Statement of Accreditation Status
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Institution:
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY -
Address:
Wallis Hall
Rochester, NY 14627 -
Phone:
(585) 275-2121
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Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO):
Dr. Jane Marie Souza
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Commission Staff Liaison:
Dr. Terence Peavy, Vice President
The Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS) is the official statement of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) about each institution’s current accreditation status and scope of accreditation. The SAS also provides a brief history of the actions taken by the Commission.
Accreditation Summary
For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures.
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1921
- Last Reaffirmation: 2014
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2023-2024
Alternative Delivery Methods
The following represents approved alternative delivery methods included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Credential Levels
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:
- 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 - Professional Practice Included within the scope:
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope:
Locations
The following represents branch campuses, additional locations, and other instructional sites that are included within the scope of the institution’s accreditation:
Location | Type |
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Rochester-Bern Congress Hotel Seepark Thun Seestrasse 47, 3602 Thun Switzerland | Additional Location |
Albion Correctional Facility 3595 State School Road Albion, NY 14411-9399 | Other Instructional Site |
ArtNY St. George Towers, 55 Clark Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 | Other Instructional Site |
Attica Correctional Facility 639 Exchange St Attica, NY 14011-0149 | Other Instructional Site |
Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES 1825 Windfall Rd Olean, NY 14706 | Other Instructional Site |
Cayuga - Onondaga BOCES 1879 West Genesee St. Rd. Auburn, NY 13021 | Other Instructional Site |
Christ Church- Rochester 141 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14604 | Other Instructional Site |
East High School 1801 E Main St Rm B100 Rochester, NY 14609 | Other Instructional Site |
Five Points Correctional Facility 6600 State Route 96 Romulus, NY 14541 | Other Instructional Site |
Geneva District Central Office 400 West North Street Geneva, NY 14456-1314 | Other Instructional Site |
George Eastman House 900 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607 | Other Instructional Site |
Groveland Correctional Facility 7000 Sonyea Road Sonyea, NY 14556 | Other Instructional Site |
Hotel Marriott AC Seoul Gangnam 10 Teheran-ro 25-gil, Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea, Korea, Republic of | Other Instructional Site |
Medical Office Building 1577 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620 | Other Instructional Site |
Reform Lutheran Church - Rochester 111 N Chestnut St. Rochester, NY 14604 | Other Instructional Site |
Rochester School 33 500 Webster Ave. Rochester, NY 14609 | Other Instructional Site |
University of Bern Hochschulstrasse 4 Bern, Switzerland | Other Instructional Site |
World of Inquiry School 58 200 University Avenue Rochester, NY 14605 | Other Instructional Site |
Definitions: For definitions of branch campus, additional locations, or other instructional sites, see the Commission’s Substantive Change Policy and Procedures.
Accreditation Actions
The following represents the MSCHE accreditation actions taken in the last ten (10) years. For more information, see the Commission’s Accreditation Actions Policy and Procedures and the Substantive Change Policy and Procedures.
- February 17, 2022To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 17 Kheam Rock Rd., Singapore 298791 that has ceased operations. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- February 17, 2022To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at 11/F Li Po Chun Chambers 189 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, China that has ceased operations. To remove the additional location from the institution's scope of accreditation. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action.
- March 4, 2021To note that the Mid-Point Peer Review has been conducted and no further evidence is required at this time. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- September 3, 2019To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the additional location at Rochester-Nyenrode Executive MBA Program, Netherlands. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- March 4, 2019To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close the New York Law School additional location at 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013-2921. To require immediate notification when instruction ceases at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if the requested substantive change is not implemented within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- November 15, 2018To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- March 15, 2018To accept the supplemental information report. To request a supplemental information report, due September 1, 2018, documenting implementation of the recommendations of the independent investigation report (Standard II). To remind the institution of its obligation to inform the Commission about any and all significant developments related to any investigation(s) conducted by the institution or by state, federal, or other government agencies relevant to this or actions taken by the Commission. Copies of the report(s) that follow from any of these investigations must be submitted to the Commission within 10 business days of their completion. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2023-2024.
- December 19, 2017Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due January 16, 2018, addressing recent developments at the institution which may have implications for current and future compliance with Requirement of Affiliation #5; Standard II (Ethics and Integrity); and Standard VII (Governance, Leadership and Administration)
- August 6, 2015To acknowledge receipt of documentation of approval from the New York State Education Department and to include the online Masters of Science (M.S.) in Teaching and Learning within the scope of the institution's accreditation.
- June 29, 2015To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the online Masters of Science (M.S.) in Teaching and Learning within the scope of the institution's accreditation to be effective upon receipt of state approval.
- June 29, 2015To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To approve the relocation of the additional location from American Management Association Executive Center, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 to New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013-2921. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location and the closure of the old 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 Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019.
- June 25, 2015To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional locations at UBS Business University, Hong Kong Campus, 11/F Li Po Chun Chambers, 189 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong and UBS Business University, APAC Campus (The Command House), 17 Kheam Hock Road, Singapore, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019.
- November 20, 2014To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for the quality of the self-study report and process. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2019.
- September 2, 2014To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) UBS Business University, APAC Campus (The Command House), 17 Kheam Hock Road, Singapore 298791 and (2) UBS Business University, Hong Kong Campus, 11/F Li Po Chun Chambers, 189 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong, provisionally 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 additional locations. In the event that operations at the additional locations do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To note that the self-study and evaluation visit occurred and will be acted on by the Commission at its November meeting.
- November 21, 2013To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm inclusion of the additional location at the American Management Association Executive Center, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2013-2014.
- July 2, 2012To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To reclassify the existing instructional site at American Management Association Executive Center, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 to an additional location and to include the additional location provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation, pending a site visit to the location within six months of commencing operations. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2013-2014.
- November 17, 2011To accept the monitoring report. To request that the self-study in preparation for the 2013-2014 evaluation visit document (1) evidence of direct measures of assessment of student learning at the program level and (2) further evidence that student learning assessment information is used to improve teaching and learning in all academic programs (Standard 14).
Information about the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) is an institutional accreditor in the United States and is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). MSCHE accreditation applies to an institution as a whole rather than the specific programs within an institution. MSCHE does not approve or accredit individual programs. The MSCHE accreditation review cycle is continuous and accreditation does not expire. Each institution is reevaluated and monitored on a regular and consistent basis in accordance with the institution’s assigned accreditation review cycle and Commission policy and procedures. An institution maintains its accreditation unless it is voluntarily surrendered or withdrawn by the Commission for cause, after the institution has been afforded due process. The institution’s current accreditation phase and accreditation status are displayed on the institution’s listing in the Institution Directory and in the Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS).