Statement of Accreditation Status
SUNY College at New Paltz
- CEO: Dr. Darrell Wheeler, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Laurel Garrick Duhaney
- Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Sean McKitrick, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs » Four-year, medium, primarily residential
- Control: Public
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1950
- Last Reaffirmation: 2021
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029
- September 22, 2022
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due October 6, 2022, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity; and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - June 24, 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 2022 and in conjunction with each Annual Institutional Update prior to the Mid-Point Peer Review in 2025, the institution provide further evidence of (1) organized and systematic assessments that evaluate the extent of student achievement in all programs (Standard V) and (2) sufficient support to sustain the assessment of student achievement and to communicate results of assessment 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 2028-2029. - November 17, 2016
To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. To commend the institution for the quality of the Periodic Review Report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021. - June 27, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the second distance education program, online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To note that the Periodic Review Report has been received and will be acted upon by the Commission at the November meeting. - June 30, 2014
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the online Advanced Certificate in Trauma and Disaster Mental Health Counseling program within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016. - June 27, 2013
To accept the progress report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016. - June 23, 2011
To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for the quality of its self-study process. To request a progress report, due April 1, 2013, documenting (1) further implementation of a comprehensive, organized and sustained process for the assessment of institutional effectiveness, including evidence that assessment has been implemented in all administrative units (Standard 7), and (2) further implementation of a comprehensive, organized and sustained process for the assessment of student learning outcomes, including evidence that all course syllabi include identified student learning outcomes, that assessment has been implemented in all academic units, and that assessment results are used to improve teaching and learning (Standards 11 and 14). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
- 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:
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope:
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope:
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope:
- Other Instructional Site
Newburgh Free Academy
124 Grand St
Newburgh, NY 12550 - Other Instructional Site
Rockland Boces
131 Midland Ave
Nyack, NY 10960 - Other Instructional Site
Rockland Teachers Center
65 Chapel Street
Garnerville, NY 10923
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