APACC

The Accreditors will initially make their own individual evaluation of the institution based on the Self-Study Report. The final evaluation will be made only after validating the Self-Study Report data/information, and gathering additional or missing information by conducting actual interviews, reviewing documents, making observations, and conducting conferences during the on-site visit.

The rating system will then follow these procedures:

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

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

Example II

Indicators	Weighted Points	Earned Points
A. Administrative Structure and Bodies	80	41
B. Qualification of Administrative Staff	20	18
C. Management Systems and Procedures	30	25
Total	100	84

Criterion I. Governance and Management

4.2.3 To compute the overall score (Earned Points), prepare the Summary of Points of all the seven Criteria (Example III).

Example III: Summary of Points

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

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	1,000	794

The status awarded to accredited institutions are classified into three levels as shown in the table below:

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 (Bronze) 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 months, or until the time that they are able to get APACC accreditation, whichever is earlier.