Consumer Information
- Accreditation
- Assessment and Institutional Research
WPU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. This action follows an intensive institutional self-study with a full review and visit by evaluators from NWCCU. The most recent complete process concluded in April 2020 with our year-seven report and visit. Warner Pacific’s Accreditation was reaffirmed in June 2020. For further information about the accreditation process, visit the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Additionally, the university is approved by the State of Oregon and various national program accrediting organizations in identified subject areas. Warner Pacific has also been approved to offer specific degree programs in the State of Washington.*
For further information about WPU’s accreditation status, contact Vandana Nandakumar, Director of Accreditation and Planning and accreditation liaison officer, at vnandakumar@toolcelecom.com or 503-517-1237.
Additional links
- WPU Mission Statement
- WPU Core Themes
- WPU Values
- 2020 Standard 1 Report
- 2020 Standard 2 Report
- Office of Assessment and Institutional Research
These are the following licensing agencies, program memberships, certifications, and accrediting organizations
- Institutional
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) – http://www.nwccu.org/
- Education
- Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) – http://www.oregon.gov/tspc/pages/index.aspx
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) – http://aaqep.org/
- Third-Party Notification of Initial Application for AAQEP Accreditation
- Part One-AAQEP Annual Report for 2022
- AAQEP Annual Report for 2023
- Nursing
- Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) – http://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx
- The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Warner Pacific University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
The transferability of credits earned at Warner Pacific University is at the discretion of the receiving college, university, or other educational institution. Students considering transferring to any institution should not assume that credits earned in any program of study at Warner Pacific University will be accepted by the receiving institution. Similarly, the ability of a degree, certificate, diploma, or other academic credential earned at Warner Pacific University to satisfy an admission requirement of another institution is at the discretion of the receiving institution. Accreditation does not guarantee credentials or credits earned at Warner Pacific University will be accepted by or transferred to another institution. To minimize the risk of having to repeat coursework, students should contact the receiving institution in advance for evaluation and determination of transferability of credits and/or acceptability of degrees, diplomas or certificates earned.