Process Timeline

AAPIA–CFIA organizes its accreditation processes through an annual timeline that supports the planning and coordination of the main stages of the process: application submission, training on quality standards, and on-site evaluation visits.

The timeline includes two application periods during the year, enabling higher education institutions to plan their participation in advance and prepare the required activities and supporting evidence.

The dates indicated are provided for planning purposes and may be adjusted, subject to prior coordination with AAPIA–CFIA, based on academic cycles, institutional calendars, and the specific circumstances of each higher education institution, with the aim of ensuring the effective implementation of every stage of the accreditation process.

PERIOD I

Annual calendar for the first period. It shows the activities for application receipt, establishment of quality standards, and on-site visits, distributed from January to December.
Activity	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Application Submission	January: without activity.	February: Application Submission	March: Application Submission	April: without activity.	May: without activity.	June: without activity.	July: without activity.	August: without activity.	September: without activity.	October: without activity.	November: without activity.	December: without activity.
Training on Quality Standards	January: without activity.	February: without activity.	March: Training on Quality Standards	April: Training on Quality Standards	May: without activity.	June: without activity.	July: without activity.	August: without activity.	September: without activity.	October: without activity.	November: without activity.	December: without activity.
On-Site Evaluation Visit	January: without activity.	February: without activity.	March: without activity.	April: without activity.	May: On-Site Evaluation Visit	June: On-Site Evaluation Visit	July: without activity.	August: without activity.	September: without activity.	October: without activity.	November: without activity.	December: without activity.

PERIOD II

Annual calendar for the first period. It shows the activities for application receipt, establishment of quality standards, and on-site visits, distributed from January to December.
Actividad	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Application Submission	January: without activity.	February: without activity.	March: without activity.	April: without activity.	May: without activity.	June: without activity.	July: Application Submission	August: Application Submission	September: without activity.	October: without activity.	November: without activity.	December: without activity.
Training on Quality Standards	January: without activity.	February: without activity.	March: without activity.	April: without activity.	May: without activity.	June: without activity.	July: without activity.	August: Training on Quality Standards	September: Training on Quality Standards	October: without activity.	November: without activity.	December: without activity.
On-Site Evaluation Visit	January: without activity.	February: without activity.	March: without activity.	April: without activity.	May: without activity.	June: without activity.	July: without activity.	August: without activity.	September: without activity.	October: On-Site Evaluation Visit	November: On-Site Evaluation Visit	December: without activity.