ARC-PA

Post-Professional Doctoral Program Fee Structure

Annual Accreditation Maintenance Fee

Billing/Invoice Date

Fee¹

Period Covered by

May 1, 2026

$5,000

07.01.25 – 06.30.26

May 1, 2027

$5,000

07.01.26 – 06.30.27

May 1, 2028

$5,000

07.01.27 – 06.30.28

A 10% late fee will be charged to programs that are 45 days delinquent in paying their annual accreditation fees.

Provisional Application Eligibility Fee (non-refundable) $2,000

Checks eligibility to enter the accreditation process.

Provisional Application Fee (non-refundable) $8,000

Agenda placement will occur once the provisional letter of intent and application fee have been received.

Agenda Change Fee $2,000

An agenda change fee will be assessed each time a request is made to be moved to a different agenda. This agenda change must be a request to be placed on a future agenda within 2 years from the originally scheduled agenda (as availability allows).

Interval Assessment Fee – $6,000 for each category below:

1. Provisional Monitoring (includes site visit expense)

2. Final Provisional (transition to continuing, includes site visit expense)

3. Probation Monitoring (includes site visit expense)

4. Focused Assessment Fee plus direct expenses associated with a site visit2 if required

Reconsideration / Appeals Fee

Reconsideration – $10,000

Appeal – $40,000 (In addition to other expenses as detailed in the Appeals Policy)

Non-sufficient Funds Fee (NSF) $35

A non-sufficient funds fee will be assessed for each returned check by the bank for insufficient funds.

¹ Once awarded Accreditation, the program will be billed a prorated Annual Accreditation Maintenance Fee for the current year.
² A Focused Assessment may be conducted at any time to evaluate specific program/institution Standards compliance issue. Details
about requirements for the focused visit are conveyed to the program in writing prior to the visit.