At its meeting on June 16-18, the Accrediting Commission took action on 28 institutions and approved 10 substantive change applications. Copies of Commission action letters and visiting team reports are available on the WSCUC website at www.wscuc.org, with the exception of Substantive Change reports and Interim Reports, which are not made public.

 

Granted Candidacy

• Logos Evangelical Seminary

Granted Initial Accreditation

• Argosy University

Reaffirmed Accreditation following the Educational Effectiveness Review

• California Institute of Technology
• California State University, Stanislaus
• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Dominican University of California
• Fielding Graduate University
• Humboldt State University
• La Sierra University
• Pacifica Graduate Institute
• Palo Alto University
• San Joaquin College of Law
• Soka University of America
• Southern California University of Health Sciences
• Touro College Los Angeles
• Touro University CA
• University of California, Los Angeles
• Woodbury University

Received the Report of the Capacity and Preparatory Review and Continued Accreditation

• California Institute of the Arts
• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• California State University, Fullerton
• California State University, Northridge
• Occidental College
• The Wright Institute
• University of La Verne
• University of the Pacific

Received the Report of the Special Visit Team

• San Francisco Art Institute

Removed from Probation and Reaffirmed Accreditation

• Vanguard University of Southern California 

 

Approved Substantive and Structural Changes

Brandman University
Doctor of Nursing Practice (First Doctorate Degree; Structural Change)

 

Fresno Pacific University and Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Transfer of Assets (Structural Change)

 

Western University of Health Sciences
MS in Medical Sciences (New Degree Program)

 

California State University, San Bernardino
Fast Track for Distance Education Programs

 

California State University, San Bernardino
TESOL (Distance Education Program)

 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
MS in Fire Protection Engineering (Distance Education Program)

 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Master of Business Administration (Off-Campus Program)

 

University of California, San Francisco
Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (New Degree Program)

 

John F. Kennedy University
MA in Sports Psychology (Off-Campus Program)

 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Masters in Interior Architecture (New Extension Site at UCLA)