Scenic view of Sangren Hall on WMU campus

Year 4 Assurance Review

Western Michigan University successfully completed its virtual Year 4 Assurance Review by the Higher Learning Commission in spring 2025. 

Updates

Summer 2025: Year 4 Assurance Review Completed

WMU has successfully completed its 2025 four-year Assurance Review with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), continuing to meet all accreditation criteria with no monitoring or conditions.

This achievement reflects a year-long collaborative effort by the Year 4 Assurance Committee and more than 60 colleagues and contributors across the campus community

Spring 2025: Year 4 Assurance Review

Western Michigan University will undergo a virtual assurance review by the Higher Learning Commission in March, 2025. Institutions in Year 4 of the Open Pathway undergo a virtual assurance review as part of the broader comprehensive evaluation that occurs in year 10, to demonstrate that they are continue to be in compliance with the HLC's criteria for accreditation (Higher Learning Commission, 2023).

The Assurance Review timeline and activities since spring 2024 are reflected below. 

 

Timeline of assurance argument review process from spring 2024-spring 2025