STATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION STATUS

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
University Center - C.W. Post Campus
700-720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548-1327
Phone: (516) 299-2501; Fax: (516) 299-2590
www.liu.edu

Most Recent Commission Action:

April 29, 2013:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the additional location at North Shore School District, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To note that the evaluation visit scheduled for 2012-2013 has been conducted and will be acted on by the Commission at its June meeting.

Brief History Since Last Comprehensive Evaluation:

November 20, 2008:

To accept the Periodic Review Report and to reaffirm accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-13.

May 5, 2011:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the following additional locations within the scope of the institution's accreditation: (1) Kings County Hospital Center, 451 Clarkson Avenue, T Bldg., 5th fl., Brooklyn, NY 11203; (2) Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; (3) The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201; (4) New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ), 56-45 Main St., Flushing, NY 11355; (5) Lyceum Kennedy, 225 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017; (6) Eastern Suffolk BOCES, James Hines Administration Center, 201 Sunrise Hwy., Patchogue, NY 11772; (7) Cold Spring Harbor School District, 75 Goose Hill Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724; (8) Lynbrook School District, Atlantic Avenue School, 111 Atlantic Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563; (9) Westwin - Westbury & Baldwin School District, 2 Hitchcock Lane, Old Westbury, NY 11568; (10) Nassau BOCES, George Farber Administrative Center, 71 Clinton Rd., Garden City, NY 11530; (11) Brentwood Public Library, 2nd Avenue & 4th St., Brentwood, NY 11717; (12) Nassau Library System, 900 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553; (13) Queens Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11432; (14) Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562; (15) Developmental Disabilities, Inc., 99 Hollywood Drive, Smithtown, NY 11787; (16) North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Institute of Nursing, 400 Lakeville Rd., New Hyde Park, NY 11042; (17) Nassau County Department of Social Services, 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd., Uniondale, NY 11553; and (18) Middletown Teacher Center, 441 East Main St., Middletown, NY 10940. To further note the institution's decision to close the following additional locations and to remove the locations from the scope of the institution's accreditation: (1) Decatur/Clearpool, 272 MacDonough St., Brooklyn, NY 11223; (2) East New York Extension Center, 301 Vermont St., Brooklyn, NY 11207; (3) European Business School at Regent's College, London NW1 4NS, England; (4) Peconic School District, Peconic, NY 11958; (5) Symbol Technologies, Inc., One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742-1300; and (6) Verizon, 210 W. 18th St, 13th fl., New York, NY 10011. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

June 28, 2011:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the following additional locations within the scope of the institution's accreditation: (1) Helping Hands Children Services, 3 Harbor Road, Suite 30, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724; (2) Upper Hudson Library System, 28 Essex St., Albany, NY 11206; and (3) District 26, PS 46 in Bayside, 64-45 218th St., Bayside, NY 11364. To note the institution's decision to close the additional locations at Region 3, 30-48 Linden Place, Queens, NY 11354 and District 26, 6115 Oceania St., Flushing, NY 11364 and remove the locations from the scope of the institution's accreditation. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

November 1, 2011:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at New York Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Consortium, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within 30 days of the commencement of operations at this location. In the event that operations at this location do not commence within one calendar year of this action, approval will lapse. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

July 2, 2012:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional locations at (1) Baldwin School District, Baldwin High School, 841 Ethel T. Kloberg Drive, Baldwin, NY 11510; (2) Scarsdale School District, Scarsdale High School, 1057 Post Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583; (3) Great Neck School District, 345 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, NY 11020; and (4) Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, within the scope of the institution's accreditation. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional locations. In the event that operations at the additional locations do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse.

July 2, 2012:

To note the institution's decision to close the following additional locations and to remove the additional locations from the scope of the institution's accreditation: (1) Glen Cove High School, Dosoris Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542; (2) Harborfields High School, 98 Taylor Avenue, Greenlawn, NY 11740; and (3) North Shore High School, 450 Glen Cove Avenue, Glen Head, NY 11545. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the closure of these additional locations. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

August 27, 2012:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the following additional locations within the scope of the institution's accreditation: (1) Half Hollow Hills School District, Central Office Building, Half Hollow Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746; (2) Herricks School District, 9998 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040; and (3) Phelps Memorial Hospital, 701 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional locations. In the event that operations at these sites do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

January 2, 2013:

To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the additional location at Steiner Studios, 15 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11205 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To note that this action is not retroactive. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2012-2013.

Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2012 - 2013

Next Periodic Review Report: 2018

Date Printed: May 14, 2013

DEFINITIONS

Branch Campus - A location of an institution that is geographically apart and independent of the main campus of the institution. The location is independent if the location: offers courses in educational programs leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential; has its own faculty and administrative or supervisory organization; and has its own budgetary and hiring authority.

Additional Location - A location, other than a branch campus, that is geographically apart from the main campus and at which the institution offers at least 50 percent of an educational program. ANYA ("Approved but Not Yet Active") indicates that the location is included within the scope of accreditation but has not yet begun to offer courses. This designation is removed after the Commission receives notification that courses have begun at this location.

Other Instructional Sites - A location, other than a branch campus or additional location, at which the institution offers one or more courses for credit.

Distance Education Programs - Yes or No indicates whether or not the institution has been approved to offer one or more degree or certificate/diploma programs for which students could meet 50% or more of their requirements by taking distance education courses.

EXPLANATION OF COMMISSION ACTIONS

An institution's accreditation continues unless it is explicitly suspended or removed. In addition to reviewing the institution's accreditation status at least every 5 years, actions are taken for substantive changes (such as a new degree or geographic site, or a change of ownership) or when other events occur that require review for continued compliance. Any type of report or visit required by the Commission is reviewed and voted on by the Commission after it is completed.

In increasing order of seriousness, a report by an institution to the Commission may be accepted, acknowledged, or rejected.

Levels of Actions:

Grant or Re-Affirm Accreditation without follow-up

Defer a decision on initial accreditation: The institution shows promise but the evaluation team has identified issues of concern and recommends that the institution be given a specified time period to address those concerns.

Postpone a decision on (reaffirmation of) accreditation: The Commission has determined that there is insufficient information to substantiate institutional compliance with one or more standards.

Continue accreditation: A delay of up to one year may be granted to ensure a current and accurate representation of the institution or in the event of circumstances beyond the institution’s control (natural disaster, U.S. State Department travel warnings, etc.)

Recommendations to be addressed in the next Periodic Review Report: Suggestions for improvement are given, but no follow-up is needed for compliance.

Supplemental Information Report: This is required when a decision is postponed and are intended only to allow the institution to provide further information, not to give the institution time to formulate plans or initiate remedial action.

Progress report: The Commission needs assurance that the institution is carrying out activities that were planned or were being implemented at the time of a report or on-site visit.

Monitoring report: There is a potential for the institution to become non-compliant with MSCHE standards; issues are more complex or more numerous; or issues require a substantive, detailed report. A visit may or may not be required.

Warning: The Commission acts to Warn an institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy when the institution is not in compliance with one or more Commission standards and a follow-up report, called a monitoring report, is required to demonstrate that the institution has made appropriate improvements to bring itself into compliance. Warning indicates that the Commission believes that, although the institution is out of compliance, the institution has the capacity to make appropriate improvements within a reasonable period of time and the institution has the capacity to sustain itself in the long term.

Probation: The Commission places an institution on Probation when, in the Commission’s judgment, the institution is not in compliance with one or more Commission standards and that the non-compliance is sufficiently serious, extensive, or acute that it raises concern about one or more of the following:

1. the adequacy of the education provided by the institution;
2. the institution’s capacity to make appropriate improvements in a timely fashion; or
3. the institution’s capacity to sustain itself in the long term.

Probation is often, but need not always be, preceded by an action of Warning or Postponement. If the Commission had previously postponed a decision or placed the institution on Warning, the Commission may place the institution on Probation if it determines that the institution has failed to address satisfactorily the Commission’s concerns in the prior action of postponement or warning regarding compliance with Commission standards. This action is accompanied by a request for a monitoring report, and a special visit follows. Probation may, but need not always, precede an action of Show Cause.

Suspend accreditation: Accreditation has been Continued for one year and an appropriate evaluation is not possible. This is a procedural action that would result in Removal of Accreditation if accreditation cannot be reaffirmed within the period of suspension.

Show cause why the institution's accreditation should not be removed: The institution is required to present its case for accreditation by means of a substantive report and/or an on-site evaluation. A "Public Disclosure Statement" is issued by the Commission.

Remove accreditation. If the institution appeals this action, its accreditation remains in effect until the appeal is completed.

Other actions are described in the Commission policy, "Range of Commission Actions on Accreditation."