[Document Introduction] These guidelines support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard II.C. As such, institutions and programs must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The syllabus is the implementation tool for the course curriculum. It also serves as a written contract between school and student on the expectations for the course, serves as a record for student learning in the future, and increases student success through full disclosure of expectations. Therefore,…

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These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard II.B.2. As such, institutions and programs (as applicable) must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Institutions and programs should ensure that students are receiving the appropriate amount of education for which they are paying. Institutions and programs should neither under-award nor over-award hours and credits. Therefore, the following will be used to verify compliance with Standard II.B.2 in lieu of other regulations.…

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[Document Introduction] NOTE: This document replaces Appendix D.12 CPL Chart & D.12a Instructions. These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard VIII.C. As such, institutions programs must demonstrate compliance with both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Accrediting agencies are required to assess institutions and programs based on success in achieving their stated objectives and continual efforts to improve educational quality. One metric used to determine success of a vocational program is the completion…

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These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard X. As such, institutions and programs which offer distance education—fully online or hybrid—must demonstrate compliance with both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Distance education (both fully online and hybrid courses) utilizes technology to create enriching virtual classroom experiences. Distance education must meet the criteria of supporting regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor. (Independent study or correspondence courses do not meet that…

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These policies support and extend COMTA Accreditation Standard II.B.2. As such, institutions and programs (as applicable) must demonstrate compliance to both. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Institutions and programs should ensure that students are receiving the appropriate amount of education for which they are paying. Institutions and programs should neither under-award nor over-award hours and credits. Therefore, the following will be used to verify compliance with Standard II.B.2 in lieu of other regulations:…

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This list of best practice strategies is based on “Institutional Policies/Practices and Course Design Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education,” produced by WCET in February 2009 and updated in April 2009. In May 2009, the Instructional Technology Council (ITC) surveyed its membership to invite feedback and additional strategies to enhance the WCET work. This June 2009 document reflects the combined contributions of WCET, the UT TeleCampus of the University…

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The combination of massage/esthetics education and bodywork vocabulary and accreditation vocabulary results in many instances of special usage for otherwise common terms. Definitions have been developed by COMTA after studying terms used by other accrediting bodies and the United States Department of Education. The purpose of this glossary is to provide commonly accepted definitions and to meet the needs of those affected by COMTA.   To download the Appendix C: Definition…

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Lesson Planning Effective classroom instruction requires a well developed, carefully prepared lesson plan for every class period. The lesson plan acts as a road map for teaching, helping the teacher to organize the subject matter and direct student activity. It is always prepared in the form of pivotal questions and activities, not in narrative or expository form. Although there is no single method of teaching, there are common characteristics to all lesson plans.…

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Leadership Styles The three main types of Leadership Styles that were presented in the lecture are: Laissez-faire Authoritarian (or Autocratic) Democratic Download the complete Leadership Styles and Types of Teachers Handout here.

Four-Step instructional Process A system of instruction has been developed that helps students retain and transfer skills and knowledge. It also helps teachers organize their lessons in an orderly but flexible sequence. Download the complete Instructional Process Handout here.