2025-2026 WSCUC Reaffirmation of Accreditation

WSCUC stands for the WASC Senior College and University Commission. It is a regional accrediting agency that evaluates institutions of higher education in California and other areas for academic quality, integrity and effectiveness.

Accreditation assures the public, students and government agencies that the institution meets established standards. It allows access to federal funding and supports the value and credibility of an institution’s degree.

The WSCUC peer review team will visit SDSU from March 25 to March 27, 2026. During that time, the WSCUC team will meet with SDSU community members: students, faculty, staff and also administrators.

The visit allows external peer reviewers to supplement SDSU's self-study with information gleaned from conversations with the campus community. After reading the self study and accompanying evidence and spending time with the campus community, WSCUC team members will evaluate how effective the university is in meeting WSCUC's standards of accreditation.

The institutional report is SDSU’s self-study submitted to WSCUC. It presents evidence of how the university meets accreditation standards and reflects on areas such as student learning, assessment and planning.

The Criteria for Review (CFRs) are standards developed by WSCUC that define what institutions must demonstrate in areas such as institutional purpose, student learning, resource use and continuous improvement.  More information about standards is available online. 

The review team will meet with campus groups including faculty, staff, students and administrators. The WSCUC team will ask questions, explore the institution’s progress and priorities, evaluate the university’s adherence to the criteria for review to supplement information about the instruction from the report.

The report will be available online on the Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation site once ready.

The process involves faculty, staff, administrators, students and governing board members. Coordination is led by SDSU’s Office for Curriculum, Assessment and Accreditation.

Accreditation is reaffirmed on a cycle of up to 10 years. SDSU’s last reaffirmation was in 2016. The 2026 visit will be part of the regular review process.

Accreditation ensures continued access to federal funding, upholds the quality of academic programs and protects the long-term value of students’ degrees.

Yes. Students will be invited to meet with the review team. There will also be open forums and opportunities to learn more and engage before the visit.

Faculty are central to demonstrating educational effectiveness, curriculum quality, program review and learning. Many faculty contribute to writing and reviewing sections of the institutional report. The campus community – students, faculty and staff – will be invited to speak to these areas as well as campus climate and leadership.

Staff contribute to the collection of evidence, implementation of institutional planning, student support services, operations and assessment of institutional outcomes. The campus community – students, faculty and staff – will be invited to speak to these areas as well as campus climate and leadership through open forums and other opportunities.

Yes. The team will present their commendations and recommendations verbally to the campus community and then submit a report to the WSCUC Commission expanding on those findings and providing an evaluation of the institution's adherence to the criteria for review.  The WSCUC Commission will then issue a formal Action Letter to SDSU that outlines its decision and any recommendations or follow-up actions. SDSU will receive the official letter in summer 2026. The university will share the results with the campus community and develop any required follow-up plans after receiving the letter. 

An accreditation archive is available on SDSU's WSCUC webpage. The site has information about the reaffirmation of accreditation processes during both the 2005-06 and also the 2015-16 years, to include action letters, reports and other documents.

• William Tong, Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs
• Chris Manning, Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
• James Frazee, CIO and Vice President for Information Technology
• Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation
• Agnes Wong Nickerson, Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
• Adrienne Vargas, Vice President for University Relations and Development
• Brittany Santos-Derieg, Chief of Staff
• Catherine Atkins, Associate Dean Emerita, College of Sciences
• Madhavi McCall, Associate Vice President, Curriculum, Assessment and Accreditation
• Brenda Wills, Assessment and Accreditation Analyst
• David Marx, Director of Continuous Improvement and Professor of Psychology
• Sonja Pruitt-Lord, Interim Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
• Stephen Schellenberg, Chair, University Senate
• Kareen Holstrom, President, Associated Students
• Stefan Hyman, Associate Vice President, Enrollment Services
• David Ely, Associate Dean, Fowler College of Business
• Tracy Love, Dean, Graduate Studies
• La Monica-Everett-Haynes, Associate Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

• Brenda Wills, Accreditation and Assessment Analyst
• Cathie Atkins, Associate Dean of the College of Sciences
• David Ely, Associate Dean of the Fowler College of Business 
• Heather Canary, Director of the School of Communication
• Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity
• Madhavi McCall, Associate Vice President for Curriculum Assessment and Accreditation
• Mark Reed, Associate Vice President of Research Operations 
• Sean Hauze, Senior Director, Instructional Technology Services
• Sonja Pruitt-Lord, Interim Vice Provost 
• Stefan Hyman, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management 
• Tracy Love-Geffen, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies

• Alysia Choi, Director of Curriculum Services and Articulation Officer 
• Ana Molina-Rodriguez, Deputy Chief of Staff 
• Brenda Wills, Accreditation and Assessment Analyst
• Carmelo Interlando, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
• Cathie Atkins, Associate Dean of the College of Sciences
• Crystal Little, Associate Vice President of Financial Operations
• David Ely, Associate Dean of the Fowler College of Business 
• David Marx, Director for the Center of Continuous Improvement
• Debra Hills, Curriculum Analyst 
• Erin Jacobs, Director of Student Success Analytics 
• Guillermina Gina Nunez, Dean of SDSU Imperial Valley
• Heather Canary, Director of the School of Communication
• James Frazee, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Senior Associate Vice President for Learning Environments, Technologies, and User Services
• Jeanne Stronach, Assistant Vice President for Analytic Studies and Institutional Research
• Jeffrey Roberts, Dean of the College of Sciences 
• Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity 
• Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success
• John Putman, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Letters 
• Jonathan Florendo, Executive Assistant and Curriculum Support Analyst 
• Joseph Baker, Administrative Support Coordinator 
• Kimberly Twist, Associate Professor of Political Science
• Madhavi McCall, Associate Vice President for Curriculum Assessment and Accreditation
• Mahasweta Sarkar, Associate Dean SDSU Global Campus 
• Mark Reed, Associate Vice President of Research Operations 
• Maureen Guarcello, Director, Program Evaluation, Compliance, and Assessment 
• Nina Potter, Director of Assessment and Accreditation 
• Nola Butler-Byrd, Program Director of Community-Based Block Program 
• Scott Walter, Dean of the University Library 
• Sean Hauze, Senior Director, Instructional Technology Services
• Sonja Pruitt-Lord, Interim Vice Provost 
• Stefan Hyman, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management 
• Stephanie Dathe, Executive Director for SDSU Alumni 
• Tracy Love-Geffen, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies 
• Yusuf Oztruk, Associate Dean for College of Undergraduate Studies

• Ahmad Bani Younes, Director of the Spacecraft Platform for Astronautic & Celestial Emulation (SPACE) laboratory
• Alysia Choi, Director of Curriculum Services and Articulation Officer
• Ana Molina-Rodriguez, Deputy Chief of Staff
• Brenda Wills, Accreditation and Assessment Analyst
• Cristina Alfaro, Associate Vice President for International Affairs 
• Crystal Little, Associate Vice President of Financial Operations
• Debra Hills, Curriculum Analyst
• Erin Jacobs, Director of Student Success Analytics
• Heather Canary, Interim Dean of College of Professional Studies and FIne Arts
• James Frazee, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Senior Associate Vice President for Learning Environments, Technologies & User Services
• Jeffrey Roberts, Dean of the College of Sciences
• Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity
• Joanna Brooks, Associate Vice President for Faculty Advancement and Student Success
• Jonathan Florendo, Executive Assistant and Curriculum Support Analyst
• Joseph Alter, Professor of Dance
• Joseph Baker, Administrative Support Coordinator
• Kimberly Twist, Associate Professor of Political Science
• Lianne Urada, Associate Professor in the School of Social Work
• Madhavi McCall, Associate Vice President for Curriculum, Assessment, and Accreditation
• Mark Reed, Associate Vice President of Research Operations
• Maureen Guarcello, Director, Program Evaluation, Compliance, & Assessment 
• Michael Borgstrom, Interim Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Letters
• Monica Casper, Professor of Sociology and Special Assistant to the President on Gender-Based Violence
• Nerissa Lindsey, Head of Content Organization and Management
• Nina Potter, Director of Assessment and Accreditation
• Nola Butler-Byrd, Program Director of Community-Based Block Program
• Salvador Ochoa, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Stefan Hyman, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
• Steven Gill, Director of Graduate Programs for the Fowler College of Business
• Takeshi Kobayashi, Director of Finance
• Tingting Tang, Assistant Professor, College of Sciences Mathematics and Statistics
• Tracy Love-Geffen, Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
• Trevor Gartlan, Student
• Tyler Hollander, Student