Office Of Institutional Research
Accreditation Documents, Self-Studies, and NWCCU Responses
- Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness, October 2023
- SOU Year 7 Report, August 2023
- Accreditation Reaffirmation Letter, March 2024
- SOU Year 6 Report – 2022 Policies, Regulations, and Financial Review (PRFR)
- NWCCU Year 6 2022 Policies, Regulations, and Financial Review (PRFR) Evaluation
- Mid-Cycle Report, September 2019 and the Mid-Cycle Report Appendices
- NWCCU Accrediting Team Evaluation of Mid-Cycle Report
- NWCCU Notification and Action Taken on Mid-Cycle Report
- Ad-Hoc Report from Mid-Cycle Evaluation and the Ad-Hoc Report Appendices
- NWCCU Notification and Action Taken on Ad-Hoc Report
- Year One Report, December 2017
- NWCCU Accrediting Team Evaluation of Year One Report
- NWCCU Notification and Action Taken on Year One Report
- Mid-cycle Report, 2013 (aka year 3 rpt)
- NWCCU Accrediting Team Response to Mid-cycle Report
- NWCCU Commissioners Letter of Accreditation (Feb 6, 2014)
- Mid-cycle Ad-Hoc Report (1st issue)
- NWCCU Commissioners Letter (Jan 30, 2015)
- Mid-cycle Ad-Hoc Report (2nd issue)
- NWCCU Commissioners Letter (Jul 20, 2015)
- Year One Report, 2011
- NWCCU Accrediting Team Response to Year One Report
- NWCCU Commissioners Letter of Accreditation (Feb 24, 2012)
- Ten Year Self Study, 2007 – Executive Summary
- Ten Year Self Study – Full Report (all standards incl.)
- Ten Year Self Study – Addendum
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Southern Oregon University is a member institution with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Southern Oregon University’s current accreditation status is active. NWCCU’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on August 5, 2026 was to place SOU on probation pending the resolution of issues related to finances. For more information please see the SOU Vitality Plan that addresses the ongoing financial viability of SOU.
NWCCU is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).