花季传媒 (AJU) has been fully and continuously accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) since 1961.

  • 2024 Reaffirmation of WSCUC Accreditation
    As of July 18, 2024, the WSCUC Commission has reaffirmed AJU鈥檚 accreditation for a period of eight (8) years. The next reaffirmation review will occur in the 2031-2032 year.
    The WSCUC Commission Action Letter and Evaluating Team Report documents are available below. 
    1. WSCUC Commission Action Letter -received on July 18, 2024
    2. WSCUC Evaluating Team Report of AJU -conducted on March 26-28, 2024
    The Evaluating Team and WSCUC Commission has commended AJU for: 1)A senior leadership team lead by the president that has shepherded the institution through critical transition periods, 2) Academic deans, faculty, and staff who have reimagined academic programs to reduce barriers related to access, cost, and time to degree, 3) Institutional and program learning outcomes that are rooted in Judaic principles regarding intellect, service, social justice, and advocacy, 4) A robust advancement team, systems, and processes that effectively cultivate donor and philanthropic efforts, 5) A Board of Directors that is committed to and engaged with the mission and future direction of the institution.
    AJU鈥檚 external review team for re-affirmation of institutional accreditation was held on March 26, 2024, through March 28, 2024. During this visit, the WSCUC External Reviewers met with campus stakeholders. Below, is foundational information to this visit.
    • , submitted to WSCUC on September 7, 2023
    • , conducted on November 15-16, 2023
    Additional information about the accreditation review process, or any questions about the Accreditation Visit of reaffirmation of accreditation more generally may be directed to Dr. Robbie Totten, Chief Academic Officer and AJU鈥檚 Accreditation Liaison Officer at rtotten [at] aju.edu (rtotten[at]aju[dot]edu).
  • 2016 Reaffirmation of WSCUC Accreditation

    In spring 2016, AJU was visited by a WSCUC team for a re-accreditation review under the 2013 Standards of Accreditation. This visit resulted in AJU鈥檚 re-accreditation for the maximum eight-year period (through 2024). The visiting team commended our recently 鈥渞edesigned undergraduate program鈥 which focuses focused on social justice and ethical leadership as well as 鈥渢he university faculty for its dedication to quality reaching and student mentoring.鈥 They also praised the 鈥渘ew leadership in academic affairs, student affairs, undergraduate admissions, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School of Non-Profit Management,鈥 for helping to 鈥渞e-energize these programs and services,鈥 and for fostering 鈥減ositive programmatic momentum.鈥 They described our university as having made 鈥渆xtraordinary progress in advancing new academic curricula,鈥 while 鈥渂uilding trust and optimism among the administration, faculty and staff.鈥 The site team also encouraged AJU to continue to invest in student and residential services, as well as in facilities and technologies, all of which we fully intend to do.

    The full text of the letter AJU received from WSCUC on July 8, 2016 has been made available to AJU community members and can be accessed on the .