{"id":74654,"date":"2026-06-23T13:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qu.edu.sa\/?post_type=departments-pages&p=74654"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:42:16","slug":"academic-program-readiness","status":"publish","type":"departments-pages","link":"https:\/\/www.qu.edu.sa\/en\/deanships\/qa\/academic-program-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Program Preparation Plan for Program Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Academic Program Preparation Plan for Program Accreditation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Deanship of Development and Quality, in its desire to strengthen the partnership principle with colleges and provide the necessary support to raise the readiness level of academic programs for academic accreditation by the Education Evaluation Commission, represented by the Accreditation Center, has developed an executive plan to prepare academic programs for accreditation. This plan includes sequential stages of preparation and internal review to ensure the programs' readiness according to accreditation requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Submit a program accreditation application<\/h2>
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  1. The college submitted a letter to the Deanship of Development and Quality requesting the academic program to enter the programmatic accreditation qualification track.<\/li>\n
  2. Assign the Deanship of Development and Quality a program accreditation supervisor and an internal reviewer within 5 business days.<\/li>\n
  3. Organize a preliminary meeting with college and program officials to clarify accreditation requirements, operational mechanisms, roles and responsibilities, and the requirements for preparing the self-study file and supporting documents.<\/li>\n
  4. The college submits the eligibility documents for the accreditation visit, the self-study file, and its appendices in the order specified in the organizational notes below.<\/li>\n
  5. The internal reviewer conducts an initial internal review of the file links to verify the completeness of attachments, correct organization, integrity of links, and provides necessary feedback (within 5 business days), and escalates the feedback to the academic program (if any).<\/li>\n
  6. Modify the academic program for internal reviewer comments regarding the accreditation documentation (if any).<\/li>\n
  7. Work timeframe: 5 to 10 business days from the date of receiving the college's letter, taking into consideration the availability of internal references and meeting scheduling.<\/li>\n
  8. If the internal auditor determines that the first phase of the academic program has been completed without the need for revisions or amendments, he or she proceeds to the second phase.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    Internal review of the self-study report's contents, key evidence, and adjudication of self-assessment metrics<\/h2>

    After the program is set up to arrange the self-study file and its attachments, or if they are already arranged properly, the internal reviewer will do the following:<\/p>

    1. Review the consistency between the body of the self-assessment report and the quality of the supporting evidence.<\/li>
    2. Review the main evidence for the main criteria across all standards using the approved reporting template, and ensure its sufficiency and quality.<\/li>
    3. Review the key evidence for each criterion using the approved report template for that criterion, and verify its adequacy and quality.<\/li>
    4. Review the self-assessment criteria using the approved report template and verify the accuracy and reliability of the assessments in light of the available evidence.<\/li>
    5. Review the concluding paragraphs of the self-assessment report on improvement and development plans, which outline the priorities for improvement across all criteria.<\/li>
    6. Verify that accreditation visit requirements are complete.<\/li>
    7. The review will focus on the program achieving an average rating of 3 out of 4 across all major and sub-criteria, and a rating of 3 out of 4 on all major indicators within each criterion (particularly the teaching and learning criterion).<\/li>
    8. Identify areas of commitment and recommendations for improvement for each main section of the self-study, including reports on the main and sub-criteria.<\/li>
    9. Timeline: 20 business days after the date of receipt of the self-study and its attachments.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      Processing of the academic program for internal reviewer comments<\/h2>
      1. The program's response to comments received on the key guidelines.<\/li>
      2. Processing of the program for feedback on the key benchmarks in the Teaching and Learning Standard (if any) specifically, and feedback on the key benchmarks in the remaining standards (if any) generally.<\/li>
      3. The program's processing of the average ratings for the main and sub-criteria (if any).<\/li>
      4. Programmatic processing of observations regarding the consistency between the self-study report text and the quality of the attached evidence.<\/li>
      5. The program's response to comments on the concluding paragraphs of the self-assessment (if any).<\/li>
      6. Upload the Letter of Credit document again.<\/li>
      7. Document the processing procedures and new modifications, highlighting them for the internal auditor.<\/li>
      8. Duration: As required by the academic program.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        Internal Review of the Academic Program to Address Comments<\/h2>

        After processing the academic program with internal reviewer feedback, it does the following:<\/p>

        1. Verify the academic program's processing of internal reviewer feedback and fulfillment of all requirements.<\/li>
        2. If the internal auditor verifies that the program has met all the basic requirements\u2014namely, achieving an average rating of 3 out of 4 across all major and sub-criteria\u2014 and a rating of 3 out of 4 on all major criteria, particularly the Teaching and Learning criterion, the internal auditor will formally recommend to the Deanship that it complete the procedures for signing the accreditation contract with the Education and Training Evaluation Commission.<\/li>
        3. Duration: 5 business days.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          Complete the procedures for signing the accreditation agreement<\/h2>
          1. Based on the internal auditor\u2019s recommendation, the Deanship of Development and Quality sends the accreditation application form to the college to complete the sections pertaining to the relevant program in the application\/renewal form for program-level academic accreditation, and submit the form via the Injaz platform.<\/li>
          2. The Deanship will initiate the contract signing procedures in coordination with the college and the Education and Training Evaluation Commission.<\/li>
          3. Duration: 5 days.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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            Conducting a Mock Accreditation Visit<\/h2>
            1. Conduct a comprehensive simulation of the accreditation visit by the Office of Development and Quality.<\/li>
            2. The accreditation visit simulation sessions reflect the official visit schedule as much as possible.<\/li>
            3. Mock trial sessions are scheduled on two business days.<\/li>
            4. Submit a brief report on the most important observations regarding the performance of program staff.<\/li>
            5. Duration: By agreement with the academic program after signing the accreditation contract and with sufficient time before the official visit of the reviewers.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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