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  - The Fall 2017 Ad Hoc report (below) was a requirement from NWCCU, as detailed in its July 2016 response to the Year Seven Report.
  - Fall 2017 Ad Hoc Report
  - The 2017 Year One Report (below) includes the Report, as well as the Response to NWCCU Recommendations 1, 2, and 3, as required by NWCCU.
  - Spring 2017 Year One Report (original)
  - Introduction to NWCCU Standards
  - NWCCU Standards for Accreditation
  - NWCCU Reaffirmation of Accreditation with Recommendations- July 2016 (requires WOU Login)
  - Recommendation Report from NWCCU Evaluation Committee- May 2016 (requires WOU Login)
  - Earlier documents related to NWCCU accreditation are available upon written request to the Office of Academic Affairs, at provost@wou.edu.
- - In addition to institutional accreditation by the NWCCU, WOU's educator preparation programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). In May 2016, CAEP approved continued accreditation for these programs, with the next accreditation visit scheduled for Fall 2021.
  - National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
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  - Strengthening Oregon’s Higher Ed Landscape-2017
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- - WOU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
  - NWCCU
  - The Fall 2017 Ad Hoc report (below) was a requirement from NWCCU, as detailed in its July 2016 response to the Year Seven Report.
  - Fall 2017 Ad Hoc Report
  - The 2017 Year One Report (below) includes the Report, as well as the Response to NWCCU Recommendations 1, 2, and 3, as required by NWCCU.
  - Spring 2017 Year One Report (original)
  - Introduction to NWCCU Standards
  - NWCCU Standards for Accreditation
  - NWCCU Reaffirmation of Accreditation with Recommendations- July 2016 (requires WOU Login)
  - Recommendation Report from NWCCU Evaluation Committee- May 2016 (requires WOU Login)
  - Earlier documents related to NWCCU accreditation are available upon written request to the Office of Academic Affairs, at provost@wou.edu.
- - In addition to institutional accreditation by the NWCCU, WOU's educator preparation programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). In May 2016, CAEP approved continued accreditation for these programs, with the next accreditation visit scheduled for Fall 2021.
  - National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
  - NCATE/TSPC Unit Accreditation (Password protected – For inquiries contact townsenk@wou.edu)
  - NCATE Board of Examiners Report (restricted access)
ACADEMIC INITIATIVES
- Back
- - Academic Effectiveness
  - Academic Effectiveness at WOU
  - Assessment Facilitation Steering Committee- Web Link
  - Assessment Facilitation Steering Committee – CHARTER
- - Provosts Council (Oregon public universities)
  - Program Process Chart (as of May 2017)
- - Higher Education Coordinating Commission: Reports
  - HECC Statewide Student Data
  - Strengthening Oregon’s Higher Ed Landscape-2017
  - Oregon House Bill 2525 (2015)- Transfer Student Success- Final Report 2016
  - Oregon House Bill 3335 (2015)- Policy Overview Report 2016
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