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Report of the Commission on Accreditation: October

November 2023

NEW MEMBERS

Subsequent to action by the Commission on Accreditation in October 2023, NASAD is pleased to welcome the following institutions.

New Institution Granted Associate Membership:

University of Houston
Beckham Dossett
Director, School of Art

4188 Elgin Street
Houston, TX 77204

FORMAL COMMISSION REPORT. The official report of actions taken by the NASAD Commission on Accreditation at its meetings of October 2023 follows.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION

Kristi A. Nelson, Chair Pro tempore
William J. Mowder, Associate Chair Pro tempore
October 2023

 

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following new institutions were granted Associate Membership:

University of Houston

Action was deferred on four (4) institutions applying for Associate Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution recently granted Associate Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following member institutions were granted Membership:

Alabama State University
Broward College
Houston Community College

Action was deferred on six (6) member institutions applying for Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from seven (7) institutions recently granted Membership.

After positive action by the Commission on Accreditation, the following institutions were granted renewal of Membership:

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Central State University
Cranbrook Academy of Art
East Tennessee State University
Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico
Georgia Institute of Technology (SPPA)
Jackson State University
Lander University
Mississippi University for Women
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of North Dakota
University of North Florida
University of Tennessee
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Action was deferred on twenty-three (23) institutions applying for renewal of Membership.

Progress Reports were accepted from sixteen (16) institutions and acknowledged from one (1) institution recently granted renewal of Membership.

Two (2) applications were approved for Substantive Change.

Action was deferred on one (1) application for Substantive Change.

Thirty-nine (39) programs were granted Plan Approval.

Action was deferred on twelve (12) programs submitted for Plan Approval.

Progress Reports were accepted from eleven (11) institutions concerning programs recently granted Plan Approval.

Twenty-eight (28) programs were granted Final Approval for Listing.

Action was deferred on four (4) programs submitted for Final Approval for Listing.

Progress Reports were accepted from one (1) institution concerning programs recently granted Final Approval for Listing.

One (1) program was granted Basic Listing.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2022-2023 Accreditation Audit.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2022-2023 Affirmation Statement.

Four (4) institutions were granted second-year postponements for re-evaluation.

One (1) institution was granted a third-year postponement for re-evaluation.

One (1) institution was granted a seventh-year postponement for re-evaluation.

One (1) institution was notified regarding failure to submit the 2021-2022 HEADS Data Survey.

Six (6) institutions were notified regarding failure to submit the 2022-2023 HEADS Data Survey.

One (1) institution was notified regarding monies outstanding for 2022-2023.

Two (2) institutions were notified regarding past due for submission of the Notice of Intention to Apply form.

One (1) institution was placed on probation.

Four (4) institutions (Saint Louis University, University of Notre Dame, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Weber State University) withdrew from membership during the 2022-2023 academic year.

 

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