

Membership Procedures



Site Map: Membership Procedures
Individual Membership
Accredited Institutional Membership
Resources for Visiting Evaluators

Achievement and Quality: Higher Education in the Arts

Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS)

Council of Arts Accrediting Associations (CAAA)

Higher Education Arts Data Services (HEADS)

National Office for Arts Accreditation (NOAA)

MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURES

This section is intended to provide detailed information regarding application procedures for Individual and Accredited Institutional Membership. It is recommended that first-time users read through each section in its entirety. Documentation of these procedures is provided within these sections of the Web site.

Please click on one of the following membership categories for the
appropriate procedures.

Individual Membership

Accredited Institutional Membership

SITE MAP. Get an at-a-glance overview of the full contents and layout of the Membership Procedures section of the Website.

The "Quick Links" on the right side of this page also may be useful to instantly locate the resources represented there.

QUICK LINKS

RENEWING MEMBERSHIP? Familiar with NASD Procedures? Use these quick links to go directly to the essentials:

Self-Study Formats. For descriptions of and differences among the optional Self-Study formats and which is right for your institution, go to Comparisons Among Self-Study Formats

Just the Documents. To review and/or print your choice of the three Self-Study formats, along with associated instructions, procedures for institutions, and required forms, go to Self-Study Formats and Associated Procedures.

Resources for Self-Study. To review additional useful resources and recommended reading for writers of Self-Studies, go to Supplemental Resources.

New Curricula. To review procedures and instructions for submitting an application for Plan Approval and/or Final Approval for Listing, go to New Curricula Applications.

Optional Response to the Visitors' Report. To obtain instructions for submitting an Optional Response to the Visitors' Report, go to Submission of Optional Response.

Responses, Progress Reports. To obtain instructions for submitting a response or progress report to the Commission, go to Submission of Response or Progress Report.

NASD Visitors. To review procedures and instructions for preparing a Visitors' Report and other useful resources for evaluators, go to Resources for Visiting Evaluators.

GET THE NASD HANDBOOK

The NASD Handbook includes NASD Standards and Guidelines for degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions in dance, as well as the Association's Constitution, Bylaws, and Code of Ethics.

Free access is available on this Web site to an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the Handbook, or you may purchase a print copy at a cost of $10.00.

To get a copy of the latest edition of the Handbook in either format, go to Publications/Books, and select the link that corresponds with your choice.