WSCUC Accreditation

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) Accreditation

WSCUC Accreditation Status

Chico State was last accredited by WSCUC in July 2019. WSCUC reviewed materials provided by the University and acted to reaffirm the accreditation(opens in new window) of Chico State for a period of eight years.

A Statement of Accreditation Status (opens in new window)is posted on the WSCUC website.

Current Reaccreditation Effort

Executive Committee

  • Steve Perez, President
  • Leslie Cornick, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs (AA)
  • Isaac Brundage, VP of Student Affairs (SA)
  • Jamie Clyde, VP of Business and Finance (BF)
  • Monique Sendze, VP of Information Technology (IT)
  • Frank Whitlatch, VP of University Advancement (UA)
  • Joseph Morales, University Diversity Officer

Steering Committee

  • Kate McCarthy, WSCUC ALO, Chair
  • Ben Juliano, Vice Chair
  • Mahalley Allen, AA
  • Serge Desir, SA
  • Tricia Douthit, IT
  • Ashley Gebb, President's designee
  • Jennifer Gruber, AA
  • Scott Kodai, IT
  • Rachel McBride-Praetorius, Tribal Relations
  • Ryan Patten, AA
  • Shawn Ryan, SA
  • Tia Saunders, AS Government President (or designee)
  • Curtis Sicheneder, BF
  • Andrew Staples, UA
  • Kuresha Takayama, AS Government
  • Jeff Trailer, Academic Senate Chair (or designee)
WSCUC reaccreditation effort timeline graphic

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What is WSCUC?

WSCUC(opens in new window) is the acronym for the WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) Senior College and University Commission, one of six regional organizations that accredit public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. WSCUC is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA(opens in new window)) which affirms that WSCUC standards and processes are consistent with CHEA's academic quality, improvement and accountability expectations.

WSCUC was formally created in 2012-13 when three education commissions under the umbrella of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) – Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (ACSCU(opens in new window)), Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC(opens in new window)), and the Accrediting Commission for Schools (ACS(opens in new window)) — reincorporated as separate entities. They now use the same ‘WASC’ acronym but are three separate 501(c)(3) organizations with independent scopes and governance structures.

Chico State has been WSCUC/WASC accredited since 1954.