Report Writing

The ACEN requires accredited program's to submit different reports between scheduled accreditation reviews in accordance with ACEN policies and Board of Commissioners' Decisions.

Style and Report Development

Use these guidelines for writing your report:

• Style Guide
• Introduction/Program Demographic Information
• Guiding Focused Questions/Examples of Supporting Evidence

Self-Study Reports

The Self-Study Report provides a written summary and description of the program’s compliance with all Standards and Criteria. The Self-Study Report is required to initiate the peer review process and provides peer evaluators with an overview of the program as well as the program’s assessment of its compliance with the Standards and Criteria in preparation for the onsite review.

Follow-Up Reports

When the ACEN Board of Commissioners determines that a nursing program is non-compliant with one or more Accreditation Standards, the ACEN Board of Commissioners may grant a nursing program continuing accreditation with conditions, warning, or good cause for up to the maximum monitoring period for the program type.

Focused Visit Reports

The Focused Visit Report (FVR) is written and submitted in preparation for a focused visit authorized by the ACEN Board of Commissioners (BOC) in response to a substantive change within the program (Refer to ACEN Policy #19).