WASC Accreditation 

Claremont Graduate University was last reaffirmed for WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) accreditation in June, 2002. In 2006 CGU embarked on the development of a new Institutional Proposal that will be submitted to WASC in May, 2010.

 The Three-stage Review Process

Stage 1: The Institutional Proposal (IP)

The proposed self-study that defines the entire review process.

 

Stage 2: Capacity and Preparatory Review (CPR)

Are we prepared to conduct the proposed educational effectiveness study?

 

Stage 3: Educational Effectiveness Review (EER)

How effective are our program review processes and evaluation of student learning?

How do our themes influence student learning?

 Core Commitments

1. The CPR is based on the Core Commitment to Institutional Capacity:

The institution functions with clear purposes, high levels of institutional integrity, fiscal stability, and appropriate organizational structures to fulfill its purposes.

2. The EER is based on the Core Commitment to Educational Effectiveness:

The institution evidences clear and appropriate educational objectives and design at the institutional and program level, and employs processes of review, including the collection and use of data, that assure delivery of programs and learner accomplishments at a level of performance appropriate for the degree or certificate awarded.

 I.  The Initial Proposal

The Institutional Proposal is the first stage in the three-stage review cycle. The entire accreditation review process follows from the self-study described in the Institutional Proposal. The proposal provides the framework and planning for the processes carried out in the CPR and EER cycles. 

During initial planning sessions CGU elected to develop a self-study that addresses two themes considered to be most relevant to the institution’s current stage of development, mission statement and institutional context. The dual themes of Research That Matters and Transdisciplinary Studies are being explored in the context of research collaboration among faculty and students of the Schools at CCU and across the Claremont Consortium — the conduct of relevant research that works across cultures, encourages diversity and expands public and private partnerships.