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Step 2: Candidacy Status

The second step in the accreditation process, Candidacy Status provides your academic unit/sport management program an opportunity to prepare itself for the development of a Self-Study (step 3) and a site visit (step 4).
CANDIDACY STATUS
All programs must provide the following materials in their application:
1. List of items to submit for Candidacy Status
2. Outcomes Assessment Plan Template

The following items are to help you review your application:​
Outcomes Assessment Plan Checklist
Bloom's Taxonomy
​Scope of Accreditation Checklist


Once you have a draft of your Candidacy Status application, use the Outcomes Assessment Plan Checklist to review it. You are strongly encouraged to send a draft of your application to Heather Alderman for review before any deadline.
WHAT DO I SUBMIT? [video]
CUrrent programs in candidacy status
The following 10 COSMA members are in Candidacy Status. An asterisk (*) means the program has had or has planned a site visit. Last updated September 22, 2022.

American Public University System*, Charles Town, WV
Elon University, Elon, NC*
Indiana University - Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Radford University, Radford, VA

​Regis College, Weston, MA
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
​University of Minnesota Crookston, Crookston, MN
Voorhees College, Denmark, SC
Winthrop University, Winthrop, NC (master's degree)


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The Board of Commissioners makes decisions about Candidacy Status applications bimonthly and, as time allows, during their biannual face-to-face meetings. Deadlines occur every two months:​​​
  • February 15, 2023
  • ​April 15, 2023
  • ​June 15, 2023
  • ​August 15, 2023

Additional Links

  • Accreditation Principles and Self-Study Preparation Manual (2022)
  • Accreditation Process Manual
  • Site Visit Preparation Manual
  • Program Membership Application
  • Site Reviewer Resource Guide​
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  • ABOUT COSMA
    • MISSION >
      • CHEA Recognition
    • Value of Accreditation
    • Directory of Accredited Programs
    • Board of Commissioners >
      • Commissioners Actions
    • Board of Directors >
      • Strategic Planning
  • Accreditation
    • Why Accreditation Matters
    • Step 1: Program Membership
    • Step 2: Candidacy Status >
      • Measuring Student Learning
    • Step 3: Self Study Preparation
    • Step 4: Site Visit >
      • Site Visit Costs
    • Step 5: Accreditation Decision
    • Accreditation Training
    • Annual Report
  • Join COSMA
    • Program Members >
      • COSMA Exit Survey
    • Organizational Members
    • Individual Members
    • Student Members
  • Conference
    • Case Study Cup
    • 2023 Evaluation
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Hall of Fame
    • Esports Management Series
    • Conference Host Application
    • Archives >
      • 2022 Conference
      • 2021 Conference
      • 2020 Conference
      • 2019 Conference
      • 2018 Conference
      • 2017 Conference
      • 2016 Conference
  • Resources
    • CSSM Access Signup >
      • CSSM Journal Access
    • COSMA Fellow
    • Job Board
    • S.M. Degree Programs
    • COSMA Institute
    • Mentoring Program
    • Faculty Salary Survey
    • Dashboard Data
  • Students
    • Scholarship & Grant
    • Chi Sigma Mu Honor Society
    • Student Sport Organizations
    • Graduation Cords
  • COSMA Store