs they accredit have processes to
determine whether quality standards are being met.

• Demonstrate accountability. Accreditors have standards that call for institutions and
programs to provide consistent, reliable information about academic quality and student
achievement to foster continuing public confidence and investment.

• Encourage, where appropriate, self-scrutiny and planning for change and needed
improvement. Accreditors encourage self-scrutiny for change and needed improvement
through ongoing self-examination in institutions and programs.

• Employ appropriate and fair procedures in decision making. Accreditors maintain
appropriate and fair organizational policies and procedures that include effective checks
and balances.

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• Demonstrate ongoing review of accreditation practice. Accreditors undertake self-
scrutiny of their accrediting activities.

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• Possess sufficient resources. Accreditors have and maintain predictable and stable
resources.