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Michael H. Cardozo, LLB

JAMA. 1970;213(4):594-596.

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In order to appreciate the recent developments in the legal aspects of accreditation in the United States, it is important to bear in mind the legal basis of the accreditation of higher education in this country. In many areas of elementary and secondary education and professional practice, most of the same considerations apply. The subject was thoroughly treated in a student comment in the Cornell Law Quarterly in 1966.

The most significant aspect of accreditation in the United States is its "voluntary" character. This means that it arises out of the spontaneous action of private individuals and organizations, rather than from some governmental action.

If you want to operate a bus system in a city, a railroad across state lines, or an international airline, you can find elaborate prescriptions in governmental statutes and regulations describing what you have to do before you can start and how you must operate when . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Association of American Law Schools, Washington, DC.

Footnotes
Read in part before the 66th annual Congress on Medical Education, sponsored by the AMA Congress on Medical Education, Chicago, Feb 8, 1970.

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