Prepare for accreditation
Understand eligibility, sequence, evidence expectations and fees before you build the formal file.
CHSPS Resource Center
Resources, standards & policies
Find the document or next step you need without searching across the site. Prepare an application, open the current standards record, review public policies, or verify a public accreditation record.
Start with the task
What are you trying to do?
Use these four entry points instead of scanning a long document inventory.
Find the controlling standard
Use the registry for current edition, effective date, status and scope, then open the applicable standard.
Find a public policy
Review accreditation procedures, impartiality safeguards, appeals, claims, funding and document-control rules.
Verify status or a claim
Confirm an accreditation record, program availability or a published accreditation action before relying on a claim.
Applicant toolkit
Prepare the file before review starts.
These resources help applicants understand the process and organize existing evidence without predicting an accreditation decision.
Accreditation Readiness Guide
A non-predictive planning checklist mapped to published Core and program requirements.
Get the free guide →How to Apply
Follow the current applicant sequence from eligibility and scope through evidence, review and decision.
Open How to Apply →Evidence Requirements
See current documentation expectations and secure-handling guidance before submitting evidence.
Review evidence rules →Self-Assessment & Evidence Workbook
Clause-by-clause planning workbook for CORE-100 with CERT-200, EDP-300 and COURSE-400.
Download DOCX →Current Fee Schedule
Review staged fees and the current payment structure before internal budgeting and approval.
Open fee schedule →Free Orientation Webinar
Use the orientation session for an overview of CHSPS accreditation and applicant preparation.
View orientation webinar →Before sending evidence:Use the public pages to prepare, but submit applicant evidence only through the appropriate secure workflow when requested. Eligibility review is a scope and threshold step, not an accreditation decision.
Standards library
Start with CORE-100, then open the standard for your pathway.
The Standards Registry is the authoritative current document record. Program operational availability is tracked separately on Program Status.
CHSPS-CORE-100
Core Accreditation Requirements
Common requirements that apply across CHSPS accreditation pathways.
General accreditation
Five general pathways
Certification Program
Professional certification programs assessing and making decisions about individual competence.
Education Provider
Organizations operating repeatable continuing education and professional learning systems.
Course Accreditation
Individual courses and defined educational programs evaluated on their own design and controls.
Assessment-Based Certificate
Certificate and micro-credential systems with assessed learning outcomes before award.
Work-Based Learning
Structured workplace learning and competency-development programs with defined completion decisions.
Specialty accreditation
Six specialty pathways
High-Stakes Assessment Integrity
Governance, identity, security, delivery, accessibility, incidents, AI, privacy and continuity.
Remote Examination Administration
Remote testing operations, identity, proctoring, security, accessibility and vendor oversight.
Medication Safety Systems
Medication-use governance, risk controls, reporting, learning systems and performance oversight.
Workforce Competency Assurance
Role requirements, competency models, assessment, authorization, remediation and reassessment.
Clinical Education Quality
Educational governance, faculty, clinical learning, learner assessment, supervision and improvement.
AI Governance & Assurance
Consequential AI governance and assurance across developer, provider, deployer and operator scopes.
Need a supplement, scope module or certified-system standard?Use the complete Standards Registry instead of relying on a duplicate table here.
The registry carries the current edition, effective date, publication status, scope and record for all published standards.
Policies & governance
Public rules should be as easy to find as applicant tools.
Start with the two public manuals, then use the policy library for the current controlled policy or operating procedure.
Governance & Organizational Integrity
Ethics, impartiality, protected reporting, antitrust safeguards, records, privacy, funding and document control.
Download policy manual →Accreditation & Standards Procedures
Standards development, public comment, accreditation review, decisions, appeals, maintenance and claims.
Download procedure manual →
Complete libraryPolicies & ProceduresPublic index of controlled policies and operating rules.
IndependenceImpartiality & ConflictsDisclosure, screening, recusals and role separation.
Review rightsComplaints & AppealsComplaint, reconsideration and independent appeal routes.
Public claimsMark & Claims PolicyPermitted accreditation status claims and mark use.
AccountabilityFunding DisclosuresFunding-governance framework and accreditation-independence controls.
Standards processDevelopment & Public CommentDrafting, review, comment disposition and revision.
Document controlPublication & ArchivingApproval, version control, effective dates and archiving.
ConductCode of ConductEthics, protected reporting and non-retaliation safeguards.
Public record & reference
Use the source that matches the question.
Document publication status, program operational status and an organization’s accreditation record answer different questions.
01Standards RegistryCurrent document edition, effective date, scope and status.
02Program StatusCurrent operational availability of CHSPS pathways and offerings.
03Verify AccreditationCheck a public accreditation record before relying on a claim.
04Public Accreditation ActionsPublished accreditation decisions and public actions.
05Standards ArchiveHistorical or superseded standards records where published.
06Technical ReportsNonnormative technical guidance and emerging assurance topics.
For your role
Use the guide written for your relationship to CHSPS.
Organizational leaders & buyersScope, cost, evidence burden, governance and procurement questions.Board & committee serviceRole expectations, independence, disclosure and public-interest responsibilities.Vendors & technical partnersOutsourced activities, evidence support and commercial-independence boundaries.
Ready to move forward?
Start with eligibility and scope.
Eligibility inquiries are accepted year-round. Use the no-fee review to confirm the likely pathway and proposed scope before beginning a formal application.