If school is approved for membership, a Membership
certificate is issued which is valid for one year.
Member schools will maintain that status so long as their
annual reports are current and their annual fees are paid.
Schools which are not approved for membership will receive a
full refund of their annual $200 fee.
Member schools only may apply as a "Candidate for
Accreditation" by submitting the official form and paying a $200
fee; AABST will issue a "Candidate for Accreditation"
certificate which will be valid for six months.
Upon request and submitting a membership application and
annual fee, AABST will send the Accreditation Guidelines to the
candidate school, along with a checklist of specific
expectations and preparations from the Accrediting Commission
team from AABST.
The school will send us a copy of their current curriculum
with class outcomes and a list of materials and books used for
each class within the 6-month period while this Candidate
certificate is valid.
A school may hold Candidate status for no more than two
years; if the school remains a Candidate for Accreditation for
more than two years without submitting the proper documentation,
the school must wait one year before re-applying for Candidate
status.
The school must pay the minimum fee of $500 and maximum fee
of $1,000 accreditation fee when it submits all the course
material for evaluation. AABST will give a quote upon request
once an outline of the schools current curriculum, materials and
course outcomes are submitted. This fee is charged as an expense
to evaluate the curriculum, depending on the materials used in
teaching and is a one time fee for the purposes of the expense
and time taken to evaluate a schools curriculum.
Shortly after submission of the materials requested the team
will report to the Accrediting Commission of AABST; this
commission will evaluate the school's compliance with the
accrediting criteria and vote to grant or deny accreditation.
If the vote is favorable, an "Accredited Member" certificate
will be issued to the school, but only after all expenses of the
on-site visit have been paid in full.
If the vote is not favorable, deficiencies will be noted,
the school will be advised, and an extension of time of up to
one year will be granted for the school to come into full
compliance, with a one-time additional fee of $200 being
charged.
Accreditation is valid for seven years, if annual fees are
paid and annual reports are submitted; "Accredited Member"
certificates will be issued each year, with the expiration date
prominently noted.
Annual Accreditation Fees (for schools to maintain that
status) are: