ACAOM Comprehensive Standards and Criteria

Updated: January 2019

The Comprehensive Standards and Criteria for master’s level programs and professional doctorate programs were adopted 23 April 2018 and required for all subsequent self-study report submissions.

Programmatic components for Chinese herbal medicine certificate programs were added to the Comprehensive Standards and Criteria effective 11 August 2018 and required for all subsequent self-study report submissions.

Programmatic components for post-professional doctorate [DAOM] programs were added to the Comprehensive Standards and Criteria effective 4 January 2019 and are required for all self-study report submissions due after 1 April 2019.