Enrollment Process:
- Submit an Application for Membership.
- Complete institutional enrollment process.
- Schedule an initial campus visit.
- Enroll instructors in our Instructor Certification Course (Optional)
- Maintain Accreditation and Membership Bi-Annually
Required Documents:
- IATS Membership Application
- History of the educational institution from conception to current status
- Biographical information for each instructor
- Course Catalog and Degree Plans for Higher Education
- Statement of Faith and Philosophy
- Educational Institution’s Self-Assessment
- U.S. Schools: Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) Approval (International Schools: Documents required by host nation for U.S. Accreditation)
- Legal charter or incorporation in your state (International Schools: Documents required by host nation for U.S. Accreditation)
- Licenses required by your state (if applicable) (International Schools: Any legal binding documents required by host nation for authorization to operate)
- State required health, safety, or fire inspections (if applicable) (International Schools: Any legal binding documents required by host nation for authorization to operate)
- List of faculties with applicable diplomas, certifications, fields of study listed
- List of all curricula and educational resources used – Title, author, publisher, date of publication
- Access to curricula, tests and educational resources used
- Description of library resources (online and on-site) – Schools must ensure adequate student access to supplemental biblical educational resources for rigorous independent study (minimum of 10,000 titles of scholastic use)
- IATS Accreditation Questionnaire
- Promotional materials offered to the public
- Copy of the School’s Student Handbook
- Admissions documents required as part of student application process
- Schools Statement of Doctrine
- Description of technologies used in distribution of course content
Virtual meeting solutions (Zoom, Teams, etc.), learning management systems (Moodle, Google Classroom, etc.), student emails, collaborative - Access to student records setup, transcripts, and backed up filing system – Note: For privacy concerns, we do not want access to actual student records.
Please provide a dummy copy showing how student records are stored. - Proof of an adequate off-site backup system for student records
- Tour of meeting rooms and classrooms (Either photographs or video tour prior to an on-campus visit)
- Demo or screen shots of any learning management system used
- List of Degree Plans with descriptions for High Education and Graduation Criteria