UVU Mission Statement

Utah Valley University is a teaching institution which provides opportunity, promotes student success, and meets regional educational needs.  UVU builds on a foundation of substantive scholarly and creative work to foster engaged learning.  The university prepares professionally competent people of integrity who, as life-long learners and leaders, serve as stewards of a globally interdependent community.

Utah Valley University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality evaluated 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. Accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 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.

In February 2012, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities,
an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation, reaffirmed Utah Valley University's accreditation.

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue, Suite 100
Redmond, Washington 98052-3981

 

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Reaffirmation Letter (received Feb 2012)

UVU Accreditation Office

For additional information, contact the UVU Accreditation Office at:

Linda Makin
801-863-8457
Linda.Makin@uvu.edu
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