American University of Armenia
40 Baghramyan Avenue
Yerevan, 0019
Armenia
Telephone: 374 60 61 2526
URL: http://www.aua.am
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis
Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://oira.aua.am/factbook/
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: February 16, 2024
Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 2002
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 2006
Undergraduate FTE: 1,914
Graduate FTE: 332
Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Non-Profit
Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester
Distributes Federal Financial Aid: No
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- Commission action letter, Reaffirmation, February 2024 action
- Commission action letter, EER Visit, February 2015 action
- Commission action letter, CPR Visit, June 2012 action
- Team report, Reaffirmation, February 2024 action
- Team report, EER visit, February 2015 action
- Team report, CPR visit, June 2012 action
Role | Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Alina Gharabegian | Provost | agharabegian@aua.am |
Board of Directors Chair | Lawrence Pitts | Chairman Board of Trustees | lhpitts@yahoo.com |
Chief Academic Officer | Alina Gharabegian | Provost | agharabegian@aua.am |
Chief Executive Officer | Bruce Boghosian | President | president@aua.am |
Chief Financial Officer | Gevorg Goyunyan | Vice President of Finance / Chief Financial Officer | gevorg@aua.am |
Director Institutional Research | Tereza Abovyan | Interim Director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment | oira@aua.am |
OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
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N/A | American University of Armenia | Yerevan | Main Campus | Active |
Central Bank of Armenia Training and Research Center | Dilijan | Branch Campus | Active |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2025 | Progress Report |
Fall | 2028 | Interim Report |
Spring | 2033 | Offsite Review |
Fall | 2033 | Accreditation Visit |