The formal procedures can be found under the Download tab in the category Accreditation. The following is based on the formal procedures and includes an indication of the time line. It must be understood as the ‘normal’ procedure. When necessary (judged by the Accreditation Committee) the procedure can be adapted in individual cases.

1. Before the end of August: Informal (and not binding) notification of the intention to apply for accreditation;
2. Before the end of October: Application and provision of some global information on the programme and the quality system. Payment of the first installment of the accreditation fee (on invoice; for more information on the accreditation fee, click here).
   The application form and instruction can be found under the Download tab in the category Accreditation;
3. November or December: Nomination by the Accreditation Committee of a Site Visit Team consisting of 3 foreign academics, a graduate of the programme, and a representative of the organizations where graduates work;
4. Before January 5th: Writing and delivery of a Self-Evaluation Report, based on the Guidelines for the Self-Evaluation Report which can be found under the Download tab in the category Accreditation. Payment of the second installment of the accreditation fee (on invoice);
5. Within one month after the reception of the self-evaluation report: Check of the Self-Evaluation Report by the EAPAA secretariat and the academic members of the site visit team;
6. As soon as possible after the check: Choice of the dates for the site visit in consult with the site visit team members and the programme;
7. Spring (March - May): Site visit of two days in which the site visit team speaks with the programme management, faculty (teaching staff), a group of students, a group of graduates, employers, and representatives of the institution's management. The Site Visit Manual can be found under the Download tab in the category Accreditation;
8. Within 4 weeks after the site visit: Production of the draft Site Visit Report by the site visit team;
9. Within 2 weeks after the reception of the draft report: Comments by the programme upon the draft Site Visit Report;
10. Within 2 weeks after the reception of the programme's comments: Production of the final Site Visit Report by the site visit team, and deliverance to the Accreditation Committee;
11. September: Decision upon the accreditation by the Accreditation Committee;
12. Within two weeks after the Accreditation Committee meeting: Notification to the programme of the Accreditation Committee's decision.