Accreditation

°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), one of seven regional accrediting organizations in the United States. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation activities for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions.

MSCHE is an institutional accreditor, therefore, it examines and reaffirms accreditation for each of its member institutions as a whole, rather than the specific programs within the institution. More information about °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s accreditation status can be found on the .

Members of the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï community may access additional information on the 2025-28 re-accreditation planning process on the on Inside °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï. 

Co-Chairs 
  • Jamie Mullaney, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs 
  • Kevin Schultz, Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • Emily Perl, Associate Vice President for Student Success
Accreditation Liaison Officer
  • Janet Shope, Associate Vice President of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

For more information or questions about the accreditation process, please contact middlestates@goucher.edu.