Welcome
UC Berkeley has been fully accredited since 1949 and had its accreditation reaffirmed most recently in 2004. The campus is currently in its next cycle of accreditation as part of the second cohort of institutions accredited under WASC’s pilot of its new institutional review process. The focus of the process is on the meaning, quality and integrity of degrees; evidence of student learning at all degree levels, emphasizing undergraduates’ skills acquisition; undergraduate graduation and retention rates; and institutional sustainability and strategic planning for the future.
Current Review Schedule
| September 2012 to August 2013 | Preparation of Institutional Narrative and Data Exhibits |
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| August 23, 2013 | Institutional Narrative and Data Exhibits submitted to WASC |
| October 31, 2013 | Off Site Review |
| October 22-24, 2014 | Accreditation Visit |
Peer Review Team
- Team Chair: Mary Sue Coleman, President Emeritus, University of Michigan
- Team Assistant Chair: Christopher Cullander, Director (Retired), Office of Institutional Research, University of California San Francisco
- David Fairris, Professor of Economics, University of California, Riverside
- Maryann Jacobi Gray, Assistant Provost, University of California, Los Angeles
- Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, IU Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE Institute, Indiana University Bloomington
- Laura E. Martin, Coordinator for Institutional Assessment, University of California, Merced
- Brad Osgood (off-site review only), Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Engineering, Stanford University
Questions or comments about the UC Berkeley institutional accreditation may be directed to Accreditation Liaison Officer Cynthia Schrager at berkeleyalo@lists.berkeley.edu.