2014-2023 Accreditation

• Letter of Accreditation 2014-2023
• Interim report
• Response to Interim Report

WASC Accreditation Steps

1. PREPARE AND SUBMIT INSTITUTIONAL PROPOSAL (2009)

• Proposal Steering Committee

• WASC Institutional Proposal
  • Institutional Stipulation
  • Appendices A
  • Appendices B
  • Appendices C
  • Appendices D
  • Data Exhibits 1 - 5
  • Data Exhibits 6
  • Data Exhibits 6a
  • Data Exhibits 7
  • Summary Data Tables
  • Off Campus and Distance Education (OCDE)

• WASC Institutional Proposal Approval

2. CAPACITY AND PREPARATORY REVIEW (2011)

• UCSB Reaffirmation of Accreditation Steering Committee

• Capacity and Preparatory Review Report - July 2011
• WASC Visiting Team Final CRP Report - October 2011
• UCSB Response to the WASC Visiting Team - December 2011
• WASC Commission Letter to UCSB - March 2012
• Memo to UCSB Campus - WASC Action Letter - April 2012

3. EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW (2013)

• Final Review Steering Committee

• Educational Effectiveness Report for WASC - July 2013
• Educational Effectiveness Appendices I-V - July 2013
• Campus Assessment Website
• Visiting Team Report - October 2013
• Current Letter of Accreditation 2014-2023 - March 2014

WASC Guidelines and Standards

• WASC Senior College and University Commission Home
• WASC Handbook of Accreditation 2013 Revised

Standards of Accreditation

• Standard 1: Defining institutional purpose and ensuring educational effectiveness
• Standard 2: Achieving educational objectives through core functions
• Standard 3: Developing and applying resources and organizational structures to ensure sustainability
• Standard 4: Creating an organization committed to learning and improvement

Accreditation Committees

• Proposal Steering Committee - 2009
• Steering Committee for UCSB Reaffirmation of Accreditation - 2011
• Final Review Steering Committee - 2013