National Architectural Accrediting Board Conditions of Accreditation
Condition 4:		Social Equity The program must provide all faculty, students, and staff-irrespective of race, ethnicity, creed, national origin, gender, age, physical ability, or sexual orientation-with equitable access to a caring and supportive educational environment in which to learn, teach, and work. It must have a clear policy on demographic diversity that is communicated to current and prospective faculty, students, and staff; this policy must be reflected in the distribution of the program's human, physical, and financial resources; and faculty, staff, and students must have equitable opportunities to participate in program governance. The APR must include the following information: Criteria and procedures for achieving equity and diversity in faculty appointments, re-appointments, and promotions Criteria and procedures for achieving equity and diversity in student admissions, advancement, retention, and graduation Description of the means by which faculty, students, and staff are given access to the formulation of policies and procedures, including curriculum review and program development Source: 1998 Conditions and Procedures and its 2002 Addendum NAAB 1735 new York Avenue, MW Washington, DC 20006-5292 and http://www.naab.org/