WSCUC Accreditation
WSCUC Accreditation
Welcome to the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) Accreditation Web Site for California State University Northridge
What is accreditation?
Student Open Forum 10/6 4:45-5:30 pm
Staff Open Forum 10/6 1-1:45 pm
Faculty Open Forum 10/6 2-2:45 pm
To share comments confidentially with the WSCUC site visit team, please address your email to: csun@wscuc.org
CSUN Re-Accreditation 2019-2021
What is accreditation?
California State University, Northridge is inspired by the belief that our commitment to educational opportunity, inclusion and excellence will extend the promise of America to succeeding generations. Our graduates will be the vanguard of leaders—committed to sustaining a democracy in which diverse people share in the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, proficient in applying technology to wise purposes, and dedicated to securing a humane world community and sustaining the bounty of the Earth.
Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation (TPR)
CSUN has been selected as one of 21 institutions granted condensed reaccreditation through the TPR process. Only 2 other CSUs are in this group. All 21 campuses were chosen because they are identified as high performing compliant institutions. Under TPR, institutions provide evidence of compliance with WSCUC Standards & Federal Requirements through addressing one or more areas of study.
What TPR Means for CSUN
- We don’t have to complete all components of the Institutional Review Process
- We self-select 1-3 themes to show compliance with WSCUC Standards
- No off site review is necessary – we just send our completed report in and then the review team visits
Theme Report (May 1, 2019)
- Submission of Themes (5-7 pages)
- Alignment with WSCUC Standards
- Demonstrate Continual Educational Improvement
- Emphasis on Accountability & Outcomes
- Tie Explicitly to Relevant Criteria for Review (CFRs)
- No off site review is necessary – we just send our completed report in and then the review team visits
Campus Visit by WSCUC Liaison (Fall 2019)
Final Report Composition (July 1, 2021)
- Component 1: Introduction
- Component 2: Compliance with Standards
- Component 8: Specific Theme(s) & sub-themes
- Component 9: Conclusion
TPR Review Team for 3 Day Site Visit: October 6-8, 2021