Statement of Accreditation Status
California State University, Fullerton
Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC.
Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported.
Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy.
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.
Role![]() |
Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Su Swarat | Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness | sswarat [at] fullerton.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | Lillian Kimbell | Chair of the Board of Trustees of the CSU | trusteesecretariat [at] calstate.edu |
Chief Academic Officer | Carolyn Thomas | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | ccthomas [at] fullerton.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | Framroze Virjee | President | fvirjee [at] fullerton.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | Danny Kim | Vice President for Administration and Finance | dkim [at] fullerton.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Su Swarat | Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness | sswarat [at] fullerton.edu |
OPEID |
Location Name![]() |
City | Location Type | Status |
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Anaheim Elementary School District | Anaheim | Additional | Active | |
00113700 | California State University Fullerton | Fullerton | Main Campus | Active |
113700 | California State University, Fullerton | Santa Ana | Additional | Active |
00113701 | CSUF Irvine Center | Irvine | Additional | Active |
00113707 | Fullerton Joint Union High School District | Fullerton | Additional | Active |
Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District | Norwalk | Additional | Active | |
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District | Placentia | Additional | Active |
Degree![]() |
Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
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Accountancy | Masters | 1983 | On-Site |
Administrative Services Credential (Clear) | Non-degree | 2015 | On-Site |
Administrative Services Credential (Preliminary) | Non-degree | 2015 | On-Site |
Administrative Services Credential (Preliminary) | Non-degree | 2015 | Distance Education |
American Studies | Masters | 1975 | On-Site |
American Studies | Bachelors | 1969 | On-Site |
Anthropology | Masters | 1969 | On-Site |
Anthropology | Bachelors | 1964 | On-Site |
Art (BA) | Bachelors | 1962 | On-Site |
Art (BFA) | Bachelors | 1983 | On-Site |
Art (MA) | Masters | 1964 | On-Site |
Art (MFA) | Masters | 1983 | On-Site |
Artist Diploma: Professional Certificate in Music Performance | Non-degree | 2014 | On-Site |
Athletic Training | Masters | 2019 | On-Site |
Biochemistry | Bachelors | 1989 | On-Site |
Biological Science | Bachelors | 1960 | On-Site |
Biology | Masters | 1964 | On-Site |
Business Administration | Bachelors | 2012 | Distance Education |
Business Administration | Masters | 1963 | On-Site |
Business Administration | Bachelors | 1959 | On-Site |
Chemistry (BA) | Bachelors | 1962 | On-Site |
Chemistry (BS) | Bachelors | 1974 | On-Site |
Chemistry (MA) | Masters | 1970 | On-Site |
Chemistry (MS) | Masters | 1984 | On-Site |
Child and Adolescent Development | Bachelors | 1976 | On-Site |
Cinema and Television Arts | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
Civil Engineering | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Civil Engineering | Bachelors | 1968 | On-Site |
Communication Studies | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Communication Studies | Masters | 1966 | On-Site |
Communications | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Communications | Bachelors | 1963 | On-Site |
Communicative Disorders | Masters | 1979 | On-Site |
Communicative Disorders | Bachelors | 1979 | On-Site |
Community College Studies Certificate | Non-degree | 2010 | On-Site |
Comparative Literature | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Computational Applied Mathematics | Masters | 2020 | On-Site |
Computer Engineering | Bachelors | 2004 | On-Site |
Computer Engineering | Masters | 2013 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Masters | 1974 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Bachelors | 1971 | On-Site |
Counseling | Masters | 1974 | On-Site |
Criminal Justice | Bachelors | 1973 | On-Site |
Dance | Bachelors | 1991 | On-Site |
Digital Communications Media Certificate | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Earth Science | Bachelors | 2011 | On-Site |
Economics | Masters | 1966 | On-Site |
Economics | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Education (Bilingual/Bicultural) | Masters | 1977 | On-Site |
Education (Educational Administration) | Masters | 2010 | Distance Education |
Education (Elementary Curriculum and Instruction) | Masters | 2010 | Distance Education |
Education (Elementary Curriculum and Instruction) | Masters | 1968 | On-Site |
Education (Higher Education) | Masters | 1981 | On-Site |
Education (Literacy and Reading) | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Education (Literacy and Reading) | Masters | 2010 | Distance Education |
Education (Secondary Education) | Masters | 2010 | Distance Education |
Education (Secondary Education) | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
Education (Special Education) | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Education (Special Education) | Masters | 2014 | Distance Education |
Education (TESOL) | Masters | 1982 | On-Site |
Education Specialist (Clear) Credential | Non-degree | 2012 | Distance Education |
Education Specialist (Prelim) Credential: Early Childhood Specialist | Non-degree | 2011 | On-Site |
Education Specialist (Preliminary) Credential: Mild/Moderate | Non-degree | 2010 | On-Site |
Education Specialist (Preliminary) Credential: Moderate/Severe | Non-degree | 2010 | On-Site |
Educational Leadership (Community College) | Professional Doctorate | 2008 | On-Site |
Educational Leadership (K-12) | Professional Doctorate | 2007 | On-Site |
Educational Technology | Masters | 2009 | Distance Education |
Educational Technology Integration Certificate | Non-degree | 2014 | On-Site |
Electrical Engineering | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Electrical Engineering | Bachelors | 1968 | On-Site |
Engineering (General) | Bachelors | 1972 | On-Site |
English | Masters | 1963 | On-Site |
English | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Environmental Engineering | Masters | 2012 | Distance Education |
Environmental Studies | Masters | 1972 | On-Site |
Ethnic Studies | Bachelors | 1970 | On-Site |
Forensic Anthropology Certificate | Non-degree | 2019 | On-Site |
French | Bachelors | 1963 | On-Site |
Geographic Information Systems Certificate | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Geography | Masters | 1968 | On-Site |
Geography | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Geology | Masters | 1999 | On-Site |
Geology | Bachelors | 1969 | On-Site |
Geospatial Technologies Certificate | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Gerontology | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
Health Care Analytics Certificate | Non-degree | 2016 | On-Site |
History | Masters | 1963 | On-Site |
History | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Human Services | Bachelors | 1972 | On-Site |
Humanities and Social Sciences (Online Degree Completion) | Bachelors | 2019 | Distance Education |
Information Systems | Masters | 1981 | On-Site |
Information Technology | Masters | 2005 | Distance Education |
Information Technology (Data Science) | Masters | 2017 | Distance Education |
Information Technology (Information Technology Management) | Masters | 2017 | Distance Education |
Instructional Design and Technology | Masters | 2002 | Distance Education |
Instructional Design Certificate Level 1 | Non-degree | 2018 | Distance Education |
Instructional Design Certificate Level 2 | Non-degree | 2018 | Distance Education |
International Business | Bachelors | 1984 | On-Site |
Japanese | Bachelors | 1991 | On-Site |
Kinesiology | Masters | 1968 | On-Site |
Kinesiology | Bachelors | 1965 | On-Site |
Latin American Studies | Bachelors | 1970 | On-Site |
Liberal Studies | Bachelors | 1972 | On-Site |
Linguistics | Masters | 1969 | On-Site |
Linguistics | Bachelors | 1966 | On-Site |
Mathematics | Masters | 1968 | On-Site |
Mathematics | Bachelors | 1960 | On-Site |
Mechanical Engineering | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Mechanical Engineering | Bachelors | 1968 | On-Site |
Multiple Subject Credential (Clear) | Non-degree | 2011 | Distance Education |
Multiple Subject Credential (Preliminary) | Non-degree | 2004 | On-Site |
Museum Studies Certificate | Non-degree | 2000 | On-Site |
Music (BA) | Bachelors | 1960 | On-Site |
Music (BM) | Bachelors | 1968 | On-Site |
Music (MA) | Masters | 1964 | On-Site |
Music (MM) | Masters | 1976 | On-Site |
Nursing | Masters | 1991 | On-Site |
Nursing | Bachelors | 2000 | Distance Education |
Nursing | Bachelors | 1975 | On-Site |
Nursing (Nursing Leadership) | Masters | 2008 | Distance Education |
Nursing (School Nursing) | Masters | 2005 | Distance Education |
Nursing Practice | Professional Doctorate | 2010 | Distance Education |
Philosophy | Bachelors | 1962 | On-Site |
Photocommunications Certificate | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Physics | Masters | 1996 | On-Site |
Physics | Bachelors | 1962 | On-Site |
Political Science | Masters | 1964 | On-Site |
Political Science | Bachelors | 1960 | On-Site |
Postsecondary Literacy and Learning | Non-degree | 2005 | Distance Education |
Pre-Health Professions Post-baccalaureate Program | Non-degree | 2009 | On-Site |
Pre-Professional Certificate in Security Studies | Non-degree | 2020 | On-Site |
Professional Certificate in Human Resources Management | Non-degree | 2019 | Distance Education |
Professional Certificate in Personal Financial Planning | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Psychology | Bachelors | 1961 | On-Site |
Psychology (MA) | Masters | 1966 | On-Site |
Psychology (MS Clinical) | Masters | 1974 | On-Site |
Public Administration | Masters | 1967 | On-Site |
Public Administration | Bachelors | 2000 | On-Site |
Public Health | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
Public Health | Masters | 2003 | On-Site |
Public Health Certificate Program | Non-degree | 2019 | On-Site |
Radio-Audio Certificate | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential | Non-degree | 2012 | On-Site |
Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential | Non-degree | 2012 | Distance Education |
Religious Studies | Bachelors | 1969 | On-Site |
School Nurse Services Credential | Non-degree | 2005 | Distance Education |
Screenwriting | Masters | 2010 | On-Site |
Single Subject Credential (Clear) | Non-degree | 2011 | Distance Education |
Single Subject Credential (Preliminary) | Non-degree | 2003 | On-Site |
Social Work | Masters | 2007 | On-Site |
Sociology | Bachelors | 2012 | Distance Education |
Sociology | Masters | 1966 | On-Site |
Sociology | Bachelors | 1962 | On-Site |
Software Engineering | Masters | 2010 | On-Site |
Software Engineering | Masters | 2004 | Distance Education |
Spanish | Masters | 1969 | On-Site |
Spanish | Bachelors | 1963 | On-Site |
Spanish for Hispanic Media Certificate | Non-degree | 2017 | On-Site |
Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential: Language, Speech and Hearing | Non-degree | 2011 | On-Site |
Statistics | Masters | 2013 | Distance Education |
Taxation | Masters | 1978 | On-Site |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Cert | Non-degree | 2015 | On-Site |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate (Postbac) | Non-degree | 2000 | On-Site |
Theatre (BA) | Bachelors | 1964 | On-Site |
Theatre (BFA) | Bachelors | 1998 | On-Site |
Theatre Arts (MFA) | Masters | 1976 | On-Site |
Translation: Spanish to English / English to Spanish Certificate | Non-degree | 2020 | On-Site |
Women and Gender Studies | Bachelors | 2000 | On-Site |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2023 |
Interim Report
Interim Reports focus on specific issues of concern identified as part of the comprehensive review process, annual report submission, the complaint process, substantive change, or other interactions with the Commission. The purpose of Interim Reports is to ensure that institutions continue to meet the Core Commitments and Standards with respect to the identified areas of concern. |
Spring | 2025 |
Mid-Cycle Review
The Mid-Cycle Review (MCR) is a review of each institution near the midpoint of its period of accreditation, focusing particularly on student achievement. The Review is performed by WSCUC staff, and draws on evidence from an update of the institution’s Inventory of Educational Effectiveness Indicators and retention and graduation data, as well as any trends emerging from Annual Reports to surface any potential issues across the Standards. The overall purpose of the Mid-Cycle Review is to "identify problems with an institution's or program's continued compliance with agency standards" while "tak[ing] into account institutional or program strengths and stability" (U.S. Department of Education, §602.19(b)). |
Spring | 2029 | Offsite Review |
Fall | 2029 | Accreditation Visit |
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- National Center for Educational Statistics- College NavigatorThis link will take you to the information page for this institution at nces.ed.gov
- College ScorecardA tool made available by the U.S. Department of Education.
- College ResultsCollege Results Online (CRO) provides information about college graduation rates for most four-year colleges and universities
- Student Achievement MeasureThe Student Achievement Measure (SAM) provides a comprehensive picture of student progress toward earning a college degree.