One of the ways in which the American Chemical Society promotes excellence in bachelor’s-level chemistry education is through its approval program, which currently includes 700 institutions. The Committee on Professional Training (CPT) maintains and leads excellence in education via the ACS Approval Program and by developing formal guidelines for program approval, which set standards for the training of chemistry professionals. An example of such efforts is the ACS Guidelines and Evaluation Procedures for Bachelor’s Degree Programs. These guidelines and procedures were last revised in 2015, and an updated version will be released in 2023. In this commentary, I will discuss the challenges faced in updating the guidelines and how the current educational landscape ultimately resulted in the development of a more flexible set of guidelines. An ongoing challenge to developing and revising ACS guidelines is the breadth of scope, mission, and goals of approved programs. The current cohort of approved