Assessment & Accreditation
Welcome to Eastern Washington University’s website for Assessment and Accreditation. Our accreditation was reaffirmed through the NWCCU for our university's regional accreditation in March of 2023.
Institutional Accreditation Webpage Links:
Programmatic Accreditation by College
Programmatic accreditation is designed to ensure the public that an academic program has undergone a rigorous review process and found to meet high standards for educational quality.
Washington State PESB Education Programs
The Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) is an agency that works to ensure Washington’s educator workforce is composed of equity-minded, professional educators who meet the diverse needs of students, schools, and districts.
EWU in the High School Accreditation
NACEP accreditation distinguishes high-quality concurrent enrollment partnership that meets rigorous national standards in the areas of curriculum, faculty, students, assessment, and program evaluation.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Accreditation:
Institutional Accreditation Timeline
A visual calendar showing EWU’s 7-year schedule for institutional accreditation through NWCCU
EWU’s Submitted Accreditation Reports
The accreditation process is an opportunity for the university community to reflect upon its strengths and weaknesses, history, and future. As part of the seven-year accreditation cycle, EWU submits a variety of reports that can be found here.
Core Themes (Access, Learning, and Completion)
The accreditation process requires EWU to identify core themes reflecting our mission as well as establishing metrics and goals for each core theme. These measurements allow us to evaluate the level of which we are accomplishing our mission.
Resources & Tools:
Institutional Accreditation Timeline
Learn what student learning assessments are, how they are used, and how to begin incorporating processes into existing programs and courses.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
How to: write an SLO; map the curriculum, use SLO's in teaching, creating assignments, rubrics, assessing an SLO, interpreting findings, implementing, and improving academic planning.
Nuventive Improvement
Nuventive Improvement is a software specifically designed for assessing multiple facets of higher education. Need help Navigating Nuventive? A guide can be found here.
Writing a Self-Study for Accreditation
When writing a self-study report for your accrediting body, it is imperative that the narrative address each and every component of every standard.
Accreditation of New & Modified Programs
When EWU launches a new program or modify an existing one, we must inform our accrediting body, NWCCU, so programs can be included under the umbrella our institutional accreditation.
Committees:
Academic Programs Assessment Committee (APAC)
The Academic Programs Assessment Committee (APAC) was formed in 2017 to oversee student learning outcomes assessment in EWU’s degree programs. APAC is a hybrid committee that reports to the Faculty Organization and Academic Affairs.
Student Affairs Assessment Committee (SAAC)
The Student Affairs Assessment Committee supports the Division of Student Affairs to fulfill the mission of Eastern Washington University through comprehensive, division-wide assessment.
Institutional Assessment Committee (IAC)
The purpose of this committee is to establish assessment procedures for university support services and non-academic units.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) Assessment Committee
College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CSTEM) Assessment Committee
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