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2025 Accreditation Reaffirmation

The Higher Learning Commission will be evaluating Kent State during the Site Visit taking place April 14-15, 2025.

Comprehensive Evaluation

HLC conducts comprehensive evaluations of member institutions in year ten of the Open Pathway accreditation process. For Kent State this evaluation will begin in spring 2025 and the site visit will take place on April 14-15, 2025. The purpose of this evaluation is to confirm that the institution meets the Criteria for Accreditation and other HLC requirements, is pursuing institutional improvement, and complies with requirements set by the U.S. Department of Education. 

What Does This Mean for Us?

This comprehensive evaluation will require engagement from the entire university community, including students, faculty, staff, and the Board of Trustees. HLC will evaluate the institution at all levels to ensure that Kent State meets the highest standards of quality and that our programs and services meet the expectations of both our students and the broader educational community. In order to have a successful Reaffirmation of Accreditation, HLC will review the institution's accreditation documents, talk to groups of faculty, staff and students and meet with the President and Board of Trustees. 

For more information on how to prepare and participate in the HLC Site Visit, view the information below. 

  • Accreditation Reaffirmation Documents

    Accreditation Reaffirmation Documents

    Accreditation Documents required for a Comprehensive Evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission

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  • What Faculty and Staff need to know about reaffirmation

    What Faculty and Staff need to know about reaffirmation

    Information faculty need to know and how to be involved in the Accreditation Site Visit

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  • What Students need to know about reaffirmation

    What Students need to know about reaffirmation

    Information students need to know and how to be involved in the Accreditation Site Visit

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  • Key Accreditation Milestones

    Key Accreditation Milestones

    Important events, dates and milestones on the path to reaffirmation of accreditation

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  • University Accreditation and Accountability Committee (UAAC)

    University Accreditation and Accountability Committee (UAAC)

    Meet the people working behind the scenes

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  • Kent State Accreditation History

    Kent State Accreditation History

    Historical information regarding institutional accreditation

    Kent State University gained accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in January of 1915. Through HLC there are multiple accreditation paths, KSU chose to enrolled in the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) in the year 2000. Every four years, each institution enrolled in AQIP underwent a Systems Appraisal to review compliance with standards of accreditation. The Systems Appraisal was an opportunity to get expert, objective, and third party feedback from HLC on the university’s strengths and opportunities for improvement. Throughout the fifteen years that Kent State was enrolled in AQIP (2000 - 2015), three cycles of the Systems Appraisal process occurred, the first in 2005, again in 2009, and the last in 2013. In 2015 the University entered into a new accreditation pathway with HLC called the Open Pathway. 

    Accreditation Historical Timeline

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Webinar Presentations

Institutional Accreditation Part One (5:43 minutes)

Institutional Accreditation Part Two (13:31 minutes)

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