Council on Social Work Education Commission on Accreditation October 2006 Decisions

The Commission on Accreditation (COA) took the following actions at its October 2006 meeting.

Reaffirm Accreditation for Eight Years Grant Initial Accreditation for Four Years Baccalaureate with a Progress Report Azusa Pacific University (CA) Baccalaureate Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (PA) Coker College (SC) Hardin-Simmons University (TX) University of Portland (OR) Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (PR) Viterbo University (WI) Master’s State University of New York, Binghamton Combined University (NY) (VA) Grant Candidacy Status Reaffirm Accreditation for Eight Years with a Master’s Staff Report Appalachian State University (NC) Baccalaureate Western Carolina University (NC) Avila University (MO) Place on Conditional Accreditation Reaffirm Accreditation for Eight Years with a Baccalaureate Progress Report Louisiana College (LA) Baccalaureate Texas Woman's University (TX) Bridgewater State College (MA) Chadron State College (NE) Master’s College of Mount Saint Joseph (OH) Ohio University (OH) Humboldt State University (CA) State University of New York, College at Order a Modified Site Visit Fredonia (NY) Baccalaureate University of the District of Columbia (DC) Troy University (AL)

Master’s Accept First Progress Report Columbia University (NY) Baccalaureate University of Missouri -St. Louis (MO) Concordia College (NY) (PA) Restore Accreditation Texas A&M International University (TX) Baccalaureate University of Arkansas at Monticello (AR) Master’s Westfield State College (MA) University of California at Berkeley (CA)

Restore Accreditation with Progress Report Combined Baccalaureate Colorado State University (CO) University of -River Falls (WI) Southern Connecticut State University (CT) University of Oklahoma (OK) Grant Initial Accreditation for Four Years (KY) Master’s Kutztown University (PA)

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Receive First Progress Report and Request a Staff Report Baccalaureate York College of the City University of New York (NY)

Accept Second Progress Report Baccalaureate West Texas A&M University (TX)

Combined New Mexico State University (NM)

Accept Staff Report Combined University of South Florida (FL)

Authorize a Site Visit Master’s Humboldt State University (CA) University of Toledo (OH)

Grant a Second Year of Candidacy Baccalaureate Eastern New Mexico University (NM) St. Augustine College (IL)

Defer Second Year of Candidacy Decision to the February 2007 Meeting Baccalaureate Shaw University (NC)

Grant Permission to Seek Site Visit Authorization Baccalaureate Ohio Dominican University (OH)

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