Statement of Accreditation Status
California Southern University
3330 Harbor Blvd
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
United StatesTelephone:
Staff Liaison:
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
OPEID:
The OPEID number is used by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) to identify schools that have Program Participation Agreements (PPA) for purposes of eligibility to participate in Federal Student Financial Assistance programs under Title IV.
04264000
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.
Current Accreditation Status:
Accredited- Indicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action:
Friday, June 19, 2015
First Accredited:
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
2015
Undergraduate FTE:
165
Graduate FTE:
2,934
Financial Structure Type:
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
For-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
Role |
Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Bonny Nickle | VP of Instruction and ALO | bnickle [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Ray Villanueva | Chair of the Board of Trustees | rvillanueva [at] cnei.edu |
| Chief Academic Officer | Bonny Nickle | VP of Instruction and ALO | bnickle [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Glenn Roquemore | groquemore [at] calsouthern.edu | |
| Chief Financial Officer | Manila Pillai | CFO | mpillai [at] calsouthern.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Chris Tseng | Director, IRAD | ctseng [at] calsouthern.edu |
| OPEID |
Location Name |
City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Southern University | Costa Mesa | Main Campus | Active |
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Degree |
Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies | Associate | 1989 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Applied Science | Bachelors | 2012 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | Bachelors | 1996 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | Bachelors | 1989 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice | Bachelors | 2012 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing | Bachelors | 2016 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Addiction Studies | Non-degree | 2012 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Advanced Addiction Studies | Non-degree | 2010 | On-Site |
| Certificate in Financial Management | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Healthcare Services | Non-degree | 2015 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Human Resource Management | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in International Business | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Leadership | Non-degree | 2015 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Management | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Pastoral Counseling | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Project Management | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Sport Psychology | Non-degree | 2010 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Strategic Leadership | Non-degree | 2000 | Distance Education |
| Doctor of Business Administration | Professional Doctorate | 1994 | Distance Education |
| Doctor of Psychology | Professional Doctorate | 1994 | Distance Education |
| Juris Doctor | Professional Doctorate | 1994 | Distance Education |
| Master of Arts in Psychology (with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy) | Masters | 1994 | Distance Education |
| Master of Business Administration | Masters | 1989 | Distance Education |
| Master of Education | Masters | 2018 | Distance Education |
| Master of Laws | Masters | 2016 | Distance Education |
| Master of Science in Dispute Resolution | Masters | 2016 | Distance Education |
| Master of Science in Law | Masters | 1996 | Distance Education |
| Master of Science in Law Enforcement Executive Leadership | Masters | 2013 | Distance Education |
| Master of Science in Nursing | Masters | 2016 | Distance Education |
| Master of Science in Psychology | Masters | 2006 | Distance Education |
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