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Commendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Commission commends Western Oregon University for:<\/p>\n 1. The commitment of the faculty and staff to Western Oregon University’s mission as evidenced by the connection that faculty and staff have to the institution and their dedication to cooperation and collaboration to support student success, even in the face of multiple institutional challenges.<\/p>\n 2. Its use of data to improve student achievement. In particular, the curricular alignment project enables students to streamline their path to graduation. This project illustrates the Institution’s commitment to equitable student success and was recognized with the NWCCU Beacon Award in 2022<\/p>\n Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Commission recommends that Western Oregon University:<\/p>\n 1. Spring 2023 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness – Continue its efforts to establish an ongoing and systematic evaluation and planning process that supports the demonstration of continuous improvement and to inform and refine its effectiveness, assign resources, and improve student learning and achievement objectives and measures. (2020 Standard(s) 1.B.1)<\/p>\n 2. Spring 2023 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness – Further development and the systematic use of effective enrollment, financial planning and financial management practices to ensure realistic development of financial resources to ensure short term financial health and long-term financial stability and sustainability. (2020 Standard(s) 2.E.2)<\/p>\n 3. Spring 2023 Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness – Deploy current higher education best practices, including the effective use of technology, to ensure attainment of industry standard practices to achieve its organizational responsibilities and the integrity and continuity of its educational programs (2020 Standard(s) 2.F.3)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Spring 2026 Financial Resources Review (FRR)<\/p>\n Mid-Cycle Review Spring 2026<\/p>\n Spring 2027 Financial Resources Review (FRR)<\/p>\n Spring 2028 Financial Resources Review (FRR)<\/p>\n Year 6 – Standard 2 – Policies, Regulations, and Financial Review (PRFR) Spring 2029<\/p>\n Year 7 – Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness Spring 2030<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” border_color_all=”#E02B20″ border_color_bottom=”#E02B20″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_toggle title=”NWCCU Documents (Current accreditation cycle)” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_font=”|700|||||||” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”NWCCU Documents (2016-2023)” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” title_font=”|700|||||||” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":27420,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"splash-page.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" __________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (CAEP) (last renewed in 2015, awaiting results of 2023 review) accredits the College of Education as a unit for all of its educator programs<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) (last renewed in 2021, without conditions) accredits primary licensure and add-on programs related to teacher preparation<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) (last renewed in 2017, due for review in 2024) accredits the MS in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27409"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27419,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27409\/revisions\/27419"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}FUTURE EVALUATIONS<\/h3>\n
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INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION<\/h3>\r\nWestern Oregon University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities<\/strong><\/a>.\r\n\r\nAccreditation of an institution of higher education by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality evaluated through a peer-review process. An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.\r\n\r\nAccreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.\r\n\r\nInquiries regarding an institution\u2019s accredited status by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact:\r\n\r\nNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities,\u00a08060 165th Avenue N.E., Suite 100,\u00a0Redmond, WA 98052\r\n\r\n(425) 558\u20104224\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0www.nwccu.org<\/a>\r\n\r\nAccreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities refers to the institution as a whole. Therefore, statements like \u201cfully accredited\u201d or \u201cthis program is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities\u201d or \u201cthis degree is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities\u201d are incorrect and should not be used.\r\n
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STATE AUTHORIZATION<\/h3>\r\nWestern Oregon University is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)<\/a> and is authorized to enroll students residing in all 50 states, as well as several territories, of the United States. For more information, visit our State Authorization information page<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n
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