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The study aimed to identify the reality of the applied practices of the academic accreditation standards and indicators of (MSCHE) in the educational graduate programs at King Khalid University using the CIPP model from the viewpoint of faculty members, and to find out if there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) due to the study variables (scientific degree, academic specialization, and gender). The study used the descriptive method. A list of the applied practices of the standards and indicators of academic accreditation was prepared. A questionnaire consisting of (76) items covering the four CIPP areas (context, inputs, processes, and outputs) was applied to (59) faculty members. The results of the study showed that the level of applied practices of the standards and indicators of academic accreditation for the educational graduate programs at King Khalid University reached an average level (3.08) on the five-dimensional Likert scale, and there were no statistically significant differences between the responses of the sample members due to the study variables. The study presented several recommendations, the most important of which is the keenness to train, qualify and develop the academic and administrative staff to implement the program plan, prepare a research map for the educational graduate programs in the faculty, and coordinate the faculty members inside and outside the university through the scientific exchange of professors and students, research in topics characterized by creativity and innovation, and provide the requirements of scientific research in universities, in terms of technologies and scientific references and modern laboratories and equipments. (Published abstract)