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U. du Quèbec à Trois-Rivières Placed on Probation

Dynamic Chiropractic Staff

The Council on Chiropractic Education of Canada (CCEC) reports that its Commission on Accreditation (COA) has deferred a decision to reaffirm the accreditation of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). A sanction of probation, effective January 24, 2002, was imposed by the COA for "failure to comply with established accreditation criteria."

The COA said its decision was based on the procedures in the CCEC Standards for Doctor of Chiropractic Programmes. The COA has informed UQTR of the specific deficiencies that must be corrected to maintain CCEC accreditation. The CCEC Standards stipulate that the COA may revoke accredited status if a program fails to correct such deficiencies or otherwise fails to comply with the requirement standards.

The COA said it is committed to assisting the UQTR, but that "given the confidential nature of the accreditation relationship ... no further or more specific information about this matter will be provided."

DC faxed the UQTR for comment, but at press time the UQTR had not responded.

February 2002
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