2024 Reaffirmation of Accreditation

WSCUC Reaffirmation

In September 2024, UC Berkeley will have its institutional accreditation review by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). What has been a two year self-review and reflection process that resulted in this institutional report submitted to WSCUC in June 2024, now culminates with a three day campus-site visit by a Peer Evaluation Team on September 25 - 27. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the visit and provide feedback either by attending visit sessions and/or submitting comments to WSCUC:

  1. Attend a scheduled stakeholder meeting and provide your feedback directly to the WSCUC Peer Evaluation Team - A series of meetings with the team are scheduled, including open forums and one-on-one meetings. The open forums will include time for faculty, staff, and students to meet with the WSCUC Peer Evaluation Team and respond to their questions about your experiences of the campus. More information about what to expect in the sessions may be found in this handout. If you would like to attend an open forum session, please RSVP by registering with this Google Form
  2. Submit your comments and input to WSCUC directly by emailing: berkeley@wscuc.org - WSCUC understands that not everyone who may wish to participate can attend these meetings and has established a confidential email account to give everyone the opportunity to communicate with the team. The email account is managed by WSCUC staff and only authorized WSCUC staff and team members have access to it. Messages received at this email address are not viewed by any representative of UC Berkeley. Only comments made before or during the visit will be considered as part of the review process.

Please review this handout for more information about what to expect by participating in the visit.

Documents

WSCUC Documents

Institutional Self-Study Documents

Campus-wide Messages

Schedule

Spring 2022
Campus Steering Committee charged and convened

Summer & Fall 2022
Thematic Pathway for Reaffirmation (TPR) Proposal drafted and circulated with campus stakeholders, and submitted to WSCUC in October 2022

Spring 2023
Campus Steering Committee reviews WSCUC comments on TPR Proposal and begins self-study process

Summer 2023 & Fall 2023
Data collection and initial drafting of institutional report and responses to federal compliance form documents.

Spring 2024
Institutional report and and completed compliance form circulated with Campus Steering Committee and key campus stakeholders for input.  

Summer 2024
Submission of Institutional Self Report to WSCUC in July 2024

Fall 2024
Accreditation site visit by WSCUC Peer Review Team on 25-27 September, 2024

Spring 2025
WSCUC Commission meets and issues action decision in February 2025