World Univ & Sch MSCHE accreditation continuing ~
A remarkable CC4 licensed MIT OCW-centric wiki World Univ & Sch in 200 countries and in their main languages and for free-to-students' Bachelor, PhD, Law, MD, IB high school or similar, AA and Master's degrees - in each country and in its main language - (and with an academic press in all 7151 known living languages, with machine learning and machine translation) Educational OPPORTUNITY for the state of Pennsylvania, and for MSCHE, and for 100s of thousands of possible matriculating students from all 200 countries (in WUaS planning to code for all 7.9 billion people on the planet, each a Wikidata PIN #, https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/You_at_World_University, and as wiki teachers and learners - for free universal education).
President Heather F. Perfetti submitted a letter on behalf of the @mscheorg in response to the request for information by the @usedgov regarding higher education rulemaking. https://t.co/i0GeRiJs8z
— Middle States Commission on Higher Education (@mscheorg) April 27, 2023
Dear Connie Clifton,Thank you for your emails of February 24, 2023. Greetings. I hope this email finds you well.Reading the beginning of your MSCHE accreditation email, again, and having not heard back from you, Connie, again too, after MSCHE's Diana Bonner called me when I was sitting in front of where I live at 210 E End avenue Pgh 15221 a little while before your emails, which phone call from Diana Bonner you write is not a 'green light' from MSCHE, - and after WUaS had heard by phone and email from Michelle Simmons in the PA department of Education that WUaS is 'authorized' by the state of PA (and therefore possibly licensed, but with WUaS having not yet paid the state of PA dept of education fees), - there seem to be a lot of irresolvable 'which comes first?' items in your MSCHE emails, and with no suggestions from MSCHE for ways for WUaS to begin further to a accredit and license in PA. What might you please suggest, Connie, for WUaS to proceed with MSCHE accreditation, (or would it be in the best interest of WUaS to begin to license with BPPE and accredit with WASC senior, with offices in California)?Thank you.Sincerely, abolitionally, best,ScottPSTalk with some of you in the Sat. 4/15/23 WUaS Monthly Business Meeting about this tomorrow with Zoom URL here - http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2023/04/pink-milkweed- asclepias-incarnata-world. html?m=0. - Scott GK MacLeodFounder, President, CEO & ProfessorCC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric. Wiki,World University & School (WUaS)- PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516- 210 East End Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 152211) non-profit World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.org 2) for profit general stock company WUaS Corporation in CA - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/ AcademicPress.html (o) 415 480 4577 - sgkmacleod@worlduniversiryandschool.org (m) 412 478 0116 - sgkmacleod@gmail.comWorld Univ & Sch Innovation Research - scottmacleod.comOn Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 2:02 PM Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org> wrote: Dear Connie, Diana, All,Thank you for your email, Connie, and thank you for your call Diana Bonner on Thursday, January 12, 2023 to me, as Head of MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School (https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2023/01/virginia- opossum.html); - as a consequence, Diana, and Connie, I reached out to the state of Pennsylvania's department of education, and WUaS received an email and phone call with PA Department of Education Authorizationfor licensure on Thu, Jan 26, 2023, from Michelle Simmons in the state of PA's department of education, in Harrisburg, PA, I think, and where the next step for WUaS would be to communicate with a state of PA Higher Education Associate as WUaS applies for licensure with them IN TANDEM with completing a Pre-Application for Accreditation with MSCHE, I think, too -See -andConnie, Diana, PER YOUR GUIDELINES BELOW, and further, how can CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric wiki World Univ & Sch offer degrees, if WUaS is not accredited, per MSCHE's guidelines below, and particularly item 3 (working down the list) -3. The institution must be operational, with students actively enrolled in its degree programs.please? This is only one of a number of ongoing conundrums that WUaS faces in seeking to further develop WUaS accreditation with the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education. But I think WUaS meets all the other guidelines in the items below, too. Thank you for helping all of us on the WUaS Accreditation committee with this question, and related ones.Connie, I have removed all other MSCHE representatives and their email addresses from this email, besides the ones you included in this email, per your request.Thank you,ScottWUaS mission statement here -On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 1:42 PM Connie Clifton <CClifton@msche.org> wrote:President MacLeod,
Thank you for your email regarding MSCHE accreditation. As the Director for Membership, I am happy to discuss any aspect of our process with you. I work with Diana Bonner who has provided me with some context regarding her communications with you. Please do not misconstrue her explanation of our process as a “green light” for WUaS to pursue any type of licensure, authorization, or accreditation process outside of MSCHE. Representing her statements as such is misleading and inaccurate. Additionally, MSCHE is not involved with the fundraising efforts of any institution, nor can we advise on such.
As a reminder, to be eligible to apply for MSCHE accreditation, an institution must be able to demonstrate that it meets the following Pre-Applicant Minimum Requirements:
1. The institution must be legally authorized or licensed, from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and must award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a).
2. The institution must be in good standing with no current non-compliance, adverse or the equivalent type of action with the state or other accreditors in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(b).
3. The institution must be operational, with students actively enrolled in its degree programs.
4. The institution must have a mission statement and related goals that define its purposes within the context of higher education.
5. The institution must have a governance and administration structure that allows it to have education as its primary purpose and operate as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
6. The institution must have documented financial resources, funding base, and plans for financial development, including those from any related entities (including without limitation systems, religious sponsorship, and corporate ownership) adequate to support its educational purposes and programs and to ensure financial stability.
7. The institution must review the Certifications and Disclosures Statement and certify that the information provided throughout the application process is accurate, honest, and truthful.
If, following a review by the Commission staff and peer evaluators, the institution is determined by the Commission to satisfactorily meet the Pre-Applicant Minimum Requirements, it will be allowed to submit an application for Candidate for Accreditation Status.
Moving forward, please direct all of your communications regarding obtaining accreditation to me. Ms. Bonner and I are the only MSCHE staff who work with applicant institutions. Copying other staff members can be confusing and counterproductive. We will be happy to answer any questions you have and assist you with our process.
Kind regards,
Connie Clifton
Connie Clifton, D.E.L.
Director for Membership
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
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cclifton@msche.org
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1. The institution must be legally authorized or licensed, from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and must award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a).
2. The institution must be in good standing with no current non-compliance, adverse or the equivalent type of action with the state or other accreditors in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(b).
3. The institution must be operational, with students actively enrolled in its degree programs.
4. The institution must have a mission statement and related goals that define its purposes within the context of higher education.
5. The institution must have a governance and administration structure that allows it to have education as its primary purpose and operate as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
6. The institution must have documented financial resources, funding base, and plans for financial development, including those from any related entities (including without limitation systems, religious sponsorship, and corporate ownership) adequate to support its educational purposes and programs and to ensure financial stability.
7. The institution must review the Certifications and Disclosures Statement and certify that the information provided throughout the application process is accurate, honest, and truthful.
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Good morning,
Your call was forwarded to this office for response. Information about applying for degree-granting authorization in Pennsylvania can be found here: https://www.education.
If you are interested in submitting an application, please let me know, and I will connect you with a Higher Education Associate.
Sincerely,
Michelle Simmons | Administrative Assistant
she/her/hers
Department of Education | Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126
Phone: 717.783.6786 | www.education.pa.gov
Establishing a New Institution
Any institution offering programs for academic credit or a degree must be authorized by the Secretary of Education prior to operating in Pennsylvania. Please note that Pennsylvania does not have a religious exemption. The Fee for Establishing a New Institution is $5,000.
- Please contact the Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity at 717.783.6786 or ra-
highereducation@pa.gov prior to preparing an application for a new degree-granting institution.
Minimum Requirements for Authorization as a Degree-Granting Institution
'To be a degree-granting college, university or seminary, an institution must abide by 24 Pa. C.S.A. § 6502(b), which states:
"No institution shall be authorized to confer degrees in the arts, pure and applied science, philosophy, literature, law, medicine and theology, or any of them, unless it has:
(1) A minimum protective endowment of at least $500,000, beyond all indebtedness and assets invested in buildings and apparatus for the exclusive purpose of promoting instruction, except that, in the case of tax-supported institutions or those maintained by religious or other eleemosynary organizations, financial support or contributed services equivalent in value to the endowment herein specified may be substituted for such endowment.
(2) A faculty consisting of at least eight regular professors who devote all their time to the instruction of its higher education classes, unless the institution is devoted to a specific subject in the arts, archaeology, literature or science (medical and law schools excepted), in which case the faculty shall consist of at least three regular professors who devote all their time to the instruction in the special branch for which the institution is established, and two or more instructors or fellows in the particular branch, who shall be provided to assist in the instruction to be given the students for the promotion of original investigation and in the development and growth of the special branch of science to which such institution may be devoted."
The regulations relevant to this approval process are found in 22 Pa. Code Chapters 31, 36, 40 and 42.
https://www.education.pa.gov/Good morning,
Your call was forwarded to this office for response. Information about applying for degree-granting authorization in Pennsylvania can be found here: https://www.education.
pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/ CollegeCareer/Pages/ Institution-Resources.aspx.
If you are interested in submitting an application, please let me know, and I will connect you with a Higher Education Associate.
Sincerely,
Michelle Simmons | Administrative Assistant
she/her/hers
Department of Education | Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126
Phone: 717.783.6786 | www.education.pa.gov
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Hello Pennsylvania Department of Education. My name is Scott GK, MacLeod MACL EOD. 412-478-0116 is my phone number. SGKMACLEOD at worlduniversityandschool.
org is my e-mail address. WORLDUNIVERSITYANDSCHO l.org is my e-mail address. I'm calling on behalf of MIT Open Courseware centric Wiki, World University and school and in seeking licensure with the state of Pennsylvania's Department of Education and in Tandem Accreditation with Middle States Commission on Higher education with offices in the Greater Philadelphia area with whom we've been in communication with over the past three months or so. On January 12th, Thursday 2023, we received a phone call from Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Diana Bonner ***** and also I think President Profeti by extension with the suggestion from Diana Bonner to call to be in touch with you about licensure for World University and school Which is like MIT Open Courseware which offers MIT open courseware ecentric online degrees. And I'm wondering how pleased to proceed with licensure with the state of Pennsylvania so we can then next move toward pre application with Middle States Commission on higher education for possibly even matriculating World University and School School of Bachelor degree students on September 1, 2023. Thank you Scott MacLeod 4124780116 Wednesday January 25th, 2023 at about 2:15 PM look forward to hearing from you into being in touch. Further I couldn't find any information about how to proceed with licensure on the state of Pennsylvania Department of Education website given World University and schools unique new developments emerging from C4 licensed MIT Open Courseware. And so I'm calling you instead of going through the website, I would e-mail you back for further clarifications and maybe even include Diana Bonner at Middle States Commission on higher education if you emailed me at SGK MACL EOD at worlduniversityandschool. org. Thank you very much and I hope you have a good day. Bye for now. You received a voice mail from +14124780116.
Mr. MacLeod,As with any other institution interested in obtaining MSCHE accreditation, WUaS must meet all seven of the minimum eligibility requirements that I sent to you on 2/24/23 which I urge you to review. The institution will also be responsible for the fees associated with the application process. According to your emails, it does not appear that WUaS is legally authorized or licensed by an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution which is one of the minimum eligibility requirements. While I can answer questions about the MSCHE accreditation process, I cannot provide advice on any other course of action for WUaS.I would once again ask you to refrain from emailing multiple MSCHE staff with questions about the application process. Diana Bonner and I can answer any questions you have related to obtaining MSCHE accreditation.Regards,Connie CliftonFrom: Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 8:50 AM
To: Connie Clifton <CClifton@msche.org>
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Subject: Re: MSCHE Accreditation
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Dear Connie Clifton, Diana Bonner, (Universitians, All),
Thank you for your further May 3, 2023 email this morning, - so much appreciated.
I have removed MSCHE's Terence Peavy and President Heather Perfetti from the above emails, per your request, but would like to share the state of PA Authorization email and voice transcript from the state of PA's department of education Michelle Simmons for World Univ & Sch from January 26, 2023 with you and the above Universitians otherwise.
For virtual World Univ & Sch online only, are these the initial MSCHe fees per your "The institution will also be responsible for the fees associated with the application process" - https://www.msche.org/accreditation/application-and-candidacy/ - which would include a $1,500 MSCHE Pre-Application fee, and a $5,000 MSCHE Application fee, and a virtual site visit fee, among others? Unfortunately, World Univ & Sch still has no money to speak of whatsoever, so I'm not clear when we could begin the process.
(Also, WUaS hasn't been able to pay the state of PA's department of education licensing fees yet of $5,000 (I think) too - https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspxv (as this state of PA webpage develops too) - having not heard further from state of PA's Michelle Simmons after her January 26, 2023 PA dept of education authorization email).
I will review further the "seven of the minimum eligibility requirements ... sent ... on 2/24/23" - and thank you for sharing these -
1. The institution must be legally authorized or licensed, from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and must award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a).
2. The institution must be in good standing with no current non-compliance, adverse or the equivalent type of action with the state or other accreditors in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(b).
3. The institution must be operational, with students actively enrolled in its degree programs.
4. The institution must have a mission statement and related goals that define its purposes within the context of higher education.
5. The institution must have a governance and administration structure that allows it to have education as its primary purpose and operate as an academic institution with appropriate autonomy.
6. The institution must have documented financial resources, funding base, and plans for financial development, including those from any related entities (including without limitation systems, religious sponsorship, and corporate ownership) adequate to support its educational purposes and programs and to ensure financial stability.
7. The institution must review the Certifications and Disclosures Statement and certify that the information provided throughout the application process is accurate, honest, and truthful.
Regarding the MSCHE minimum eligibility requirements -
1
WUaS is not clear how to
"hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a)"
How to do so please?
2
WUaS is not clear how to be in good standing "in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(b)."
How to do so please?
3
Mwende Evande in Cameroon, Africa, for example, has completed the CC-4 licensed "CS First with Google at World Univ & Sch" programming course and is seeking to further enroll in World Univ & Sch as WUaS proceeds with MSCHE accreditation potentially.
4
MSCHE will find here the World Univ & Sch current Mission statement and some related goals -
https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/World_University_Foundation
5
Here are the Minutes and recordings too from World University & School's Monthly Business Meeting (loosely conducted in the manner of un-programmed Quakers) -
https://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/search/label/Business%20Meeting.
6
I've attached a most recent World Univ & Sch financial report.
7
Where please can World Univ & Sch find the MSCHE
Certifications and Disclosures Statement
- again to review? A recent Google search didn't find these.
Thank you again, and I look forward to learning further how for World Univ & Sch to proceed with MSCHE accreditation, if at all possible please.
World University and School is seeking to enroll around 1,000 4 year https://ocw.mit.edu -centric WUaS Bachelor's degree students beginning this F September 1, 2023, if at all possible please, and pending MSCHE accreditation.
Upon your answers to the above questions, and WUaS's responses, what would be the next steps please for MSCHE accreditation?
Thank you, abolition-ally, kind regards, sincerely,
Scott
- Scott GK MacLeod
Founder, President, CEO & Professor
CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric. Wiki,
World University & School (WUaS)
- PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516
- 210 East End Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
1) non-profit World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.org
2) for profit general stock company WUaS Corporation in CA - http://worlduniversityandschool.org/AcademicPress.html
(o) 415 480 4577 - sgkmacleod@worlduniversiryandschool.org
(m) 412 478 0116 - sgkmacleod@gmail.com
World Univ & Sch Innovation Research - scottmacleod.com
PS
FW: PA Department of Education Authorization
Simmons, Michelle <michellsim@pa.gov>
Thu, Jan 26, 9:46 AM
to me
Good morning,
Your call was forwarded to this office for response. Information about applying for degree-granting authorization in Pennsylvania can be found here: https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx.
If you are interested in submitting an application, please let me know, and I will connect you with a Higher Education Associate.
Sincerely,
Michelle Simmons | Administrative Assistant
she/her/hers
Department of Education | Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126
Phone: 717.783.6786 | www.education.pa.gov
Good morning, MIchelle Simmons,
Thank you so much for your email and your call. World University and School is interested in "applying for degree-granting authorization in Pennsylvania." In addition, in looking at the aspects below of the web site you shared, I have some further questions. As a startup, WUaS doesn't meet the endowment requirements (below) - what to do? And would CC-4 licensed OCW.MIT.EDU courses and their faculty (from its ~2600 courses in English) meet the "at least eight regular professors" requirements, initially?
Are there other parts of this web page World University and School might be interested in?
World University and School is interested in submitting an application, and looking forward to connecting with a state of PA department of education Higher Education Associate regarding WUaS proceeding with licensure in PA.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Scott
- Scott GK MacLeod
Founder, President, CEO & Professor
CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric. Wiki,
World University & School (WUaS)
- 210 East End Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15221
1) non-profit World University and School - http://worlduniversityandschool.org
(m) 412 478 0116 - sgkmacleod@gmail.com
Establishing a New Institution
Any institution offering programs for academic credit or a degree must be authorized by the Secretary of Education prior to operating in Pennsylvania. Please note that Pennsylvania does not have a religious exemption. The Fee for Establishing a New Institution is $5,000.
Please contact the Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity at 717.783.6786 or ra-highereducation@pa.gov prior to preparing an application for a new degree-granting institution.
Minimum Requirements for Authorization as a Degree-Granting Institution
'To be a degree-granting college, university or seminary, an institution must abide by 24 Pa. C.S.A. § 6502(b), which states:
"No institution shall be authorized to confer degrees in the arts, pure and applied science, philosophy, literature, law, medicine and theology, or any of them, unless it has:
(1) A minimum protective endowment of at least $500,000, beyond all indebtedness and assets invested in buildings and apparatus for the exclusive purpose of promoting instruction, except that, in the case of tax-supported institutions or those maintained by religious or other eleemosynary organizations, financial support or contributed services equivalent in value to the endowment herein specified may be substituted for such endowment.
(2) A faculty consisting of at least eight regular professors who devote all their time to the instruction of its higher education classes, unless the institution is devoted to a specific subject in the arts, archaeology, literature or science (medical and law schools excepted), in which case the faculty shall consist of at least three regular professors who devote all their time to the instruction in the special branch for which the institution is established, and two or more instructors or fellows in the particular branch, who shall be provided to assist in the instruction to be given the students for the promotion of original investigation and in the development and growth of the special branch of science to which such institution may be devoted."
The regulations relevant to this approval process are found in 22 Pa. Code Chapters 31, 36, 40 and 42.
https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 9:46 AM Simmons, Michelle <michellsim@pa.gov> wrote:
Good morning,
Your call was forwarded to this office for response. Information about applying for degree-granting authorization in Pennsylvania can be found here: https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx.
If you are interested in submitting an application, please let me know, and I will connect you with a Higher Education Associate.
Sincerely,
Michelle Simmons | Administrative Assistant
she/her/hers
Department of Education | Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity
333 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17126
Phone: 717.783.6786 | www.education.pa.gov
This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and then delete the communication from your electronic mail system.
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Hello Pennsylvania Department of Education. My name is Scott GK, MacLeod MACL EOD. 412-478-0116 is my phone number. SGKMACLEOD at worlduniversityandschool.org is my e-mail address. WORLDUNIVERSITYANDSCHO l.org is my e-mail address. I'm calling on behalf of MIT Open Courseware centric Wiki, World University and school and in seeking licensure with the state of Pennsylvania's Department of Education and in Tandem Accreditation with Middle States Commission on Higher education with offices in the Greater Philadelphia area with whom we've been in communication with over the past three months or so. On January 12th, Thursday 2023, we received a phone call from Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Diana Bonner ***** and also I think President Profeti by extension with the suggestion from Diana Bonner to call to be in touch with you about licensure for World University and school Which is like MIT Open Courseware which offers MIT open courseware ecentric online degrees. And I'm wondering how pleased to proceed with licensure with the state of Pennsylvania so we can then next move toward pre application with Middle States Commission on higher education for possibly even matriculating World University and School School of Bachelor degree students on September 1, 2023. Thank you Scott MacLeod 4124780116 Wednesday January 25th, 2023 at about 2:15 PM look forward to hearing from you into being in touch. Further I couldn't find any information about how to proceed with licensure on the state of Pennsylvania Department of Education website given World University and schools unique new developments emerging from C4 licensed MIT Open Courseware. And so I'm calling you instead of going through the website, I would e-mail you back for further clarifications and maybe even include Diana Bonner at Middle States Commission on higher education if you emailed me at SGK MACL EOD at worlduniversityandschool.org. Thank you very much and I hope you have a good day. Bye for now.
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On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 9:50 AM Connie Clifton <CClifton@msche.org> wrote:
Mr. MacLeod,
As with any other institution interested in obtaining MSCHE accreditation, WUaS must meet all seven of the minimum eligibility requirements that I sent to you on 2/24/23 which I urge you to review. The institution will also be responsible for the fees associated with the application process. According to your emails, it does not appear that WUaS is legally authorized or licensed by an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution which is one of the minimum eligibility requirements. While I can answer questions about the MSCHE accreditation process, I cannot provide advice on any other course of action for WUaS.
I would once again ask you to refrain from emailing multiple MSCHE staff with questions about the application process. Diana Bonner and I can answer any questions you have related to obtaining MSCHE accreditation.
Regards,
Connie Clifton
From: Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 8:50 AM
To: Connie Clifton <CClifton@msche.org>
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Subject: Re: MSCHE Accreditation
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