Sofia University
1069 East Meadow Circle
Palo Alto, CA 94303
United States
Telephone: 888-820-1484
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Mark Goor
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://www.sofia.edu/consumer-information/
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: April 17, 2023
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. 1992
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1998
Undergraduate FTE: 4
Graduate FTE: 810
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. Quarter
Distributes Financial Aid: Yes
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- Commission Action Letter, Reaffirmation, June 2022 action
- Commission Action Letter, Special Visit, February 2021 action
- Commission Action Letter, Structural Change, change in ownership, June 2020 action
- Commission Action Letter, Structural Change, defer change in ownership, February 2020 action
- Commission Action Letter, Special Visit, June 2019 action
- Commission action letter, special visit, February 2017 action
- Commission action letter, accreditation visit, June 2015 action
- Commission action letter, structural change, change of ownership, May 2014 action
- Commission action letter, structural change, change of mission, February 2013 action
- Team Report, Reaffirmation, June 2022 action
- Team Report, Special Visit, February 2021 action
- Team Report, Special Visit, June 2019 action
- Team report, special visit, February 2017 action
- Team report, accreditation visit, June 2015 action
Role | Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Nami Kim | Provost/ALO | nami.kim@sofia.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | Kathryn Laurin | kathryn.laurin@sofia.edu | |
Chief Academic Officer | Nami Kim | Provost/ALO | nami.kim@sofia.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | Carol Humphreys | President/CEO | carol.humphreys@sofia.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | Bill Chen | CFO | bill.chen@sofia.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Rumaana Khan | Director of Institutional Research | rumaana.khan@sofia.edu |
OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
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02267600 | Sofia University | Palo Alto | Main Campus | Active |
Sofia University, Costa Mesa | Costa Mesa | Branch Campus | Active |
Degree | Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology | Bachelors | 2021 | On-Site |
Business Administration | Bachelors | 2016 | Distance Education |
Business Administration | Masters | 2016 | On-Site |
Business Administration | Masters | 2016 | Distance Education |
Business Administration | Bachelors | 2016 | On-Site |
Clinical Psychology (PsyD) | Professional Doctorate | 2009 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Masters | 2014 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Masters | 2014 | Distance Education |
Counseling Psychology | Masters | 1988 | On-Site |
Counseling Psychology | Masters | 2010 | Distance Education |
Doctorate of Business Administration in Chinese | Professional Doctorate | 2023 | Distance Education |
Dream Studies | Non-degree | 2022 | Distance Education |
Dream Studies in Chinese | Non-degree | 2022 | Distance Education |
Ecopsychology | Non-degree | 2023 | Distance Education |
Liberal Arts | Bachelors | 2013 | Distance Education |
Master of Business Administration in Chinese | Masters | 2017 | On-Site |
Master of Business Administration in Chinese | Masters | 2017 | Distance Education |
Masters in Transpersonal Psychology in Chinese | Masters | 2022 | Distance Education |
Professional Graduate Certificate Programs in Computer Science | Non-degree | 2022 | On-Site |
Psychology | Bachelors | 2013 | Distance Education |
Transpersonal Psychology | Masters | 1975 | On-Site |
Transpersonal Psychology | Masters | 1985 | Distance Education |
Transpersonal Psychology | Research Doctorate | 1975 | On-Site |
Transpersonal Psychology in Chinese | Research Doctorate | 2022 | Distance Education |
Transpersonal Psychology. | Research Doctorate | 2002 | Distance Education |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2024 | Special Visit |
Fall | 2027 | Offsite Review |
Spring | 2028 | Accreditation Visit |