Accreditation Review Committee

The SJSU Academic Senate, recognizing accreditation as a campus-wide responsibility, established the Accreditation Review Committee under University Policy S16-5 [pdf] to coordinate the review processes.

Committee Membership

The faculty-led, twenty-member committee meets the second Tuesday of each month throughout the academic year. 

The committee includes representatives from the Academic Senate, Associated Students, Council of Deans, Faculty Director of Assessment, Office of the Provost, Office of Institutional Research, WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer, the President’s Cabinet, Department Chair, Program Planning, Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Member-at-Large from the off-campus community, and five Faculty-at-Large members.

Committee Responsibilities

  1. Engage diverse voices in the reflection and analysis of information collected and reported to the Western Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).
  2. Generate institutional reports and materials needed to meet WSCUC requirements and respond to questions from WSCUC regarding written reports.
  3. Communicate to all campus constituents’ information regarding accreditation activities and priorities.
  4. Oversee campus preparations to meet the requirements of WSCUC review committee site visits and the Institutional Review process as specified by WSCUC, including special visits.
  5. Develop a campus preparation and implementation plan that responds to the direction given to the campus in previous WSCUC Commission letters and WSCUC accreditation review reports.
  6. Summarize the feedback received from WSCUC and make it widely available.