NASPAA’s Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation would like to extend a warm welcome to all accreditation site visitors, and potential site visitors!

This portion of the website is devoted to informing you of the process and substance of being an accreditation site visitor As a site visitor, you are the most vital part of the accreditation process: the eyes and ears of the Commission.

Site visits for NASPAA last 2 to 3 days, and generally consist of a CHAIR (usually a senior academic or administrator), and ACADEMIC MEMBER, and a PRACTITIONER (someone employed in the public or non-profit sector). The site team is nominated by the Commission and approved by the program to be visited. The nomination process takes place during November and December of each year. Visitors are matched to schools along a number of characteristics, and not every site visitor in the pool is called every year. The site visits are usually scheduled in February and March. There are no honoraria, but your transportation, hotel, and meals will be covered.

If you would like to become a site visitor, the first step is to obtain training. This portion of the website contains important information about where and how to obtain site visitor training.

The Commission wants every site visitor to be well-prepared for his or her visit, and to achieve that goal, this portion of the website also contains the site visitor manual, expense forms, and past examples of site visit reports.

Thank you for your interest in serving as an accreditation site visitor!