Accreditation/degree mills
ACEJMC supports the position taken by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that "degree mills demean the value of learning and the importance of educational standards by treating degrees as a commodity to be bought and sold." http://www.chea.org/degree
mills/frmPaper.htm
The Value of Accreditation
Answers frequently asked questions about what accreditation means to students and the public. (CHEA).
Ask Before You Decide:
Provides an understanding of the value of accreditation and the importance of knowing accredited status before making any decision on whether to attend an institution or program. (CHEA). |
Welcome
to the ACEJMC
Online Information Center.
The
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism
and Mass
Communications,
or ACEJMC, is the agency
responsible
for the evaluation
of professional
journalism
and mass
communications programs in
colleges
and universities.
Accreditation status of ACEJMC programs
PLEASE NOTE:
Room change for Council meeting
The location of the Friday, May 2, meeting of the Accrediting Council at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel has been moved to Fitzgerald A and B. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Public Accountability and Disclosure
ACEJMC requires its programs to provide retention and graduation data to the public. Data are to be published on the program's website and updated annually. Programs not meeting this requirement are placed on probation and listed as such here. Information and instructions for meeting this requirement can be found at Public Accountability.
Data links can be viewed at ACEJMC Data Links.
CALENDAR
Accrediting Council meetings:
Friday, May 2,
2014, Arlington, Va.
Friday, Aug. 22,
2014, Chicago
Accreditation Workshop:
Thursday, Aug. 21,
2014, Chicago
One-day program to help administrators prepare the self-study and plan for the site visit.
Website:
All contents of the ACEJMC website ©1996-2014, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism
and Mass Communications. Pages may be copied or printed for personal or educational use
but may not be
published
or used for commercial purposes without permission of the site owners.
Links are
provided to the
websites for users' convenience only. ACEJMC makes no endorsements
and
takes no
responsibility for the
accuracy or operability
of websites supported by other entities. |
RESOURCES
ACEJMC's
annual publication
A guide to policies, procedures and programs
ACEJMC Guide to Assessment explains ACEJMC's expectations of an assessment plan and offers suggestions for assessing student learning.
Preparation for Accreditation:
A Guide to the Years Before the Self-Study
Mission and Plans: Information on writing a mission statement and creating a diversity plan, assessment plan and long-range strategic plan
Diversity:
Best Practices
Describes actions schools have taken to successfully diversify.
Self-study examples:
ACEJMC has available for loan self-studies that were well executed. Some are in print format; others are available in digital formats.
The self-study prepared by the School of Communications at Elon University is a strong example and has been made available at: Elon Self-Study.
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