During the month of November, the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) took action on the following institutions. 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.
Grant Candidacy
- AMDA College of the Performing Arts
Grant Initial Accreditation
- San Joaquin Valley College
Reaffirm Accreditation for 8 Years
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law
- University of La Verne
Following a Special Visit – Remove Probation, Issue a Warning
- San Diego Christian College
Following a Special Visit – Remove Probation, Reaffirm for 6 years
- The Master’s University and Seminary
Structural Changes
Brandman University
Approved Change of Control from Chapman University to the University of Massachusetts
Ashford University
Approved Change of Ownership and Legal Status, through which Ashford University will separate from its parent corporation Zovio (formerly Bridgepoint Education Inc.) and be acquired by the independent non-profit University of Arizona Global Campus
Substantive Changes
Southern California University of Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences
New degree program (distance education)
Hawaii Pacific University
Doctor of Physical Therapy
New degree program (distance education)
Chaminade University of Honolulu
EdD in Organizational Leadership for Adaptation and Change
New degree program (distance education)
Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope
PhD in Translational Medicine
New degree program (on-site)
University of California, Irvine
Doctor of Pharmacy
New degree program (on-site)
Interim Reports
None