The Institutional Accreditation Committee shall be responsible for:
- Determining the procedures for the processing of applications for institutional membership and affiliation in the Association;
- Overseeing the procedures for election to institutional membership as an accredited Service Center and for approval as an Institutional Candidate or Affiliate of applicants who satisfy the requirements as determined by a Regional Institutional Accreditation Committee, and for election to institutional membership as an approved Training Program in Pastoral Counseling of applicants after their examination by both Regional and Association Institutional Accreditation Committees;
- Reviewing the standards for institutional membership and affiliation in the Association and recommending revision of these standards to the Board of Directors when revision seems needed.