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ACCREDITORS' GUIDELINES

What Will It Take To Establish A 3-Year Degree At Your Institution?

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Accreditors' Guidelines

for degrees of less than 120 credits

  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
  • New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE)
  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
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