Requests for Review Postponement

Programs with provisional accreditation or accredited centers may request a one-time, one year postponement of a scheduled accreditation review when one of the following acceptable circumstances has occurred:

1. A program is without an ACPE Certified Educator during the year in which the six-year review is due. If a postponement is granted, the program may not admit students, continue a program in progress or offer any ACPE CPE program(s) in the absence of an ACPE Certified Educator.
2. A program employed or contracted with a new ACPE Certified Educator during the year the review is due.
   

!A postponement is not necessary if the site visit can occur within the calendar year in which the program is scheduled for review. Subsequent steps of the review process may fall into the following year.

*The postponement may not be requested earlier than September 1 of the year prior to the center’s review date or within 90 days of a scheduled review. Postponement of the accreditation review does not change the center’s subsequent accreditation cycle dates. If the postponement is not approved by the Commission, the center will be required to have its review as scheduled.

The following persons may request review postponement:

• ACPE Certified Educator;
• CPE program’s administrator if the ACPE Certified Educator position is vacant or the ACPE Certified Educator is temporarily disabled; or
• Commission or assigned commissioner, to equalize or manage its review schedule.

Please also see Transitions in Programs if the accredited program is without an ACPE Certified Educator.

To initiate the process of postponement:

1. Consult with assigned commissioner for help in assessing if circumstances justify postponement.
2. Submit Accreditation Review Request no earlier than September 1 of the year before scheduled review.
3. Contact the ACPE Office and request an invoice for the postponement fee. The fee is due regardless of the decision of the Commission. Program must submit evidence of payment of the postponement fee with the material the program submits for accreditation review or the postponement may not be granted.

Upon approval of the postponement:

1. If there is an ACPE Certified Educator in the program, they must ensure that the portfolio is up to date and available for review.
2. If there is not an ACPE Certified Educator in the program, then the program may not admit students, continue a program in progress or offer an ACPE CPE program(s)
3. Postponements do not relieve the program from responsibility to comply with ACPE standards.