Relationships with Other Associations/Agencies
Joint or Concurrent Accreditation Visits/Consolidation and coordination with other views.If an institution wishes the NASD visit to be joint or concurrent with that of another accrediting agency, or if the institution wishes to schedule a joint visit with NASD for review of its community education division and its degree-granting program, the NASD National Office should be so informed on the Notice of Intention to Apply form. Preferably, this notice is preceded by a telephone call to the National Office. When applicable, joint visits are encouraged for independent schools of dance. If an institution wishes the NASD evaluators to visit jointly for NASD and other accrediting agencies, the National Office should be advised concurrently with the national office of the other accrediting body, and at least eighteen months before the scheduled visit. Normally at least one on-site staff consultation and staff presence during the visit are required for joint visits. NASD participates in joint/concurrent reviews with regional accrediting bodies, other specialized accrediting agencies, and state review entities.
NASD is a member of ASPA. ASPA brings together the specialized accrediting agencies in a forum for discussion, debate, and review of current issues and events.
NASD and NCATE have a long history of cooperation. The standards of the two associations do not contradict each other. NASD reflects NCATE accreditation status in its Directory listing of member institutions. NCATE's policy regarding the review of dance education programs states:
NCATE reduces the amount of evidence needed from programs accredited by other specialized accreditors for inclusion in NCATE’s review of the education unit (school, college or department of education).
NCATE accepts information from the following specialized accrediting organizations:
[Editor's Note: The excerpt below omits the names of all organizations except the Reston-based arts accreditation associations represented by this Web site.]
For programs accredited by one of these organizations, NCATE requires, at a minimum, units to present (1) the official notice of accreditation from the other specialized accrediting organization; and (2) data demonstrating that candidates in these programs meet professional and state standards as expected in NCATE’s Unit Standard 1. The unit head is still expected to manage and/or coordinate these programs as they are still considered part of the unit. To reduce the reporting load for these accredited programs, NCATE will not require the unit to include these programs in its reporting and evidence gathered for NCATE Unit Standards 2, 3, 4, and 5. Furthermore, BOE teams will not consider the degree of compliance of these already accredited programs with Unit Standards 2, 3, 4, and 5 when making unit recommendations regarding these four standards .
Candidates and faculty members from these nationally accredited programs may be included in BOE interviews during the on-site visit.
NASD is recognized by the U. S. Secretary of Education as the institutional and specialized accrediting body for the field of dance. This recognition enables NASD to function as a gatekeeper for the purpose of Title IV funding eligibility for independent schools of dance not otherwise institutionally accredited.
NASD is recognized by CHEA as the institutional and specialized accrediting body for the field of dance.
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