APPLICATION FORM FOR A PROPOSED SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE
NOTE THAT ONLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS MAY APPLY FOR A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.

Please click the links below to download each section of the Substantive Change Packet. If you have any problems downloading the documents, please contact the TRACS office. 434-525-9539 Thank you.


• Substantive Change Application Form (Word Document 80kb)
  
• Instructional Staff Listing Part 1 (Word Document 40kb)
  
• Instructional Staff Listing Part 2 (Word Document 48kb)
  
• Procedures For Final Approval (Word Document 28kb)



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TRACS INITIAL APPLICATION PACKET

TRACS is a nationally recognized accrediting body of Christian schools and colleges, and welcomes the affiliation of institutions which seek to excel in the pursuit of Christian higher education. For further information, or to apply for TRACS accreditation, please download the following PDF documents. If you you are not equipped with a PDF viewer, download the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe. The files are:


• Information Letter from the Executive Director
• General Information
• Initial Application Procedure
• Applicant Institutional Profile
• Institutional Eligibility Requirements (IERs) for Applicant Institutions (100kb)
• Instructional Staff Listing (ISL) Part 1 (64kb)
• Instructional Staff Listing (ISL) Part 2 (64kb)
• TRACS Accreditation Standards (750 kb)
• TRACS Accreditation Manual (1.4 MB)

(Files are in Adobe Acrobat format. Print frame after your selected document appears on screen)

Institutional Recognitions

TRACS is a voluntary, non-profit, self-governing organization of Christian postsecondary institutions, and is recognized by the U.S.Department of Education (USDE)  and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as a national accrediting agency authorized for the accreditation and pre-accreditation of postsecondary institutions that offer associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees.  The USDE recognition was reaffirmed for five (5) years in December of 2004.  CHEA recognition was granted May 1, 2001, for a period of ten (10) years.

TRACS is governed by an eighteen-member Accreditation Commission and one legal advisor that conduct all business concerning accreditation.  The headquarters in Forest, Virginia, currently services member institutions throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Guam.

TRACS, through its quality Standards/Criteria, is dedicated to developing quality Christian institutions of higher education in cooperation with recognized regional, national, and professional accrediting agencies.  In the accrediting process, TRACS invites cooperation with the appropriate state higher education entities where TRACS institutions are located.  TRACS accredited/candidate (preaccredited) institutions are eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs.

TRACS member institutions are listed in:

• Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (AIPE) Directory - (2005-06 Edition)
• Higher Education Directory
• Peterson's Guide
• National Center for Educational Statistics Directory
TRACS is recognized in:
• Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education (AIPE) Directory - (2005-06) Edition
• USDE listing of  Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies
• Higher Education Directory
• Peterson's Guide
• National Center for Educational Statistics Directory

If you are interested in learning more about the accreditation process with Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS), please review the information in the previously mentioned packets. Should you have questions, please contact our offices shown below.



 

Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
Shipping Address: 15935 Forest Road, Forest, VA 24551
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 328, Forest, Virginia 24551
Phone (434) 525-9539 • Fax (434) 525-9538
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