Accreditation Standards and Guidelines

Revised PharmD Standards
Adopted: January 15, 2006
Released: February 17, 2006
Effective: July 1, 2007
Cover Memo (PDF, 61 KB)
Standards and Guidelines (PDF, 240 KB)
Standards and Guidelines (Word, 450 KB)
Mapping of ACPE Standards: Standards 2000 vs. Standards 2007 (PDF, 25 KB)

ACPE Self-Study Template for Standards 2007 (v1.1)
Download Word Document (886 KB)

ACPE 2007 Self-Study Guide (v1.1)
Download Adobe Acrobat Document (56 KB)

ACPE Pharmacy Degree Program Evaluation Form for Standards 2007 (v1.1) -- a.k.a. the "Rubric"
Download Adobe Acrobat Document (470 KB)

ACPE Guidelines for Preparing Electronic Self-Study Documents (v1.0)
Download Adobe Acrobat Document (25 KB)

Accreditation Standards and Guidelines for the Professional Program in Pharmacy Leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
Adopted: June 14, 1997
Effective through: June 30, 2007

ACPE Continuing Education Provider Accreditation Program: Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines-effective through December 31, 2008

NEW Standard for Commercial Support - Standard 17
(in effect February 12, 2007)
Cover Memo (63 KB)
View Standard - Adobe Acrobat File (35 KB)
View Guidelines for Standards for Commercial Support - Adobe Acrobat File (76 KB)

Standards and Quality Assurance Procedures for ACPE-Accredited
Providers of Continuing Pharmacy Education Offering
Certificate Programs in Pharmacy (1999) - effective through December 31, 2008

Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education Adopted: June 20, 2007 - Effective: January 1, 2009 Download Adobe Acrobat File (164 KB)