• June 2025 Commission Actions

    June 27, 2025 - The Commission

During the month of June, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) took action on the following institutions. Copies of Commission action letters and visiting team reports are available on the WSCUC website at www.wscuc.org/directory, with the exception of Substantive Change reports and Interim Reports, which are not made public.

 

Withdrawal of Accreditation

 

Following a Special Visit – Continue a Warning

  • California College of ASU

 

Following a Special Visit – Issue a Notice of Concern

  • Logos Evangelical Seminary

 

Following a Special Visit – Remove Notice of Concern

  • University of Hawai’i at Hilo
  • Woodbury University

 

Following a Special Visit – Proceed to reaffirmation

  • Aria University
  • Pepperdine University
  • Pomona College
  • San Jose State University
  • United Arab Emirates University
  • United States University
  • University of Redlands
  • University of Silicon Valley
  • Whittier College

 

Following an Accreditation Visit – Impose Probation

  • Claremont School of Theology

 

Deny Candidacy

  • Merit University

 

Defer Action on Reaffirmation of Accreditation/Issue a Notice of Concern

  • California Institute of Advanced Management

 

Grant Candidacy

  • Vivekananda Yoga University

 

Grant Initial Accreditation

  • Monterey College of Law
  • OpenClassrooms
  • Universidad San Pablo CEU

 

Reaffirm Accreditation for 10 Years

  • California Baptist University
  • Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences

 

Reaffirm Accreditation for 8 Years

  • California Lutheran University
  • California Northstate University
  • San Joaquin College of Law
  • Teachers College of San Joaquin
  • The University of the South Pacific
  • Touro University Worldwide
  • Vanguard University of Southern California

 

Reaffirm Accreditation for 6 Years

  • Art Center College of Design
  • Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology
  • New York Film Academy
  • Stockton Christian Life College
  • SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
  • The University of Arizona Global Campus

 

Reaffirm Accreditation for 6 Years/Issue a Notice of Concern

  • California State University, East Bay

 

Reaffirm Accreditation for 6 Years/Continue the Notice of Concern

  • Golden Gate University

 

STRUCTURAL CHANGES

Life Pacific University

Doctor of Ministry in Pentecostal Leadership

First Professional doctoral degree program (distance education)

 

SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE APPROVALS

Saint Mary’s College of California

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
New degree program (on-site)

Gateway Seminary of the Baptist Convention

Bay Area Campus
New Additional location

New York Film Academy

NYFA Kazakhstan
New Additional location

Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences

Kaiser Permanente Mission Bay Medical Offices
New Additional location

Pitzer College

CRC Norco
New Additional location

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Halawa Correctional Center
Prison Education Program:
Associate of Arts in Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies

William Jessup University

Jessup Portland Campus
New Branch Campus
 

INTERIM REPORT APPROVALS

The Commission received the Interim Report from the following institutions:

  • Abu Dhabi University
  • Laguna College of Art and Design
  • Samuel Merritt University
  • Scripps College
  • University of the West
  • Zaytuna College