WASC Senior College and University Commission
Claremont Graduate University’s commitment to ensuring quality and effectiveness of its educational programming and institutional performance is supported by ongoing participation in the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) accreditation process. WSCUC is one of six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
WSCUC serves public and private institutions of higher learning throughout California, the Pacific, Hawaii, and locations outside the US. The WASC accreditation process ensures that accredited institutions meet very high quality standards, commit to continuous review and improvement, and regularly participate in rigorous, peer-lead, and evidence-based evaluation processes that demonstrate commitment to these standards and use of quality institutional data to inform decision-making, planning and improvement.
Institutions must maintain accreditation status to be eligible to receive federal financial aid, for their degrees and credentials to be acceptable for certain employers’ requirements, and for other accredited schools to accept transfer units.
WSCUC grants and approves reaccreditation status for institutions, and oversees substantive changes such as new degrees, distance education formats, and degrees granted across institutions.
For more information about WASC and the accreditation process, please visit the Commission’s web site.
For more information about accreditation at CGU, please contact Dr. Jody Waters, Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and WASC Accreditation Liaison Officer.
CGU’s Current Accreditation Status
Claremont Graduate University is accredited by WSCUC through June 2030.
Details are provided in the Commission Action Letter of July 11, 2022.
You may contact WSCUC at 1080 Marina Village Parkway Suite 500, Alameda, CA 94501 at 310-748-9001 or via their web site.
Official Documents
2022 Report of the WSCUC Evaluation Team for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (requires login)
2021 Offsite Review Lines of Inquiry for Spring 2022 Site Visit (requires login)
2021 Institutional Report for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (requires login)