The rating system will follow this procedure:

3.2.1 The points to be earned for each Indicator will be computed by adding all the points earned by an institution in each indicator.

The points to be earned for each Criterion are computed by getting the sum of the Earned Points of all its Indicators.  In this case, the total points earned for Criterion I is 84.

Table 3. Summary of points earned for the Indicators of Criterion I (hypothetical)

Indicators Weighted Points Earned Points A.    Administrative Structure and Bodies 50 41 B.    Qualification of Administrative Staff 20 18 C.    Management Systems and Procedures 30 25 Total 100 84

3.2.2 To complete the overall score (Points Earned), the Summary of Points of all the seven Criteria are prepared. See Table 4 below.

Table 4. Summary of points earned for the seven criteria (hypothetical)

Criteria     Weighted Points     Earned  Points I.   Governance and Management   100   84 II.  Teaching and Learning   250   194 III.  Faculty and Staff   150   130 IV.  Research and Development   100   78 V.   Extension, Consultancy and Linkages   100   70 VI.  Resources   200   165 VII. Support to Students   100   73 Total   11 000   794

The total number of points (794) will now be used to determine what accreditation status is to be awarded.  The cut-off figure is 600 points.  Any institution that has earned 600 points or higher gets an accredited status, and those with 600 or less land to "not accredited" status.

The status awarded to accredited institutions is classified into three levels as shown in Table 5.

Table 5. The APACC Accreditation levels with the corresponding points and status awarded

Level Total Points Status Awarded I     (Bronze) 600-800 Accredited for two years.  Barely meets threshold of the standards with deficiencies which can be improved within a period of two years.   II (Silver) 801-900 Accredited for three years.  Meets standards substantially above the threshold with minor deficiencies which can be improved within a period of one to two years.   III (Gold) 901-1000 Accredited for four years.  Meets standards substantially way above the threshold with minor deficiencies which can be improved within a period of six months to one year.

In this example, the institution qualifies to be awarded a Level I (Silver) Accredited Status effective for a period of two years.

For those institutions who were not able to qualify for APACC Accreditation but wish to further improve will be given "Candidate Status" for a maximum period of six (6) months or until the time they are able to get APACC accreditation, whichever is earlier.