Accreditation Documentation Guide SummaryM-108 – 2025 Edition)
The Accreditation Documents Guide (2025 Edition – V2.1) issued by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission and the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA) provides a comprehensive index of approved documents, forms, and standards for quality assurance in higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, divided into 4 main axes:
- Institutional accreditation documents: It specializes in evaluating and developing the comprehensive performance of the institution. It includes standards and indicators (DI-100, DI-101) and the documents required for the visit (DI-102), progress and self-study forms (TI-100, TI-102), in addition to improvement plans and responses to recommendations (TI-107, TI-109), compliance reports, substantive changes, basic data, and periodic follow-up (TI-111, TI-113, TI-114, TI-115).
- Program accreditation documents (Bachelor's): It covers the operational frameworks for bachelor's programs. It includes accreditation standards and indicators (DP-100, DP-101), the self-study report (TP-102), alignment templates with the National Qualifications Framework for levels 4, 5, and 6 (TP-150), and specialized standards (DP-103, TP-157). It also includes specifications and reports for programs, courses, and field experience (TP-151 to TP-156), as well as the learning outcomes measurement verification template (TP-158).
- Programmatic Accreditation Documents (Graduate Studies): Dedicated to Master's and Doctoral programs. It includes accreditation standards and indicators (DPG-100, DPG-101), the self-study report (TPG-102), the alignment of the National Qualifications Framework for levels 7 and 8 (TPG-150), in addition to program and course specifications and reports for annual management and periodic monitoring (TPG-151 to TPG-154).
- International accreditation documents: Organizes coordination mechanisms with external entities. This includes the International Accreditation Work Procedure Manual (M-112) and the International Programmatic Accreditation Application Form (TPI-100).