Accreditation
Process- Getting started: Welcome to ICAA
ICAA began taking steps in Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine education with excellence from 2023. Our rigorous accreditation sets the gold standard for students and employers. We advance education quality, embrace diversity, and envision global recognition. Join us to shape the future of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. Accredited by the Council on Higher Education. ICAA: Setting standards, shaping futures.
Steps to Accreditation:
- Eligibility
- Candidacy Submission
- Candidacy Notification
- Self-Study Year
- Site Visit
- Accreditation Notification
Viewpoint on Accreditation
ICAA recognizes flexibility and innovation are essential to the design and development of curricula and course formats which:
- Meet the diverse educational needs of all students, both full-time and part-time.
- Address the broad scope of career opportunities in the field of Ayurveda Integrative Medicine.
- Each Program’s mission, goals, and objectives serve as the basis upon which the Criteria are applied. The emphasis placed on various applications of Ayurveda Integrative Medicine will therefore depend upon the Program’s mission and goals.
Ayurveda Integrative Medicine is used as the single term to include:
- Herbal Medicine
- Ayurveda and Policy related to Ayurvedic Medicine
- Integrative Health
- Integrative Medicine
- Naturopathic Medicine
Accredited programs are housed in different settings within the university including:
- Schools of Ayurveda
- Schools of Integrative Medicine or Naturopathic Medicine
- Schools of Integrative Health
- Allied Health Sciences and Graduate Studies
- Medical Schools having Integrative Medicine Department or Health
A variety of degrees reflect the disciplinary focus of the program such as BAMS (AYUSH and WHO Certified-International), MD, MS, and others. All programs seeking ICAA accreditation are subject to the Criteria for Accreditation. Those standards embody the following values:
- Maintain flexibility and adaptability while stimulating and promoting high standards that lead to excellence in education
- Be customer oriented, especially toward students and employers representing the many sectors of healthcare
- Recognize the diversity of institutions and programs offering graduate degrees in healthcare management
- Focus on purpose and results, not only structures or methods
- Support multiple models but insist on demonstration of meeting standards and established competencies
- Encourage exemplary performance through the documentation, communication and utilization of documented best and innovative practices in teaching, scholarship and service
Ready to Begin the journey to Accreditation?
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