University Accreditation 2025

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CSUEB Welcomes Accreditation Review Team March 19-21

The 乱伦社区 campus will be hosting an official accreditation reaffirmation team visit from our accrediting agency, the  (WSCUC) on March 19-21, 2025.

 

ATTEND AN OPEN FORUM & EXIT MEETING
You can join an open forum (in person or virtually) or submit your thoughts anonymously via email. Your input in this important process is welcomed and valued! All sessions will be held in the CORE, Room 159 and virtual (zoom) options will be available for the open forums. No advance registration is needed to participate.

  • Staff Open Forum  – Wednesday, March 19th, 3:00–3:45 PM
  • Faculty Open Forum – Thursday, March 20th, 1:15–2:00 PM
  • Student Open Forum – Thursday, March 20th, 2:15–3:00 PM
  • Exit Meeting – Friday, March 21st, 10:00–10:30 AM (In-person only)

 

SUBMIT COMMENTS DIRECTLY TO WSCUC
Because WSCUC understands that not everyone who wants to participate can attend the meetings, a confidential email account has been set up to ensure everyone has a chance to share their thoughts. You’re welcome to send your comments directly and confidentially to WSCUC at csueb@wscuc.org anytime before Friday, March 21st at noon, when the account will close. This email is managed by a WSCUC staff member, and only authorized WSCUC staff and team members will have access—no one from 乱伦社区 will see the messages. Please note that while the WSCUC team will review all input, they won’t be able to respond individually or schedule private meetings.

 

Want to Learn More?

  • Watch 乱伦社区's Leadership team announcing starting in Fall 2022 and this brief slide presentation  
  • Review President Sandeen's update in spring 2024 highlighting our progress, and along with CSUEB's Accreditation Liaison Officer, Dr. Fanny Yeung, welcoming campus wide-input on a draft of the institutional report through May 17, 2024. Thank you students, staff, and faculty for reviewing and providing your feedback for the final insitutional report. 
  • Review President Sandeen's spring 2025 accreditation update reminding the campus community to remain informed and involved with the reaffirmation process. 
  • Watch the WSCUC brief video developed for students,

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As part of maintaining university accreditation, 乱伦社区 (and all 乱伦社区’s) periodically undergo a reaffirmation of accreditation from the (WSCUC). The goal of our reaffirmation review in 2025 is 乱伦社区’s demonstration of the ongoing improvement of student learning, student success, and institutional effectiveness. This process affirms the University is meeting acceptable levels of quality demonstrating compliance with WSCUC and federal regulations. Reaffirmation also helps to ensure credits and degrees earned by students are continued to be recognized for employment and transfer to other institutions. It is also required for state funding and federal aid.

 

2025 Reaffirmation schedule with
WASC Senior College and University Commission

DATE ACTION ITEM
Fall 2022 Institutional Review Process committees begin Self-Study
Spring 2023 Committees continue Self-Study
Fall 2023 Institutional Report written
Spring 2024 Institutional Report reviewed
Summer 2024 Institutional Report submitted August 1, 2024
Fall 2024 WSCUC Off-site Accreditation Review October 10, 2024
Spring 2025 WSCUC On-site Accreditation Visit and Review March 19-21, 2025

 

Based largely on existing groups, Institutional Review Process committees formed in the Fall of 2022 representing leadership, faculty, staff, and students throughout the entire institution.  After receiving guidance on the process, committees completed a Self-Study of WSCUC Standards that was used for continuous improvement and to write the Institutional Report.  In the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024, Sarah Nielsen, English faculty, was the lead writer for the Institutional Report facilitating input and feedback from Institutional Review Process committees and the institution. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) was formed in 1962 to promote the development of higher education in the Western region when it took over and further formalized the work of its predecessor organization, the Western College Association. WASC was previously incorporated as a single 510c3 entity that encompassed the three commissions (WASC Senior College and University Commission, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges).

In 2012-2013 the three Commissions re-incorporated as separate entities that share the same “WASC” acronym but are otherwise separate organizations with independent scopes and governance structures. The entity within WASC that reaffirms 乱伦社区's accreditation is WSCUC – WASC Senior College and University Commission. Within the University community, the acronyms WSCUC and WASC are often used interchangeably.

 (ILOs) are those learning outcomes that are expected of every graduate of the institution, both undergraduate and graduate and are aligned with General Education, Program, and Student Services outcomes.

WSCUC has four Standards of Accreditation which are the principles used as a basis for evaluation in accreditation reviews:

  • Standard 1: Defining Institutional Mission and Acting with Integrity
  • Standard 2: Achieving Educational Objectives and Student Success
  • Standard 3: Assuring Resources and Organizational Structures
  • Standard 4: Creating an Institution Committed to Quality Assurance and Improvement

Criteria for Review (CFR) are more specific than the four Standards of Accreditation and are intended to define and explain the Standards. Substantial compliance with both the Standards and Criteria for Review is required for reaffirmation and guides the institution in assessing institutional performance, identifying areas needing improvement, and making improvements on an ongoing basis. WSCUC evaluation results from an institutional site visit form the basis for the WSCUC’s Commission decision about an institution’s accreditation status.

The WSCUC Standards and Criteria  are available

After the site visit in spring of 2025, the WSCUC team members will prepare and send the University their report on the visit and our Institutional Report. President Sandeen will have the opportunity to submit a response. WSCUC will then send an action letter to President Sandeen and the University's Accreditation Liaison Officer, Fanny Yeung. The action letter will then be distributed to the campus community along with next steps the university community will take to implement these action items. WSCUC will also publish the action letter and team report on its website.