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Membership Procedures
Site Map: Membership Procedures
Individual Membership
Accredited Institutional Membership
Especially for New Applicants
Official NASM Standards and Procedures for New and Renewal Applications
Comparisons Among Self-Study Formats
Self-Study Formats and Associated Procedures
Basic Resources and Forms
Supplemental Resources
Other Procedures
Resources for Visiting Evaluators

Achievement and Quality: Higher Education in the Arts

Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS)

Council of Arts Accrediting Associations (CAAA)

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Official NASM Standards and Procedures for New and Renewal Applications

Self-Study Formats and Associated Procedures
Required reading for all applicants. Provides the official compete Procedures documents and required forms for new and renewal applications. A narrative overview of the entire process is found in the Membership Procedures document titled Procedures for Institutions.

Basic Resources and Forms
Required reading for those new to the NASM process; optional reading for all others. Provides the Notice of Intention to Apply form that initiates the process, basic information, rationales, and the Application form required to be submitted with the Self-Study.

Supplemental Resources
Optional reading for all applicants. Provides access to several optional documents that may be useful in developing Self-Studies targeted to the current needs of a specific institution.

Resources for Visiting Evaluators
Optional reading for all applicants. Provides the Procedures for Visiting Evaluators required for use by NASM evaluation teams, as well as additional resource documents.

Please note the "Quick Links" on the right side of this page that may be useful to instantly locate additional resources represented there.

QUICK LINKS

SITE MAP: An at-a-glance guide to the layout of the Membership Procedures portion of the Web site.

New Curricula. To review procedures and instructions for submitting an application for Plan Approval and/or Final Approval for Listing, go to New Curricula Applications.

Optional Response to the Visitors' Report. To obtain instructions for submitting an Optional Response to the Visitors' Report, go to Submission of Optional Response.

Responses, Progress Reports. To obtain instructions for submitting a response or progress report to the Commission, go to Submission of Response or Progress Report.

GET THE NASM HANDBOOK

The NASM Handbook includes NASM Standards and Guidelines for degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions in music, as well as the Association's Constitution, Bylaws, and Code of Ethics.

Free access is available on this Web site to an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the Handbook, or you may purchase a print copy at a cost of $20.00.

To get a copy of the latest edition of the Handbook in either format, go to Publications/Books, and select the link that corresponds with your choice.

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