{"id":11511,"date":"2024-04-05T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost-draft\/?page_id=11511"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:06:40","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"About\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-about\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11607\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11607\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/\">About the Provost<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11609\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11609\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/colleges\/\">Colleges<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11610\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11610\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/units\/\">Units<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11608\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11608\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/accreditation\/\">Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13103\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13103\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/academic-program-review\/\">Academic Program Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Accreditation<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/accreditation-hero.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">The University of Rhode Island is accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neche.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New England Commission of Higher Education<\/a> (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/accreditation\/neche-2027\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>NECHE 2027 Reaccreditation<\/h2><p>URI\u2019s next comprehensive reaccreditation review will culminate in 2027. Learn more about this multi-year process.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Timeline and committees<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Commission indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer review process. An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accreditation by the Commission is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the Commission should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals also may contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"small\"><strong>New England Commission of Higher Education&nbsp;<br>3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100, Burlington, MA 01803-4514&nbsp;<br>(781) 425 7785&nbsp;<br>E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:info@neche.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@neche.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accreditation Documents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The institution completed its most recent decennial comprehensive review in 2017, and in August of 2022, submitted its Interim (5<sup>th<\/sup> year) report. The institution is up for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/about\/accreditation\/neche-2027\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"12807\">re-accreditation in 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 Interim (5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Year Report)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Interim Reports ask institutions to reflect on progress since the last comprehensive review and to project areas of focus for the next five years leading up&nbsp;to the next comprehensive&nbsp;review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/URI-Interim-NECHE-Report-2022.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1779\/URI-Interim-NECHE-Report-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">August 2022 Fifth-Year Interim Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/2022-NOVEMBER-URI-INTERIM-RPT.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1779\/2022-NOVEMBER-URI-INTERIM-RPT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commission Response to 2022 Fifth-Year Interim Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017 Comprehensive Evaluation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission requires institutions to undergo a comprehensive evaluation at least every ten years. The comprehensive evaluation process has three components,&nbsp;an institutional&nbsp;<strong>self-study<\/strong>, in which the institution evaluates how and how well it meets the Commission\u2019s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neche.org\/resources\/standards-for-accreditation\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.neche.org\/resources\/standards-for-accreditation\">Standards for Accreditation<\/a><\/em>, an&nbsp;<strong>on-site evaluation<\/strong>&nbsp;by a group of peers, and a <strong>review and decision<\/strong> by the Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/2017_URI_NEASC_Self-Study.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1779\/2017_URI_NEASC_Self-Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institutional Self-Study<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/2017-NEASC-CIHE_Visiting-Team-Report.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1779\/2017-NEASC-CIHE_Visiting-Team-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visiting Team Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2152\/Letter_of_Accreditation_2017.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1779\/Letter_of_Accreditation_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter of Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The University of Rhode Island is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).\u00a0 Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Commission indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-11511","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11511"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13033,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11511\/revisions\/13033"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/provost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}