Welcome to the web home of Linfield's 2006-2008 accreditation process.

The self-study draft review period for the Linfield community concluded April 29.  If you have comments or questions about the accreditation self-study or the process, please contact a member of the Accreditation Steering Committee.

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Documents that may be useful in preparing for the self-study, including documents Linfield prepared for prior accreditation visits, are posted at Resources. 

For further information about the accreditation process, please visit the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, Linfield's institutional accrediting body.

Upcoming highlights:

 May-June 2008: Public notification and third party comment period. "In accordance with Commission policy, an institution that is scheduled for a full-scale evaluation advertises to its publics that a visit is scheduled and invites their comments.  Comments will be accepted only when they are submitted in writing and signed." (p. 112 Accreditation Handbook)

June 11, 2008: Accreditation Steering Committee meets, 9am to noon.

June 25, 2008: (tentative) Accreditation Steering Committee meets, 9am to noon.

October 22-24, 2008: The evaluation team of the Northwest Commission will make its campus visit.