NWCCU Policies
Linked Policies are PDF documents.
Accreditation Actions Policy – Revised December 2024
Accreditation Criteria Policy – Revised May 2025
Accreditation Liaison Officer Policy – Revised May 2025
Accreditation for System Institutions Policy – Adopted June 2019
Administrative Procedures for Institutional Visits and Board of Commissioner Meetings Policy – Revised May 2025
Annual Report Policy – Revised June 2021
Antitrust Policy – Adopted December 2020
Appeals Procedure Policy – Revised March 2023
Arbitration Policy – Revised May 2025
Commissioner Qualifications and Responsibilities Policy – Revised November 2021
Communication with Accreditation Constituencies and Title IV Oversight Policy – Revised October 2023
Complaints Against NWCCU Policy – Revised January 2024
Complaints Regarding Member or Candidate Institutions Policy – Revised January 2024
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Policy – Adopted April 2021
Conflict of Interest Policy – Revised December 2020
Contracts for Education-Related Services Policy – Adopted April 2021
Credit Hour Policy – Revised April 2021
Direct Assessment and Competency-Based Education Policy – Revised March 2023
Distance Education and Correspondence Education Policy– Updated August 2025
E&G Expenditures and Institutional Dues Policy – Revised March 2021
Gift Policy – Adopted December 2020
Institutions Accredited by Another Accreditor Policy – Revised December 2020
Legal Costs and Obligations Policy – Revised June 2022
Matters Under Litigation Policy – Adopted April 2021
Personally Identifiable Information Submitted to NWCCU – Adopted October 2023
Procedures to Close a Program, Additional Location, Branch Campus, or Institution – Revised October 2023
Public Disclosures Required by an Institution Policy – Revised March 2023
Receipt of Unsolicited Information Policy – Revised September 2024
Record of Student Complaints Policy – Revised March 2023
Records Retention Policy – Adopted January 2021
Related Entities Policy – Adopted June 2019
Requests for Waiver Policy – Revised November 2021
Review of Standards for Accreditation, Eligibility Requirements and Policies Policy – Revised March 2023
Significant Growth Policy – Revised November 2021
Substantive Change Policy – Revised August 2025
Transfer and Award of Academic Credit Policy – Revised January 2022
Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy – Adopted August 2020
Whistleblower Policy – Revised January 2020
