Review all available resources and information provided by ACPE for an institution seeking to establish an accredited program for a College/School of Pharmacy.
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A new program application fee is required for initial review by ACPE. This fee includes coverage of the cost of an on-site staff consultation, which should occur between the time of initial submission of the application and the June meeting of the ACPE Board of Directors. The fee is non-refundable and expires after one year. The fee structure can be found here.
Note: ACPE reserves the right to adjust fees should circumstances dictate.
First-time submissions of new applications will only be accepted in the spring of a given year, approximately 18 months prior to the planned matriculation of the first students into a new program. The initial draft application (three hard copies) and the application fee are due by January 15, and the final version (6 copies plus a single PDF version of the entire application on a flash drive) is due by April 1 in order to be considered by the Board at a June meeting. If authorized, an on-site evaluation will be conducted in the fall, and the report from the review would go to the Board for consideration at the following January Board meeting.
Any program considering an application for a new college or school of pharmacy is highly encouraged to consult ACPE staff well before an initial application is submitted.
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