C C A P P
The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs
Le Conseil canadien de l’agrément des programmes de pharmacie
CCAPP APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION
2017
THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS
In brief, there are five steps in the accreditation process:
1. The University makes application for accreditation under CCAPP. The application is composed of three sets of documents:
(a) Application for Accreditation - providing information on personnel, budgets, enrolment, etc.
(b) Self-Assessment Report - providing in-depth information on the Faculty under the headings outlined in the Self-Assessment Guide. The focus is on the present and the past five years, i.e. "where we have been and where we are".
(c) Strategic Plan - detailing the Faculty's plans for the next five-year period. It focuses on "where we want to go and how we plan to get there".
2. An On-site Evaluation is conducted by a four-member team composed of a CCAPP board member, a dean, a pharmacy faculty member and the Executive Director of CCAPP. The appropriate provincial licensing body(bodies) is(are) invited to appoint an observer to each on-site evaluation team.
The team seeks information to supplement the Self-Assessment Report, determines the feasibility of the Strategic Plan, and prepares a draft report.
3. The Executive Director prepares a final report on the Faculty and a recommended accreditation status for consideration by the CCAPP Board of Directors.
4. The Board of Directors makes a decision on the appropriate accreditation status to be granted the Faculty and determines the time period and/or any conditions to be associated with the accreditation award.
5. The University President and the Dean of the Faculty are advised of the Board's decision and the accreditation status is published in the CCAPP Annual Directory.
Full accreditation is may be granted for up to eight years. Thus, an on-going cycle of self-assessment, strategic planning and external review is established within each Faculty of Pharmacy.
Faculty of Pharmacy also means College or School.
Dean also means Director.
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE CCAPP APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION
In accord with the CCAPP policy on confidentiality, all information provided will be treated in confidence and will be made available only to members of the Board of Directors of CCAPP and to the On-Site Evaluation team selected for your university.
The Application for Accreditation consists of four sections and will usually be completed by the Dean's Office. Some of the information requested is similar to that collected annually by the Association of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada.
Each section begins on a separate page and additional pages should be added, as necessary. Also, explanatory notes may be added, as appropriate.
SECTION A:
INVITATION FOR EVALUATION: Is a formal invitation by the University for CCAPP to conduct an evaluation of the professional program(s) of the Faculty of Pharmacy for the purposes of accreditation. At the present time, Baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy programs may be accredited.
SECTION B:
STUDENTS: Provide enrollment data for the current year and information on the number of graduates for the last academic year. The requested information is similar to that collected annually by the Association of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada.
SECTION C:
BUDGET: Provide details of the most recently approved operating and capital budgets for the Faculty of Pharmacy. Normally these will include all amounts provided by the University and administered by the Dean. The information requested is similar to that collected annually by the Association of Deans of Pharmacy of Canada.
SECTION D:
PERSONNEL: Information should be provided in alphabetical order for each individual in the academic ranks listed in parts 1-4. Only the number of individuals employed is required in parts 5 and 6. Use TBA to identify any positions that are currently vacant in the appropriate category.
Highest Earned Degree - M.Sc., Ph.D., Pharm.D., etc.
Pharmacy Licence - indicate with a √ those faculty members who hold a current licence to practice pharmacy in the province in which the Faculty is located.
Full or Part-Time - indicate whether the faculty member is considered to be full-time (FT) or part-time (PT) by the University.
Tenure - indicate with a √ those faculty who hold tenure or are in a tenure-tracked position.
Academic Area of Instruction - refers to pharmaceutical disciplines, e.g. Pharmaceutics; Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Pharmacology; Pharmacy Practice; Pharmacy Administration; Clinical Pharmacy, etc.
NOTE: Curriculum vitae for each faculty member should be accessible on-site for the site-team members during their review of the Faculty. It is not necessary to provide these beforehand.
CCAPP APPLICATION FOR ACCREDITATION
SECTION A
INVITATION FOR EVALUATION
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Name of University
seeks accreditation status for the professional degree program(s) indicated below and invites The Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs to conduct an evaluation of its
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Name of Faculty
for the purpose of accreditation.
Programs to be evaluated:
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Name of Degree Abbreviation
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Name of Degree Abbreviation
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Name of Dean or Director of Faculty Name of President or Designate
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Address Address
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Signature Signature
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Date Date
SECTION B
STUDENTS
1. CURRENT ENROLLMENT
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Year
TOTALUndergraduate
Full-Time
Part-Time
Graduate
Full-Time
Part-Time
Others
Total
2. GRADUATES AT END OF LAST ACADEMIC YEAR
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Year
TOTALBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Residency
Other (Specify) ______
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Total
SECTION C
BUDGET
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Year
1. OPERATING BUDGET
Salaries - Academic ______
Salaries - Student Assistants ______
Salaries - Staff ______
Benefits ______
Non-Salary ______
Cost Recoveries ______
Other (Specify) ______
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Total Operating Budget ______
SECTION D
PERSONNEL
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Year
1. FULL PROFESSORS
NAME / HIGHEST EARNED DEGREE / PHARMACY LICENCE / FULL ORPART-TIME / TENURE / ACADEMIC AREA OF INSTRUCTION
2. ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
3. ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
NAME / HIGHEST EARNED DEGREE / PHARMACY LICENCE / FULL OR PART-TIME / TENURE / ACADEMIC AREA OF INSTRUCTION
4. INSTRUCTORS/LECTURERS
5. OTHER TEACHING STAFF
Number
Sessional Instructors ______
Graduate Teaching Assistants ______
Laboratory Demonstrators ______
Clinical Preceptors ______
Others (Specify) ______
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6.
Number
Secretarial/Clerical ______
Administrative/Professional ______
Technical ______
Other (Specify) ______
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