Accreditation
SelfDesign is a candidate for accreditation by The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).
What Is Accreditation?
As CITA explains on its website, "Accreditation comes from the Latin word credito - meaning to trust." A CITA-accredited school is one which has been inspected by this outside, independent agency and meets or exceeds the CITA standards.
Once again, per CITA, "The hallmark of accreditation is that a school is as it represents itself, that it is trustworthy and that it protects the public trust by reaching high standards and acting in a trustworthy manner."
Why Is This Important?
1. Peace of Mind: Parents can take comfort in the knowledge that an accredited school has submitted to external review and its quality has been validated both through self-study and on-site evaluation by education professionals.
2. Solid Foundation: An accredited school follows accepted educational practices and has an ongoing process of continual improvement. This provides a solid foundation for each student's success.
3. Ease of Transfer: As a practical matter, it is far simpler to transfer high school credits from an accredited school than from a non-accredited one. SelfDesign will not be able to guarantee our credits will be universally accepted; it is common practice, however, for one accredited high school to accept credits which have been earned at any other accredited high school.
4. Preparing for the Next Step: Accreditation can be even more important when seeking college admission. Universities and colleges will more readily accept credits earned from an accredited high school than from a non-accredited one. This is because they are aware of the standards of the accrediting agency and recognize the value of the work accomplished by students of the accredited school.
