The Commission will impose a Warning (formerly Notation) when it determines that conditions at an institution with respect to the Commission’s Standards for Accreditation are such that the institution’s accreditation may be in jeopardy if current conditions continue or worsen. Warning is not an adverse action.

An institution issued a Warning will be closely monitored by the Commission, including a focused evaluation within two years to assess the institution’s success in addressing the identified concerns. If the Warning is for Institutional Resources, the institution will be required to submit a teach- out plan (or agreements when required by federal regulation) and provide evidence it has sufficient resources to support an orderly close out. The focused evaluation visit will include a review of the institution’s teach-out plans and agreements; its academic records for students and alumni/ae to assess the policies and procedures in place with respect to the retention, safety and security, and disposal of those records; and its resources to determine whether they are adequate to support an organized closure.