- Can you tell me about consultation visits?
- I think I need to submit a substantive change notice. What do I need to do?
- What process must an accredited program go through if it wishes to transition to an accredited school of public health?
- Can you provide guidance about preparing an interim report?
- How do I go about preparing a response to the site visit team's draft report?
- What would constitute adequate faculty resources for my school or program?
- How do I track and report graduation rates?
- What is a "collaborative" school or program?
- Do you have any statistics about CEPH accreditation?
- We have heard that the US Department of Education has new regulations requiring our online programs to be authorized in every state. Is this related to CEPH accreditation?
1. Can you tell me about consultation visits?
- All schools and programs with applications accepted by the Council must have a consultation visit.
- All schools and programs outside the US must have a consultation visit before submitting an application.
Consultation visits are not mandatory for, but may be helpful to, the following groups:
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Universities considering developing an accredited MPH program or school of public health
- Unaccredited MPH programs interested in applying for accreditation
- Accredited schools and programs with reaccreditation reviews in the coming one to two years
- Accredited schools and programs considering significant structural or curricular changes
More information about
consultation visits
2. I think I need to submit a substantive change notice. What do I need to do?
A substantive change notice is a document that updates CEPH of a change or changes that you have made within your accredited school or program.
CEPH’s Accreditation Procedures requires that accredited schools and programs provide prior notice to the Council of any substantive change.
More information about substantive change notices
3. What process must an accredited program go through if it wishes to transition to an accredited school of public health?
CEPH’s Accreditation Procedures discuss “seeking change in category,” when a CEPH-accredited program wishes to become a CEPH-accredited school, on p. 8. In brief, you will complete an application, prepare a full self-study using the appropriate criteria, host an on-site visit and undergo a full Council review.
More information about transitioning from a program to a school
4. Can you provide guidance about preparing an interim report?
Accredited schools and programs are required to submit interim reports when the Council finds non-compliance with one or more accreditation criteria. When the Council finds the school or program “partially met” or “not met” on any criterion, the school or program must resolve the issue(s) to come into compliance. Interim reports are the means for documenting that the school or program has resolved the issue(s).
More information about interim reports
5. How do I go about preparing a response to the site visit team's draft report?
Schools and programs who have undergone a full accreditation review have the opportunity to respond to the team's draft report before it is reviewed by the Council for an accreditation decision.
More information about preparing a response
6. What would constitute adequate faculty resources for my school or program?
A number of factors are considered when determining whether a school or program has adequate faculty resources including appropriate training and experience, sufficient primary and secondary faculty, student-faculty ratios and organizational and geographic context.
More information about faculty resources
7. How do I track and report graduation rates?
Reporting accurate graduation rates requires detailed tracking. CEPH provides answers to the most frequently asked questions related to part- vs. full-time students, bachelor's vs. master's students, joint-degree students and those who change their major or area of study after enrolling.
More informaton about graduation rates
8. What is a "collaborative" school or program?
CEPH defines collaborative schools and programs as sponsored by more than one institution of higher education but operated as a single organizational unit.
More information about collaboratives
9. Do you have any statistics about CEPH accreditation?
CEPH has compiled data about the number of accredited schools and programs, accredited online degrees and applicants.
CEPH accreditation statistics
Time to accreditation statistics
10. We have heard that the US Department of Education has new regulations requiring our online programs to be authorized in every state. Is this related to CEPH accreditation?
CEPH will not be involved in verifying compliance with these regulations except that we expect online programs in public health to be in compliance with university requirements. These regulations relate to "program integrity" and have been interpreted to mean that states in which your university offers online education must authorize the university's ability to do so.
More information about program integrity
