Accreditation Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

• An educational institution or provider is defined by GSDCI as an educational institution or organization whose primary purpose is providing education or training that:
• formally enrolls students and maintains student records;
• retains qualified faculty to service students;
• provides educationally sound and up-to-date curricula that are supported by quality instructional materials and appropriate technology; and
• provides continuous two-way communication on student work, e.g., evaluating students’ examinations, projects, and/or answering queries, with timely feedback given to students.
• The institution has clearly articulated outcomes for its educational offerings and has an ongoing outcomes assessment program in place designed to measure student achievement and satisfaction.
• The institution maintains a permanent physical facility that supports its educational offerings and business operations in a professional setting. The facility is maintained at a fixed geographic location that is appropriately licensed or authorized, as required by local and state regulatory authorities.
• The institution demonstrates that its name is free from any association with any activity that could damage the standing of GSDCI or of the accrediting process, such as illegal actions, unethical conduct, or abuse of consumers.
• The institution and the institution’s owners, governing board members, officials, and administrators possess sound reputations and show a record of integrity and ethical conduct in their professional activities, business operations, and relations. The owners, governing board members, officials, and administrators have records free from any association with any malfeasance, including, but not limited to, owning, managing, or controlling any educational institutions that have entered bankruptcy or have closed, to the detriment of the students.