Statement of Accreditation Status
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, The
- CEO: Dr. Robin Garrell, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Ying Wang
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Paul Starkey, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity » Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
- Control: Public
- Former Name(s): CUNY - Graduate School and University Center (7/26/2010)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1961
- Last Reaffirmation: 2021
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2027-2028
- March 4, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To request that, beginning in 2021 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review in 2024, the institution provide further evidence of (1) the development and implementation of organized and systematic assessments that evaluate the extent of student achievement (Standard V) and (2) sufficient support to sustain the assessment of student achievement and to communicate the results to stakeholders (Standard V). To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2027-2028. - April 16, 2020
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To delay the On-Site Evaluation visit scheduled for Spring 2020 due to extraordinary circumstances related to coronavirus (COVID-19) interruptions and to continue accreditation. To note the institution remains accredited during a delay granted by the Commission. The Evaluation visit will be scheduled in accordance with Commission policy and procedures. - June 27, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, 55 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027 within the scope of the institution's accreditation operations. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The date for the next accreditation review will be determined by the Commission when it revises the accreditation cycle. - November 19, 2015
To accept the Periodic Review Report, reaffirm accreditation and commend the institution for the quality of the Periodic Review Report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2019-2020. - June 26, 2014
To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional locations at (1) 119 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 and (2) 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2015. - January 2, 2014
To note the institution's decision not to open the additional location at Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 200234 and to remove the location from the institution's accreditation. - July 1, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include provisionally the additional locations at (1) 119 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 and (2) 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of the commencement of operations at one of these locations. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at these locations. In the event that operations at these locations do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2015. - January 2, 2013
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the additional location at Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, 200234 provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of commencing operations at the site. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this site. In the event that operations at this site do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2015. - June 28, 2012
To accept the progress report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2015.
- Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, The
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-4309 - Additional Location
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
219 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10036 - Additional Location
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
55 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Opened: 08/25/2016 - Additional Location
CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Opened: 08/28/2013 - Additional Location
CUNY School of Professional Studies
119 West 31st Street
New York, NY 10001
Opened: 08/28/2013 - Other Instructional Site
Advanced Science Research Center
85 St Nicholas Terrace
New York, NY 10031
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