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accreditation

accreditation

20 6.1
Official approval that a school or program meets required standards
  • noun
  • /əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : acreditación
  • The university received its accreditation after meeting all the required standards for quality education.
  • accreditation process
  • national accreditation
  • accreditation standards

And K CREP is, it's a counseling accreditation system.

Examples

  • Both institutional and specialized accrediting bodies conduct the accreditation process using a common pattern.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Your case for accreditation is being contested by Dean Richard Van Horne, representing Harmon College.

  • Our secret weapon will be the college accreditation system.

  • I mean, where I worked before I had my own YouTube channel, there was not the level of public accreditation that we have now.

  • The existence of these external accreditation requirements makes it easier to evaluate these programs.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We wanted to come down and personally thank you for helping to expedite our accreditation process.

  • In late 1974, Lincoln briefly lost accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Collin County Community College did receive an accreditation visit from SACS in February 1989.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Quality was determined by being accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Constructing a course syllabus using a regional accreditation format is one step closer to a common instructional goal.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

certification
vsaccreditation
51 4.1

An official process of checking and approving that someone or something meets rules

focuses on approval of institutions and programs under set standards
credentialing
vsaccreditation
  • Formal
1 5.1

Checking and approving someone's qualifications to give official permission

refers instead to institutional approval of programs and organizations under standards

Antonyms

61 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

How Official

certification
51 4.1
accreditation
  • Formal
20 6.1
recognition
  • Formal
50 2.8
acknowledgment
  • US
42 4.2

Surface Forms

accreditation singular

Morphology

accreditation = accredit (transparent) = ac + credit + ation

The transformation from 'accredit' to 'accreditation' is a standard noun formation indicating the process or result of accrediting.

Etymology

Accreditation comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and credere 'to believe', and it shares the same root as credit. So, accreditation is an official approval that says an organization can be 'trusted' to meet the required standards.