Program Review

The Program Review process, which occurs during Year Five of the accreditation cycle, provides the Commission and the Institutional Review Team with evidence that an institution is consistently meeting program standards. The program documents enumerated in the instructions below provide the required information for the initial review in Year Five. If the review team determines that additional narrative or documentation is needed, the institution will be able to provide it prior to the site visit.

The Program Review Submission Instructions below are for currently approved programs. If an institution is considering submitting a new program for approval, skip to the Required Course Matrices for Program Review to download the relevant matrix and ensure that you are following the instructions provided on the Initial Program Review (IPR) page.

Program Review Submission Instructions

Required Course Matrices for Program Review


Preliminary General Education Preliminary Multiple and Single Subject Updated May 2022
Preliminary PK-3 ECE Specialist Instruction PK-3 Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist Instruction
Preliminary Education Specialist (2018) Standards Mild to Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) Updated May 2022 Extensive Support Needs (ESN) Updated May 2022 Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) Updated May 2022 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Updated May 2022 Visual Impairments (VI) Updated May 2022
Education Specialist Added Authorization Programs Adapted Physical Education Added Authorization (APEAA) Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization Standards (ASDAA) Deaf-Blind Added Authorization (DBAA) Early Childhood Special Education Added Authorization (ECSEAA) Early Childhood Special Education Added Authorization (ECSEAA) 2019 Standards-for Indigo, Blue, and Green cohort institutions Emotional Disturbance Added Authorization (EDAA) Orthopedic Impairments Added Authorization (OIAA) Other Health Impairments Added Authorization (OHIAA) Resource Specialist Added Authorization (RSAA) Traumatic Brain Injury Added Authorization (TBIAA)
Other Related Services Credentials Clinical or Rehabilitative Audiology Orientation and Mobility Speech-Language Pathology Special Class Authorization
Designated Subjects Teaching Credentials Designated Subjects Adult Education Designated Subjects Career Technical Education Designated Subjects Special Subjects Supervision and Coordination Designated Subjects Driver Education and Training
Specialist Credentials and Certificates Agriculture Specialist Mathematics Instructional Added Authorization and Instructional Leadership Specialist Reading and Literacy Credential and Added Authorization Bilingual Authorization 2021 Bilingual Teaching Performance Expectations California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL)
Services Credentials Preliminary Administrative Services Teacher Librarian Services & Special Class Authorization in Information and Digital Literacy School Nurse Services & Special Teaching Authorization in Health Pupil Personnel Services (2019) – All programs must implement by fall 2022. Pupil Personnel Services – School Counseling Pupil Personnel Services - School Psychology Pupil Personnel Services - School Social Work Counseling

Preliminary General Education