Accreditation

Chartered by the State of California in 1925, Mount St. Mary's College is
accredited by:

• The Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
• The California State Board of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• The California Board of Registered Nursing
• The National League for Nursing
• The National Association of Schools of Music
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Information regarding these accreditation is located in the Office of the President, 12001 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, California 90049.

Our reaffirmation of accreditation based on WASC’s new standards and the 2001 Handbook was successful. The visiting teams found "a vital institution, serving a unique mission and targeting a diverse population with distinction. ...two campuses that work together, an engaged faculty, and exemplary programs, including the Institute for Student Academic Enrichment and the Undergraduate Science Research program. It was impressed by the College’s focus on service and its success in attracting external grant support. Since the last review, the College has committed itself to a robust strategic-planning process; its leadership has gained wide legitimacy on the campus; and it has clarified priorities." In its letter, WASC challenged the College to sustain and improve institutional capacity, to enhance attention to student learning, and to pay particular attention to faculty diversity and workload.

Our next accreditation visits will be in fall 2012 and fall 2013. This ten-year period is the maximum time allowed between accreditation visits. An interim progress report is due summer 2006.

The full text of the letter that the College received from WASC (June 30, 2003) is available to faculty, staff, and students (on reserve) in both libraries.