What Are the Possible Course Decisions
IAI panels carefully review each course submission against the applicable course approval criteria. After the review, the panel assigns one of several decisions based on the course's alignment with IAI requirements.
Panel Decisions
Approved
The course aligns with the panel’s descriptor and approval criteria. The course will be added or maintained in the IAI database; no further action by the institution is needed at this time. Course is eligible for ongoing review in five years.
Conditional Approval:
The course may be moved to full approval status pending review by the panel co-chairs of one or two minor items. This decision does NOT require full panel review of any additional information submitted by the institution so long as it is submitted by the Conditional Approval Submission Deadline. If submitted by the deadline, the co-chairs may approve the course based on the information supplied or send it back for more information. If the institution misses the deadline, the course will go back to the full panel for further review next season.
Needs More Information:
The course appears to align with the panel’s descriptor however some of the required syllabus information, such as a detailed weekly topical outline, and/or adequate coverage of all topics is needed before the course can be approved for the IAI descriptor. This decision requires full panel review of the resubmission with new or additional information at the next review session.
Returned:
The course cannot be approved as it does not align with the panel’s descriptor and will require significant revisions to possibly be considered a match for the IAI descriptor. This decision requires full panel review of the resubmission with new or additional information at the next review session.