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The following accreditation guidelines have been set forth by the World Association of Universities and Colleges and apply to all accredited member universities. Universities who are accredited members of the WAUC are monitored on a timely basis to ensure that the guidelines are followed.

1. A college or university must apply for membership in the WAUC.

2. Appropriate materials such as catalogues, curriculum guides and other official documents must be submitted by the new member school for evaluation.

3. Any university or college admitted to WAUC may also be asked to submit to an on-site visit of its facilities by the evaluators, at the school's expense.

4. Accreditation is offered for a three year period and is renewable upon further evaluation at the end of the accreditation period. In addition, member universities are monitored during the period they are accredited and may forfeit their accreditation if they do not consistently adhere to the guidelines, rules and regulations of the organization.

5. A committee of educators, independent of the organization's own membership, will be consulted on a timely basis to assist in the evaluation of accreditation guidelines and the monitoring of the member universities.

6. The faculty of the member universities must hold diplomas in the appropriate subject area for which they have been employed to teach or counsel students.

7. The college degree of the professor must be higher than the degree program he/she is supervising (e.g. only a professor with a valid Ph.D. may supervise a student working on a Master's degree).

8. Qualifications for student entry into degree programs are:

   1. A Bachelor's degree student can be admitted only if he/she has received a high school diploma or the equivalent in the U.S.A. or abroad.

   2. A Master's degree student must hold a valid Bachelor's degree or the equivalent

   3. A Doctoral candidate must hold a valid Master's degree or the equivalent

9. Life-work experience credit may be accepted by the member universities based on accurate and verifiable information submitted by the student.

10. A maximum of 65 units of credit is recommended for transference from the student's previous records and transcripts to the new transcript issued by the university in which the student is enrolled for the purpose of completing a Bachelor's degree program. All transfer credits must be officially verified.

11. Students studying for a Bachelor's degree may be required to take liberal arts courses, to be decided upon at the discretion of the member university.

12. Students must be given curriculum, courses of study and other materials appropriate to the plan of their degree program.

13. The student's progress must be monitored by a qualified supervising professor in a timely manner.

14. Student evaluation and examinations must take place under monitored conditions and in accordance with the member universities' guidelines.

15. All members of the WAUC must engage in the self-evaluation of programs, the assessment of the faculty and administrative staff and the reviewing of the relationship between the curriculum and the goals of instruction.

16. All member universities must provide students with books lists, library services, computer services and/or access to instructional materials required for the completion of the degree program.

17. A member institution must have a proper and adequate system of student performance assessment.

18. A member institution should encourage student evaluation of curriculum and instruction on a timely basis.

19. A member institution should provide local or at-distance facilities appropriate to course offerings, program objectives and delivery systems.

20. A member institution must develop acceptable course content for each and every course offered and for each and every degree program. This content must reflect the goals and objectives of the course or the degree program, how evaluation is to be carried out and expectations for anticipated student performance.

21. A minimum competency for each course offered must be developed and established by the member university.

22. A member institution should employ a delivery system appropriate to the level of learning, the course or degree program objectives, and the institutional goals.

23. A member institution should provide assistance, support, counseling, supervision of instruction, and other services appropriate to the student's educational goals.

24. A member university should provide a fully explanatory catalogue concerning its educational programs.

25. A member institution should provide a student handbook and other materials which are utilized by the student for guidance in carrying out the objectives of the degree program.

26. A member university must respond to all student inquiries, concerns and questions on a timely basis.

27. A member university must make its financial resources of public record and must maintain sufficient capital income to sustain student enrollments and degree programs.

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