Accreditation Standards for University

Structure of Accreditation Standards for University
 Accreditation Standards for university consists of four standards.
 Based on the recognition of the educational outcomes, the university re-acknowledges its
role and responsibility, engages in assuring the educational quality. (Standard I: Mission and
Educational Effectiveness) In order to accomplish the mission and educational effectiveness,
the university clearly defines educational programs and student support to provide.
(Standard II: Educational Programs and Student Support) The university recognizes
resources which support its educational and research activities, and university organization.
(Standard III: Educational Resources and Financial Resources).  The university reviews and
assesses university system as a whole. (Standard IV: University Administration and
Governance). These four standards help the institution to oversee its situation and
systematically conduct self-study and self-evaluation of the whole institution.
 Under each standard (I – IV), themes (A-D) are set as needed, and review criteria (1-6) are
provided for each theme as critical elements for self-study and self-evaluation. The University
is required to describe all the related items in the narratives of self-study and self-evaluation
report, and to provide documentation of current status and characteristics.

Structure of Accreditation Standards for University

Standard

Theme

Criteria

Standard I
Mission and
Educational
Effectiveness

A Mission

1 Mission is clearly established.

B Educational
Effectiveness

1 Educational goals and objectives are
clearly established.

2 The university clearly defines Student
Learning Outcomes.

3 The university integrally formulates and
publicizes three policies – 1) graduation
certification and awarding degree, 2) designing
and implementing curriculum, and 3) admission
policy.

C Contribution to
Community

1 The university contributes community as a
higher educational institution.

D Assurance of quality
of education

1 The university clearly established the
implementation system of self-study and self-
evaluation, and engages in assurance of
quality of education.

2 The university assures quality of education.

Standard II  
Educational
Programs and
Student Support
Services

A Educational Programs

1 The university executes properly in awarding
credits and graduationcertificate/degree, following
the policy of graduation and degree awarding.

2 The university organizes educational programs
based on the policy on design and implementation of educational programs.

3 Based on University Establishment
Standards, the university designs and
organizes educational programs for students to acquire a broad range of general knowledge
and comprehensive judgement.

B Student Learning
Outcomes

1 In each field of study for degree, student
learning outcome is defined clearly.

2 The university properly evaluates achievement of student learning outcomes.

3 The university has systematic mechanism
to measure student learning outcomes by using
qualitative and qualitative data.

4 The university engages in publicizing the
achievement of student learning outcomes.

C Admission

1 The university organizes and implements
admission selection in a fair and appropriate
manner.

2 The university appropriately provides
information regarding admission selection.

 D Student Support

1 The university systematically provides
students with support services on learning to
achieve their learning outcomes.

2 The university systematically provides
daily life support for the students to achieve
learning outcomes.

3 The university organizationally provides
student with career services.

 

 

 

 

Standard III
Educational
Resources
and Financial
Resources

A Human Resources

1 The university assigns teaching faculty
based on the policy of curriculum design and
implementation.

2 Teaching faculty perform teaching and
research activities based on the policy of
curriculum design and implementation.

3 The university assigns administrative staff
for improvement of student learning outcomes.

4 The university defines roles and
responsibilities of faculty and staff to achieve
student learning outcomes.

5 The university conducts organizational
trainings to improve qualities, educational
abilities and professional competence of faculty
and staff.

6. The university complies with labor related
laws and regulations.  Human resources and
labor are appropriately managed.

B Physical Resources

1 Land, buildings, facilities and other
physical resource of the university are
maintained and utilized based on the policy of
curriculum design and implementation.

2 The university performs maintenance of
facility equipment properly.

C Technical Resources and otherEducational
Resources

1 The university maintains and utilizes
technical resources to achieve student learning
outcomes based on the policy of curriculum
design and implementation.

D Financial Resources

1 The university appropriately manages
financial resource.

2 The university understands the actual
financial situation, formulates and manages
plans to assure financial stability.

Standard IV
University
Administration and
Governance

A Decision making of
the University
established by an
Incorporated Educational Institution

1 Management and operation system of the
university is established based on the related
laws and regulations. 

B Management of
Teaching and Learning

1 The University engages in establishing
Management of Teaching and Learning to
achieve student learning outcomes.

 

C Governance

1 Auditors adhere laws and regulations, and
perform duties appropriately.

 

2 Board of Councilors holds meetings based
on the laws and regulations, and is managed
properly as advisory body. 

3 Accounting auditor adheres laws and
regulations, and performs duties appropriately.

D Information
Disclosure

1 The university has highly public nature
and accountability, actively publicizes
information and engages in being accountable.