The Accreditation Process, Policies and Procedures (AP3) manual is used in conjunction with the Standards for Accreditation of Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies to guide the American Library Association (ALA) accreditation process. It is provided primarily for use and reference by program and institutional representatives, members of the ALA Committee on Accreditation (COA, the Committee), and External Review Panelists. AP# is regularly reviewed for revision by Office for Accreditation staff. Substantive changes to process, policy or procedure are approved by COA. Originals found in the ALA Archives RS 60/3/4.