The Department of the Army has no individual or organization that accredits a simulation-based experiment (SIMEXp). Army Regulations require that the modeling and simulation (M&S) be accredited – but not any of the other components required to execute a SIMEXp such as the operational scenario, analysis, or computational environment (hardware and network, for example). The purpose of this tutorial is to present a framework for overall SIMEXp or training event accreditation and enable attendees to understand all the areas which must be accredited for the overall accreditation of a SIMEXp. Accreditation of the M&S will be discussed, as it serves as the foundation for an overall accreditation, but there are other equally important components requiring separate accreditations. After participating in the tutorial, attendees will be able to identify the components of tactical and operational scenarios which must be validated by current warfighters – and that the person who accredits those aspects must have credible knowledge of the current state of doctrine, military organizations, and operational concepts (friendly and enemy) to be studied. Attendees will learn that a properly certified expert must accredit the physical and computational environment- that software, operating system, information assurance, and network updates or changes haven't impacted the performance of a previously accredited simulation. The same applies if the event is being executed in a distributed environment- what other locations have updated or changed in their environment may cause performance changes across the federation. The hardware and network on which they are running to ensure processors are robust enough to execute as required, the network transmission speeds are sufficient, and no packets are being lost during execution. Finally, attendees will learn how to design and assess the analytical methods used during a SIMEXp to ensure accreditation of the analytical portion of the SIMEXp. The analysis plan, data collection and reduction methodology, and computational methods for analyzing the data must all be documented and accredited in a peer-reviewed final report for the overall SIMEXp to be accredited. This tutorial is intended for those interested in gaining a better understanding of proper SIMEXp or training event design and why more than just the M&S must be accredited.