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Statement of Accreditation Status

University of California Santa Barbara

552 University Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2036
805-893-8000
Fax: 805-893-8016
http://www.ucsb.edu

Financial Structure Type	State Supported
Sponsorship or Control Type	Multi-institution system
Academic Calendar	Quarter Plan
FTE Student Enrollment	Undergraduate (0); Graduate (0)
Degree Levels Offered	Bachelor's (97), Master's (54), Research Doctorate (44), Professional Doctorate (2)
Granted Candidacy	None
First Accredited	1949
Current Accreditation Status	AccreditedIndicates that the Commission has found that an institution has met or exceeded the expectations of the Standards and the Core Commitments to Institutional Capacity and Educational Effectiveness. Initial accreditation is for a period of five to seven years before the next comprehensive review. Reaffirmation is granted for a period of seven to ten years and may be accompanied by a request for interim reports and/or special visits, or a formal Notice of Concern.
Most Recent Commission Action	06/24/2012
Upcoming Reviews	Fall 2013 -- Comprehensive, Educational Effectiveness

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Chief Executive Officer

Yang, Henry

Chancellor

Chief Academic Officer

Lucas, Gene

Executive Vice Chancellor

Accreditation Liaison Officer

Nisbet, Mary

ALO

Chief Financial Officer

Lee, Todd

Assistant Chancellor - Budget and Planning

Faculty Senate Chair

Bohn, Henning

Chair Academic Senate

Board Chair

Lansing, Sherry

Chair of the Board of Regents

Report Change of Personnel

OPEID	City	Status	LAST UPDATED
001320	Santa Barbara	Active	03/05/2013

Program Name	Degree	Year	Modality	Last Updated
Zoology	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Theater Studies	Masters	1966	On-site	03/05/2013
Theater Studies	Research Doctorate	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Theater - BFA	Bachelors	1983	On-site	03/05/2013
Theater - BA	Bachelors	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Statistics and Applied Probability	Masters	1978	On-site	03/05/2013
Statistics and Applied Probability	Research Doctorate	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Statistical Science - BS	Bachelors	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Statistical Science - BA	Bachelors	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Speech & Hearing	Bachelors	1960	On-site	03/05/2013
Speech & Hearing	Masters	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Speech & Hearing	Research Doctorate	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Spanish & Portuguese	Masters	1979	On-site	03/05/2013
Spanish	Bachelors	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Spanish	Masters	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Sociology	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Sociology	Masters	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Sociology	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Slavic Languages & Literature	Bachelors	1960	On-site	03/05/2013
School Psychology - MEd	Masters	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Renaissance Studies	Bachelors	1975	On-site	03/05/2013
Religious Studies	Bachelors	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Religious Studies	Masters	1967	On-site	03/05/2013
Religious Studies	Research Doctorate	1969	On-site	03/05/2013
Psychology	Research Doctorate	1953	On-site	03/05/2013
Psychology	Bachelors	1946	On-site	03/05/2013
Psychology	Masters	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Portuguese	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Portuguese	Masters	1981	On-site	03/05/2013
Political Science	Bachelors	1946	On-site	03/05/2013
Political Science	Masters	1953	On-site	03/05/2013
Political Science	Research Doctorate	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Physiology	Bachelors	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Physics - BS	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Physics - BA	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Physics	Masters	1957	On-site	03/05/2013
Physics	Research Doctorate	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Physical Geography	Bachelors	1993	On-site	03/05/2013
Philosophy	Bachelors	1949	On-site	03/05/2013
Philosophy	Masters	1959	On-site	03/05/2013
Philosophy	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Pharmacology	Bachelors	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - PhD	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - MM	Masters	1989	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - MA	Masters	1960	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - DMA	Professional Doctorate	1989	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - BM	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Music - BA	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology	Masters	1997	On-site	03/05/2013
Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology	Research Doctorate	1997	On-site	03/05/2013
Middle Eastern Studies	Bachelors	1996	On-site	03/05/2013
Microbiology	Bachelors	1983	On-site	03/05/2013
Medieval Studies	Bachelors	1971	On-site	03/05/2013
Media Arts & Technology - MS	Masters	1999	On-site	03/05/2013
Media Arts & Technology - MA	Masters	1999	On-site	03/05/2013
Media Arts & Technology	Research Doctorate	2005	On-site	03/05/2013
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelors	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Mechanical Engineering	Masters	1967	On-site	03/05/2013
Mechanical Engineering	Research Doctorate	1967	On-site	03/05/2013
Mathematics - BS	Bachelors	1976	On-site	03/05/2013
Mathematics - BA	Bachelors	1947	On-site	03/05/2013
Mathematics	Masters	1958	On-site	03/05/2013
Mathematics	Research Doctorate	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Mathematical Science	Bachelors	1976	On-site	03/05/2013
Material Sciences	Masters	1987	On-site	03/05/2013
Material Sciences	Research Doctorate	1987	On-site	03/05/2013
Marine Sciences	Masters	1997	On-site	03/05/2013
Marine Sciences	Research Doctorate	1997	On-site	03/05/2013
Linguistics	Research Doctorate	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Linguistics	Bachelors	1969	On-site	03/05/2013
Linguistics	Masters	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Law & Society	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Latin American & Iberian Studies	Bachelors	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Latin American & Iberian Studies	Masters	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Language Culture & Society	Bachelors	2009	On-site	03/05/2013
Japanese	Bachelors	1987	On-site	03/05/2013
Italian Studies	Bachelors	1967	On-site	03/05/2013
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelors	1979	On-site	03/05/2013
Individual Major	Bachelors	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Individual Major	Research Doctorate	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Hydrologic Sciences & Policy	Bachelors	1994	On-site	03/05/2013
History of Public Policy	Bachelors	1982	On-site	03/05/2013
History	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
History	Masters	1953	On-site	03/05/2013
History	Research Doctorate	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Hispanic Languages & Literatures	Research Doctorate	1968	On-site	03/05/2013
Global Studies	Bachelors	1998	On-site	03/05/2013
Global & International Studies	Masters	1998	On-site	03/05/2013
Germanic Languages & Literature	Masters	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Germanic Languages & Literature	Research Doctorate	1966	On-site	03/05/2013
German	Bachelors	1960	On-site	03/05/2013
Geophysics	Bachelors	1984	On-site	03/05/2013
Geophysics	Masters	1984	On-site	03/05/2013
Geological Sciences - BS	Bachelors	1987	On-site	03/05/2013
Geological Sciences - BA	Bachelors	1954	On-site	03/05/2013
Geological Sciences	Masters	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Geological Sciences	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Geography	Bachelors	1954	On-site	03/05/2013
Geography	Masters	1975	On-site	03/05/2013
Geography	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
French	Research Doctorate	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
French	Bachelors	1949	On-site	03/05/2013
French	Masters	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Financial Mathematics & Statistics	Bachelors	2003	On-site	03/05/2013
Film & Media Studies	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Film & Media Studies	Masters	2004	On-site	03/05/2013
Film & Media Studies	Research Doctorate	2004	On-site	03/05/2013
Feminist Studies	Bachelors	1988	On-site	03/05/2013
Feminist Studies	Masters	2008	On-site	03/05/2013
Feminist Studies	Research Doctorate	2008	On-site	03/05/2013
Environmental Studies - BS	Bachelors	1970	On-site	03/05/2013
Environmental Studies - BA	Bachelors	1970	On-site	03/05/2013
Environmental Science & Management - MESM	Masters	1996	On-site	03/05/2013
Environmental Science & Management	Research Doctorate	1998	On-site	03/05/2013
English	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
English	Masters	1957	On-site	03/05/2013
English	Research Doctorate	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Electrical Engineering	Bachelors	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Masters	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Research Doctorate	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Educational Leadership	Professional Doctorate	2003	On-site	03/05/2013
Education - MEd	Masters	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Education - MA	Masters	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Education	Research Doctorate	1968	On-site	03/05/2013
Economics-Mathematics	Bachelors	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Economics and Accounting BA	Bachelors	2009	On-site	03/05/2013
Economics	Bachelors	1946	On-site	03/05/2013
Economics	Masters	1953	On-site	03/05/2013
Economics	Research Doctorate	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Ecology Evolution & Marine Biology	Masters	1958	On-site	03/05/2013
Ecology Evolution & Marine Biology	Research Doctorate	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Ecology & Evolution	Bachelors	1983	On-site	03/05/2013
East Asian Language & Cultural Studies	Research Doctorate	2006	On-site	03/05/2013
Dance - BFA	Bachelors	1966	On-site	03/05/2013
Dance - BA	Bachelors	1966	On-site	03/05/2013
Counseling Clinical & School Psychology	Research Doctorate	1989	On-site	03/05/2013
Computer Science - BS	Bachelors	1979	On-site	03/05/2013
Computer Science - BA	Bachelors	1973	On-site	03/05/2013
Computer Science	Research Doctorate	1989	On-site	03/05/2013
Computer Science	Masters	1989	On-site	03/05/2013
Computer Engineering	Bachelors	1999	On-site	03/05/2013
Comparative Literature	Bachelors	1970	On-site	03/05/2013
Comparative Literature	Masters	1971	On-site	03/05/2013
Comparative Literature	Research Doctorate	1971	On-site	03/05/2013
Communication	Bachelors	1961	On-site	03/05/2013
Communication	Masters	1976	On-site	03/05/2013
Communication	Research Doctorate	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
Classics	Bachelors	1962	On-site	03/05/2013
Classics	Masters	1968	On-site	03/05/2013
Classics	Research Doctorate	1978	On-site	03/05/2013
Chinese	Bachelors	1973	On-site	03/05/2013
Chicana & Chicano Studies	Masters	2003	On-site	03/05/2013
Chicana & Chicano Studies	Research Doctorate	2003	On-site	03/05/2013
Chicana & Chicano Studies	Bachelors	1979	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemistry - MS	Masters	1958	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemistry - MA	Masters	1958	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemistry - BS	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemistry - BA	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemistry	Research Doctorate	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemical Engineering	Bachelors	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemical Engineering	Masters	1967	On-site	03/05/2013
Chemical Engineering	Research Doctorate	1968	On-site	03/05/2013
Cell & Developmental Biology	Bachelors	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Physics - BS	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Physics - BA	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Music Composition	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Mathematics - BS	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Mathematics - BA	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Literature	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Computer Science	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Chemistry/Biochemistry - BS	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Chemistry/Biochemistry - BA	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Biology	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
CCS - Art	Bachelors	1990	On-site	03/05/2013
Business Economics	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Black Studies	Bachelors	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Biopsychology	Bachelors	1973	On-site	03/05/2013
Biological Sciences - BS	Bachelors	1947	On-site	03/05/2013
Biological Sciences - BA	Bachelors	1947	On-site	03/05/2013
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology	Bachelors	1973	On-site	03/05/2013
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology	Masters	1999	On-site	03/05/2013
Biochemistry-Molecular Biology	Research Doctorate	1973	On-site	03/05/2013
Biochemistry	Bachelors	1997	On-site	03/05/2013
Asian Studies	Bachelors	1959	On-site	03/05/2013
Asian Studies	Masters	1972	On-site	03/05/2013
Asian American Studies	Bachelors	1994	On-site	03/05/2013
Art Studio	Masters	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Art History	Bachelors	1977	On-site	03/05/2013
Art History	Masters	1966	On-site	03/05/2013
Art History	Research Doctorate	1969	On-site	03/05/2013
Art	Bachelors	1944	On-site	03/05/2013
Aquatic Biology	Bachelors	1974	On-site	03/05/2013
Applied Mathematics	Masters	1960	On-site	03/05/2013
Anthropology	Bachelors	1963	On-site	03/05/2013
Anthropology	Masters	1965	On-site	03/05/2013
Anthropology	Research Doctorate	1964	On-site	03/05/2013
Actuarial Science B.S.	Bachelors	2009	On-site	03/05/2013

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Statement Last Revised: 03/29/2013