1. State accreditation educational activities carried out according to the main educational programs implemented in accordance with federal state educational standards, with the exception of educational programs preschool education, as well as for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with educational standards.

2. The purpose of state accreditation of educational activities is to confirm compliance with federal state educational standards of educational activities in basic educational programs and training of students in educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly.

3. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out by an accreditation body - a federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of education, or an executive body of a subject Russian Federation, exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal Law, upon applications from organizations carrying out educational activities.

4. State accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, is carried out on the proposals of the relevant religious organizations (if such religious organizations are part of the structure of centralized religious organizations, on the proposals of the relevant centralized religious organizations). During state accreditation of educational activities of religious educational organizations, information about qualifications is provided teaching staff with theological degrees and theological titles.

5. The executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, exercising the powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, during state accreditation of educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes state accreditation of educational activities carried out in such branches, in cooperation with the relevant executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

6. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs of primary general, basic general, secondary general education, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities for the specified educational programs in relation to each level of general education to which the declared for state accreditation of basic general education programs.

7. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities in the main professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities in the specified educational programs in relation to each level vocational education for each enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation. The main professional educational programs that are implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and belong to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training that have state accreditation are educational programs that have state accreditation.

8. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for the main professional educational programs, organizations carrying out educational activities declare for state accreditation all the main professional educational programs that are implemented by them and belong to the corresponding enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training.

9. The accreditation body makes a separate decision on state accreditation of educational programs applied for state accreditation and implemented by an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches.

10. The application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are submitted to the accreditation body directly or sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to send an application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it to the accreditation body in the form electronic document signed with an electronic signature. The forms of the said application and the documents attached to it, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing public policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

11. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out based on the results of an accreditation examination, which is based on the principles of the objectivity of its implementation and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its implementation.

12. The subject of the accreditation examination is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation to federal state educational standards (hereinafter referred to as the accreditation examination). When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities for educational programs that ensure the implementation educational standards, accreditation examination regarding the content of student training is not carried out.

13. Experts who have the necessary qualifications in the field of basic educational programs declared for state accreditation, and (or) expert organizations that meet the established requirements, participate in the accreditation examination. Experts and expert organizations cannot be in civil legal relations (experts are also in labor relations) with an organization carrying out educational activities when conducting an accreditation examination in relation to the educational activities of such an organization.

14. The accreditation body accredits experts and expert organizations and maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations on electronic media. The specified register is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

15. Qualification requirements for experts, requirements for expert organizations, the procedure for attracting and selecting experts and expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination, the procedure for their accreditation (including the procedure for maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations) are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

16. Payment for the services of experts and expert organizations and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in connection with the accreditation examination are made in the manner and in the amounts established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

17. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

18. The accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities within a period not exceeding one hundred and five days from the date of receipt of the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to this application, provided that these applications and documents comply with the requirements, established by the provision specified in part 29 of this article.

19. When making a decision on state accreditation of educational activities, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation, the validity period of which is:

1) six years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic professional educational programs;

2) twelve years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic general education programs.

20. The forms of the certificate of state accreditation and its annexes, as well as the technical requirements for these documents, are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

21. When a license to carry out educational activities is terminated, state accreditation is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.

(see text in the previous edition)

22. An organization carrying out educational activities and arising as a result of reorganization in the form of division or spin-off is issued a temporary certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organization and which had state accreditation. The temporary certificate of state accreditation is valid for one year. An organization carrying out educational activities and reorganized in the form of joining another organization carrying out educational activities, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities. An organization carrying out educational activities and resulting from reorganization in the form of a merger, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities , which expires earlier.

(see text in the previous edition)

23. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation, related to the corresponding levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:

1) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;

2) the presence of a negative conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination.

24. The accreditation body deprives an organization carrying out educational activities of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs related to the relevant levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:

(see text in the previous edition)

(see text in the previous edition)

2) repeated violation of legislation in the field of education by an organization carrying out educational activities during the period of validity of state accreditation, which resulted in the unlawful issuance of documents on education and (or) qualifications of the established form;

3) expiration of the suspension of state accreditation (in the absence of grounds for renewing state accreditation).

25. An organization carrying out educational activities is deprived of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation that relate to an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, if there are grounds for deprivation of state accreditation for one or more basic professional educational programs implemented by it.

26. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application for state accreditation no earlier than one year after the refusal of state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.

IN Lately Rosobrnadzor and the Ministry of Education pay increased attention to the quality of education in universities. Inspections and constant monitoring of the educational process are carried out.

Based on the analysis of various data, recommendations are made to stop the work of ineffective and low-quality educational institutions. The license and accreditation of such a university (college, school) is revoked

However, management often similar organizations, do not rush to notify their students about this and continue to conduct educational activities. Moreover, they continue to recruit students and accept tuition fees, taking advantage of the ignorance of applicants about the true state of affairs at the institute.

In order to avoid getting into such a situation when choosing a university upon admission, the first thing applicants should pay attention to is the presence of a license to conduct educational activities and accreditation.

Since 2011, licenses began to be issued for an indefinite period, but this does not mean that they cannot be revoked. Scheduled inspections of Rosobrnadzor are carried out no more often than once every three years (this must be kept in mind). But if complaints and requests arise, the frequency of inspections is not limited.

Key points to pay attention to:

• The name of the university in the license must match the name in all documents, orders, contracts, certificates of the university, including the diploma.
• The university address indicated in the license is the legal address and may not coincide with the place of your study. The main thing is that this address must coincide with the address specified in the University Charter and in the agreement for the provision of paid educational services.
• The license has an application - one or more. The applications indicate the educational programs in which the university has the right to teach, so you should pay attention to this when choosing a university and the specialty in which you want to study. The applications recently issued using the new form also indicate the places of educational activities.

3. You can also check the educational organization on this page of Rosobrnadzor (search for organizations or individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities according to state accredited educational programs)

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 18, 2013 No. 1039, a new Regulation on state accreditation of educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) was approved. Accordingly, previous regulatory legal documents on state accreditation of educational activities from this moment lose force.

It is important to note that, according to this Resolution, certificates of state accreditation that organizations carrying out educational activities have, issued before September 1, 2013, are subject to re-issuance by accreditation bodies before January 1, 2016, based on applications from these organizations.

Who does the document apply to?

The Regulations establish the procedure for state accreditation of educational activities of educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly (hereinafter referred to as organizations carrying out educational activities), for the implementation of basic educational programs (with the exception of educational programs preschool education).

Who conducts

State accreditation is carried out federal Service for supervision in the field of education and science or executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education (hereinafter referred to as accreditation bodies).

How is it carried out?

1. To obtain state accreditation, an organization carrying out educational activities applies to the accreditation body with an application for state accreditation, to which is attached a number of documents and information specified in the Regulations. The application forms and information attached to it about the implementation of educational programs, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The application and accompanying documents are submitted in one of the following ways:

a) on paper or by registered mail with a description of the contents and notification of delivery;

b) in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature.

The accreditation body receives them according to the inventory and registers them within 1 working day.

2. The application and the documents attached to it are checked by the accreditation body for:

a) assignment of state accreditation to the competence of the accreditation body;

b) availability of a license to carry out educational activities according to the declared educational programs, for state accreditation;

c) the expiration of 1 year from the date of refusal of the organization carrying out educational activities in state accreditation or deprivation of state accreditation;

d) the correctness of execution and completion of the application and attached documents, completeness of the attached documents.

3. In case of a positive decision, the application and the documents attached to it are accepted for consideration on the merits, and the applicant is given or sent a corresponding notification.

4. In case of non-compliance of the submitted documents with the requirements of the Regulations, the applicant receives a notice of non-compliance, as well as information that in order to carry out state accreditation it is necessary to submit to the accreditation body a correctly executed and completed application and attached documents and (or) missing documents within 2 months.

Otherwise, the applicant’s acceptance and consideration of documents will be denied, and the documents will be returned.

An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application no earlier than 1 year after its refusal to state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.

The basis for termination of consideration by the accreditation body of the application and attached documents and returning them to the applicant is the entry into force of a court decision during the state accreditation procedure on the administrative suspension of activities or on the revocation of a license to carry out educational activities.

5. If the documents are accepted for consideration, then the accreditation body conducts an accreditation examination, the subject of which is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities with the federal state educational standards declared for state accreditation of educational programs.

When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.

Accreditation examination is carried out separately in relation to educational programs implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and in each of its branches.

Based on the results of the accreditation examination, a conclusion of the expert group is prepared, a copy of which is sent to the organization carrying out educational activities or is handed over to its authorized representative against signature.

6. The accreditation body reviews the conclusion of the expert group and makes a decision on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches, with federal state educational standards in terms of each level of education, enlarged group of professions, specialty and areas of training, which include educational programs applied for state accreditation, and makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation.

7. When making a decision on state accreditation, the accreditation body issues an organization carrying out educational activities a certificate of state accreditation with an attachment. A certificate without an attachment is invalid.

Validity period of the accreditation certificate:

a) 6 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic professional educational programs;

b) 12 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic general education programs.

8. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of an organization carrying out educational activities if one of the following grounds is present:

a) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;

b) the presence of a negative conclusion from the expert group.

9. An educational organization or an organization providing training that arose as a result of reorganization in the form of a merger, division or separation, or reorganized in the form of annexation to it in another way educational organization or the organization providing training is issued a temporary certificate for 1 year.

10. For the issuance of a certificate (temporary certificate), a state duty is paid in the amounts and in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.

11. The regulation also establishes the grounds and procedure for reissuing the accreditation certificate, issuing a duplicate in the event of loss or damage to the certificate with an attachment, the procedure for suspension, renewal, termination and deprivation of state accreditation.

The document can be viewed in full, for example, on the Garant website.

What to do?

1.Read the document carefully.

2.Make a decision on the timing of re-issuing the certificate or passing state accreditation. Make a plan.

2.Contact the accreditation body. Consult on any questions that interest you.

Accreditation under new rules

What is certification of an educational institution, why is it needed?

Certification of an educational institution is carried out in order to find out how well the level of knowledge of its graduates corresponds to established state standards.

During the certification of an educational institution, the availability of a license and the results of final exams for the last three years are checked. In addition, pupils or students of a certified educational institution write special test and test papers.

Certification is carried out once every five years, so before the expiration of the old certification report, it is worth asking when the certification will be carried out and whether it will be carried out at all. If an educational institution does not pass certification, it is deprived of accreditation. If it passes the certification successfully, it is admitted to state accreditation.

The essence of state accreditation is that an educational institution confirms that it is either a higher educational institution (university, academy, institute) or a secondary professional institution(technical school, school, college), or a general educational institution (school, gymnasium, lyceum).

Why should an educational institution have state accreditation?

The purpose of accreditation of a university is to establish (confirm for the next term) its state accreditation status by type (higher educational institution) and type (institute, academy, university) with the establishment of a list of educational programs of higher professional education for which the university has the right to issue education documents to graduates state standard.

State accreditation of an educational institution gives it the right to issue state-issued diplomas (certificates) in accredited educational programs.

Before enrolling in an educational institution, you should find out whether it is accredited.

Public accreditation is recognition that graduates of a higher educational institution have a more or less satisfactory level of education. Public accreditation is carried out by public educational, professional, scientific and industrial organizations; it does not entail the issuance of state diplomas.

Branches of a higher educational institution undergo licensing and certification independently, and accreditation - as part of the university. If branches teach without their own license to conduct educational activities in general or in individual specialties, citing the presence of a license from the base university, this is a violation of the law.

Accreditation is given for a period of up to five years. Accreditation is confirmed by a certificate that confirms the right of the university to issue state-issued documents to its graduates. Programs for which training is accredited are indicated not in the certificate itself, but in an appendix to it. The levels of education (bachelor, specialist, master), professions taught by the university, branches and a list of accredited programs in which training is provided in each branch are also indicated there.

In the event of liquidation or reorganization of an educational institution (merger, accession, division, spin-off), its accreditation becomes invalid and the certificate is invalidated.

What criteria are used to accredit higher education institutions?

Accreditation is carried out according to the following eight criteria:

Quality of training - the level of requirements for applicants is checked, the quality of training of students and graduates meets the requirements of state educational standards, the effectiveness of the intra-university system for ensuring the quality of education, the level of organization of students' research work, and the demand for graduates.

Educational activities of an educational institution - the conditions created in educational institution, for extracurricular work, as well as the organization of educational work with students.

Range of implemented basic educational programs.

Possibility of continuing education in educational programs of postgraduate and additional professional education.

Scientific, scientific and technical activities and their effectiveness.

Methodical work.

Qualification of teaching staff.

Which body accredits a higher education institution?

The accreditation of the university is carried out by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science on the basis of the certification conclusion, the results of the examination of the university’s indicators and accreditation criteria for universities various types, approved by the accreditation body.

Accreditation issues are considered by the collegial body of the accreditation body, which includes representatives of federal executive authorities that have universities under their jurisdiction, public organizations and state-public associations in the system of higher professional education, heads of universities.

What confirms that a higher education institution has passed accreditation?

The decision to accredit a university is approved by an administrative document of the accreditation body, on the basis of which the university is issued a certificate of state accreditation.

The certificate is a document confirming the status of the university, the compliance of the content and quality of training of graduates in accredited programs with the requirements of state educational standards, the right of the university to issue state-issued documents to its graduates on the appropriate level of education. The certificate is signed by the head of the accreditation body and certified by the seal of this body.

The certificate indicates the registration number, date of issue and validity period of the certificate, location (legal address) of the university and its full name, including the name (including special name - conservatory, higher school, etc.), type of university (institute, academy, university) , organizational and legal form.

If during accreditation it is established that the status of a university differs from that indicated in its name, the university is issued a temporary certificate for a period of no more than six months indicating its name. Such a certificate gives the university for a given period all the rights of a higher educational institution that has state accreditation. A permanent certificate is issued to a university on the basis of an application and constituent documents with the name of the university brought in accordance with the status established during accreditation.

The appendix to the certificate indicates accredited programs of all levels of education implemented by the university, as well as levels of education, qualifications (degrees) that will be awarded to graduates, the name and location of branches, a list of accredited programs implemented in each branch.

A certificate without an attachment is invalid.

The certificate is valid for the duration of the accreditation period, after which it becomes invalid.

The validity of the certificate is renewed in the same manner as its receipt. Additions to the certificate concerning accredited programs of the university and its branches are documented as an appendix to the certificate.

Can a university be denied accreditation if it has not passed certification?

Accreditation of a higher education institution is carried out on the basis of conclusions on the certification of the university. A higher educational institution of any organizational and legal form, in addition to obtaining a license to conduct educational activities in educational programs of higher and postgraduate professional education, issued by the federal (central) governing body of higher professional education on the basis of the conclusions of an expert commission, must undergo state accreditation and certification to obtain the right for the issuance of state-issued documents. The purpose of the latter is to establish compliance of the content, level and quality of training of graduates of a higher educational institution with the requirements of state educational standards of higher professional education in areas of training (specialties).

A negative conclusion based on the results of certification serves as the basis for refusing accreditation to a university.