Virginia opossum: RECEIVED call from Diana Bonner at Middle States' Commission on Higher Education regarding how to license WUaS in state of PA, as first step for accreditation then with MSCHE - applicationprocess@msche.org for CC-4 MIT OCW-centric wiki World University & School * * * Gate.com Stanford Mine Pi cryptocurrency AND WUaS Corp ...? 1/9/23 in response to Gate.com survey .... * See outreach below to Peter Norvig and World University and School colleagues on 12/10/22 ... and regarding starting a database for all 7.9 billion people on planet, each a Wikidata PIN# * * * A #WUaSAudioBook too: 2023 "Society, Information Technology, and the Global University" book @WUaSPress on the #InformationAge * * * To #EnlivenMuseums, add eg #CarnegieMuseums >#GoogleStreetView w #TimeSlider w #GMaps w #GEarth & w a #RealisticVirtualHarbin for #PhysicalDigital #EthnographicResearch https://goo.gl/maps/7gSsSTweRCBo9gf87 interactively as a kind of #IteratingTemplate, & for #VirtualPlaces like #VirtualIndia~ * * * Here in #CarnegieMuseumForNaturalHistory, above amazing #DiplodocusCarnegii & #ApatosaurusLouisae dinosaurs. How to head in the direction way beyond #ExploratoriumSF w ALL #WUaSmuseums EVER in all 200 countries & in all 7151 living languages in a #RealisticVirtualEarthForMuseums? * * * What OCW.MIT.EDU -centric @WorldUnivAndSch offers students compared w #PhysicalUniversities bey dynamic, collaborative, interdisciplinary fellowship is #VirtualReality ...

Dear Diana Bonner, President Heather Perfetti, Larry Viehland (WUaS Accreditation Committee too), All,  

I just called President Heather Perfetti's direct phone number which I got from Henry at Middle States' Association and left a message asking how, please, to begin to license Cc-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric WUaS so WUaS can begin the Pre-Application Accreditation process with MSCHE. Looking forward to hearing from you. And see this email to the WUaS Accreditation Committee just now: 

"Dear Larry, All,

I called the main Middle States' Association (MSCHE) number at 267-284-5000, and spoke with 'Henry,' and asked him about how to begin to license MIT OCW-centric WUaS in order to begin the Middle States Commission on Higher Education MSCHE Pre-Application Accreditation process. He gave me President Heather Perfetti's telephone number (which I had just called 5 minutes earlier, and had gotten an answering machine). Glad to have first spoken with a person, I called Heather Perfetti's number 267 284 5026 and I left a message asking how to proceed, and to license CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric World Univ & Sch. 

Will wait to learn more regarding a response from MSCHE President Heather Perfetti. 

Thanks for the suggestion in the Sat., 12/17/22 WUaS Monthly Business Meeting (https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2022/12/sea-turtle-hawksbill-eretmochelys.html) to actually call MSCHE and speak with a person (or to possibly call an active state legislator, you had also suggested)

Sincerely, abolitionally, best regards, 

Scott

https://www.youtube.com/ScottMacLeodWorldUniversity

https://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/2022/12/sat-121722-recording-of-world-univ-schs.html

Sat 12/17/22 RECORDING of World Univ & Sch's (WUaS) Monthly Business Meeting 

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2022/12/sea-turtle-hawksbill-eretmochelys.html "

As you'll see here in today's 12/19/22 WUaS News and Question and Answer blog post - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2022/12/eastern-cougar.html - WUaS recently accredited World University Medicine with Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PIM) in Colorado, and has also added the 

" ===World University and School Accreditation=== " subsection 

to 5 different WUaS wiki subject pages so far.

Looking forward to learning how, please, to begin licensing WUaS in order to proceed with the MSCHE Pre-Application for accreditation, and thank you. 

Best regards, Scott 

World_University_Foundation - 

https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/World_University_Foundation

" ===World University and School Accreditation=== " subsection - 

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2022/12/eastern-cougar.html 

- 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 

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 2:52 PM Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org> wrote:

Dear Diana Bonner, President Perfetti at the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education, Larry Viehland (on the CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School accreditation committee too), All, 

Greetings after The Middle States' Commission on Higher Education's annual meeting, and I hope it went well. Some of us World Univ & Sch were attending virtually a little bit through Twitter too. Thank you, Diana Bonner, again for your 2 emails of November 13, and November 17, and regarding my follow up email about possible avenues for WUaS to license and for free-to-students' online Bachelor, PhD, Law, IB high school or similar, and newly AA and Master's degrees (first in English, and for US students and students from all ~200 countries, and eventually in these countries' main languages). (I'm glad to write too that our WUaS Sri Lanka campus, southeast of India, just shared some accreditation opportunities for our WUaS planned online Medical Schools and online WUaS Teaching Hospitals - but for WUaS degrees and course accreditation for "educational content for licensed healthcare professionals (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, etc) who need continuing education to maintain their licenses" with PIMED.com). While World Univ & Sch's / WUaS's financial situation is still dire, perhaps being able to first license and then accredit with MSCHE will change this with regards to a variety of possible funding sources. 

Diana, I'm writing again with my email from Nov 22 regarding your kind invitation to ask you questions: 

"Greetings. I'm writing to ask some questions per your helpful emails. 

Thank you for your emails, and your offer in your first email to "Feel free to contact me with any questions." As Larry Viehland (WUaS Accreditation committee too), and I spoke about this in World Univ & Sch's Monthly Business Meeting on Saturday, 11/19/22 (https://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/2022/12/minutes-for-sat-111922-for-open-world.html), Larry Viehland observed that because Middle States' Commission on Higher Education accredits universities in 5 US states and the District of Columbia, (Washington DC) in the USA, that perhaps WUaS becoming licensed in each of the 5 states would be necessary per your second email, Diana. Is this the case? 

Diana, President Perfetti, which licensing agency in Pennsylvania does World Univ & Sch go to to get licensed first before completing the Pre-Application to the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education and MSCHE's 5 US states? (Who in Maryland do we go to to get licensed? Who in New York do we go to to get licensed? Who in Delaware do we go to to get licensed? Who in New Jersey do we go to to get licensed?) Is there one licensing agency that WUaS could seek licensing with to handle all 5 US states and Washington DC regarding MSCHE accreditation, potentially for CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School? 

How else please would you suggest meeting the requirements mentioned in your second email, Diana, including that of WUaS awarding "postsecondary degrees or hold(ing) proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a)," for World Univ & Sch to be able to apply to complete the Pre-Application to Middle States Commission on Higher Education? 

I haven't been able to find such related licensing agencies or avenues to license either in the MSCHE web site or via Google Searches.Could you please suggest a web site or two to look at as well? 

Thank you, and kind regards, 

Scott GK MacLeod "

While I shared this PA Institution Resources' link - https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx - with you at MSCHE in asking these questions before, Diana, and Heather, I don't see that this refers to licensing opportunities for WUaS (and neither the word 'license' nor 'legal' comes up here in a search), and also none of the options seemed doable at the time, what please might you suggest now with regard to all of the five MSCHE states' licensing and accreditation questions above? And, further, a search on the following which you sent doesn't lead to any approaches to licensing either - 

"Because the institution does not currently hold legal authorization or licensing from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and cannot currently award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a), World University & School does not meet the Pre-Application Minimum Requirements."

WUaS would be very grateful for any guidance you might possibly share on how to become licensed in a way to begin the MSCHE Pre-Application process. Again, Diana, President Perfetti, which licensing agency in Pennsylvania please does World Univ & Sch go to to get licensed first before completing the Pre-Application to the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education and MSCHE's 5 US states? 

Thank you, and best wishes, 

Scott

- Scott Gordon K MacLeod  

Founder, President, CEO & Professor

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 

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 10:32 AM Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org> wrote:

Dear Diana Bonner, President Perfetti at Middle States' Commission on Higher Education, Larry Viehland (accreditation committee for MIT OCW-centric World University and School), All, 

Greetings. I'm writing to ask some questions per your helpful emails. 

Thank you for your emails, and your offer in your first email to "Feel free to contact me with any questions." As Larry Viehland (WUaS Accreditation committee too), and I spoke about this in World Univ & Sch's Monthly Business Meeting on Saturday, Larry Viehland observed that because Middle States' Commission on Higher Education accredits 5 US states and the District of Columbia, (Washington DC) in the USA, that perhaps WUaS becoming licensed in each of the 5 states would be necessary per your second email. 

Diana, President Perfetti, which licensing agency in Pennsylvania does World Univ & Sch go to to get licensed first before completing the Pre-Application to the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education and MSCHE's 5 US states? (Who in Maryland do we go to to get licensed? Who in New York do we go to to get licensed? Who in Delaware do we go to to get licensed? Who in New Jersey do we go to to get licensed?) Is there one licensing agency that WUaS could seek licensing with to handle all 5 US states and Washington DC regarding MSCHE accreditation, potentially for CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School? 

How else please would you suggest meeting the requirements mentioned in your second email, Diana, including that of WUaS awarding "postsecondary degrees or hold(ing) proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a)," for World Univ & Sch to be able to apply to complete the Pre-Application to Middle States Commission on Higher Education? 

I haven't been able to find such related licensing agencies or avenues to license either in the MSCHE web site or via Google Searches.Could you please suggest a web site or two to look at as well? 

Thank you, and kind regards, 

Scott GK MacLeod 

- Scott GK MacLeod  

Founder, President, CEO & Professor

World Univ & Sch (WUaS) - PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516 

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

Module One – Introduction to MSCHE and Accreditation

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including distance education and correspondence education programs offered at those institutions ... 

https://www.msche.org/accreditation/self-study-guide/module-one/

Diana Bonner <dbonner@msche.org>	Sun, Nov 13, 5:21 PM (9 days ago)
to Application, Terence, Melissa, me, Larry, edsmythmd@gmail.com, John, Heather, Janie, Alden, Sid, David, Henry, Claudia, Marc, Shawn, Hank, Robert, Info, Joan, Lydia, Scott, Scott, Meeting, Anne, Peter, Nancy, George, stuart@stuartliddell.com, Roland, Edward, Robin

Dear President MacLeod,

 

Thank you for your interest in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE accepts applications for Candidate for Accreditation status from qualified degree-granting institutions offering one or more postsecondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length at the Associate’s or higher level, including those offered via distance education, without regard for geographic boundaries. Institutions that offer only postsecondary certificates, diplomas, or licenses are not eligible for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. MSCHE does not accredit individual courses or programs but rather the institution (college or university) in its entirety.

To be eligible to apply, 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.

I invite you to carefully review the information available on our website, https://www.msche.org/accreditation/application-and-candidacy/. You will find details regarding the requirements, timeline, and dues and fees related to the MSCHE Application and Candidacy process. Please note, the length of time it takes for an institution to achieve candidate for accreditation status depends upon the institution’s readiness and ability to demonstrate compliance with MSCHE standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements.

If you would like to pursue an application for Candidate for Accreditation status with MSCHE, please complete the following inquirer information and return it to my attention. Once I receive this information, I will follow up directly.

 

Institution Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Website		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Title/Position		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Email Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Degree Granting or Licensing Authority		Click or tap here to enter text.
Degree Levels Offered (check all that apply)		☐ Associate’s ☐ Bachelor’s ☐ Master’s ☐ Doctorate’s
Enrollment		Click or tap here to enter text.
Control Type: Private For-Profit, Private Non-Profit, Public		Choose an item.
Other Accrediting/Quality Assurance Organizations		Click or tap here to enter text.
Brief Description of the Institution’s Mission and Focus		Click or tap here to enter text.

 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

Sincere regards,

Diana

 

 

Diana E. Bonner
Assistant Director for Institutional Support Services

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
P: (267) 284-5030
dbonner@msche.org
www.msche.org
Follow us: @mscheorg

COVID-19 Resources

MSCHE: https://www.msche.org/covid-19/

U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

	Thu, Nov 17, 2:40 PM (4 days ago)
to Idna, me, Application, Larry, edsmythmd@gmail.com, John, Heather, Terence, Melissa, Janie, Alden, Sid, David, Henry, Claudia, Marc, Shawn, Hank, Robert, Info, Joan, Lydia, Scott, Scott, Meeting, Anne, Peter, Nancy, George, stuart@stuartliddell.com, Roland, Edward, Robin

Dear President MacLeod,

 

Thank you for your message.  As referenced in my previous message, World University & School must be able to demonstrate that it meets the Pre-Application Minimum Requirements to be eligible to engage in the application process. Because the institution does not currently hold legal authorization or licensing from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and cannot currently award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a), World University & School does not meet the Pre-Application Minimum Requirements.

 

Kind regards,
Diana 

Out-of-State Institution Seeking to Establish a Location in Pennsylvania

Out-of-state institutions or organizations must be authorized by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Education before conducting any education activity that awards academic or continuing education credit or charges a fee or tuition. Out-of-state institutions must have approval as an Education Enterprise before establishing a physical presence in Pennsylvania. (See 22. Pa. Code § 31.2 and § 36.1 - 8). The Fee for The Application for Education Enterprise is $10,000. Out-of-state institutions are required to renew their Education Enterprise authorization every five years.  The Education Enterprise Renewal Fee is $2,000.  For more information, please contact the Division of Higher Education, Access, and Equity at 717.783.6786 or ra-highereducation@pa.gov.

https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 2:40 PM Diana Bonner <dbonner@msche.org> wrote:

Dear President MacLeod,

 

Thank you for your message.  As referenced in my previous message, World University & School must be able to demonstrate that it meets the Pre-Application Minimum Requirements to be eligible to engage in the application process. Because the institution does not currently hold legal authorization or licensing from an appropriate governmental organization or agency to operate as a postsecondary educational institution and cannot currently award postsecondary degrees or hold proper legal exemption in accordance with Requirement of Affiliation No.1 and federal regulation 34 CFR §602.28(a), World University & School does not meet the Pre-Application Minimum Requirements.

 

Kind regards,
Diana 

 

 

Diana E. Bonner
Assistant Director for Institutional Support Services

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
P: (267) 284-5030
dbonner@msche.org
www.msche.org
Follow us: @mscheorg

COVID-19 Resources

MSCHE: https://www.msche.org/covid-19/

U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

 

From: Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 12:35 PM
To: Diana Bonner <dbonner@msche.org>
Cc: Application Process <ApplicationProcess@msche.org>; Larry Viehland <viehland@chatham.edu>; edsmythmd@gmail.com; John Kidder <jkidder@vtc.edu>; Heather Perfetti <hperfetti@msche.org>; Terence Peavy <TPeavy@msche.org>; Melissa Hardin <MHardin@msche.org>; Janie MacLeod <jkbmacleod@icloud.com>; Alden Briscoe <abriscoe@brakeleybriscoe.com>; Sid Mazumdar <sid.mazumdar@gmail.com>; David Byrne <david.stewart.byrne@gmail.com>; Henry Cutter <vfhc@nyc.rr.com>; Claudia Kim Viehland <kim@viehland.org>; Marc Dupuis <marco.dupuis@gmail.com>; Shawn Flaherty <stf@pghfirm.com>; Hank Greely <hgreely@stanford.edu>; Robert Harrington <robert.harrington@stanford.edu>; Info WorldUniversity <info@worlduniversityandschool.org>; Joan Kidder <kidderjoan@gmail.com>; Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher@wikimedia.de>; Scott McLeod (worldunivandsch@scottmacleod.com) <worldunivandsch@scottmacleod.com>; Scott MacLeod <scott@scottmacleod.com>; Meeting WorldUniversity <meeting@worlduniversityandschool.org>; Anne Marie Helm <annemhelm@gmail.com>; Peter Norvig <pnorvig@google.com>; Nancy O'Sullivan <n.osullivan@cox.net>; George Preston <em4gdcp@btinternet.com>; stuart@stuartliddell.com; Roland Vogl <rvogl@law.stanford.edu>; Edward Smyth <esmythmd@gmail.com>; Robin Appleberry <robinappleberry@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: applicationprocess@msche.org for CC-4 MIT OCW-centric wiki World University & School

 

Dear Diana Bonner, President Heather Perfetti, Melissa Hardin, Terence Peavy, and the Middle States' Commission on Higher Education, (& Larry Viehland, WUaS accreditation committee), All, 

 

Thank you for the WUaS "Inquirer Information" MSCHE accreditation information, and chart, on Sunday! I have drafted responses in each of your MSCHE's "Inquirer Information" chart's fields below. 

 

WUaS is exploring licensing as an “Out-of-State Providers of Distance Education” per  https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx - with PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516 as the WUaS California address. Diana, Heather, is this potentially the right direction for CC-4 licensed MIT OCW-centric World University and School to head in, regarding possible PA licensing per - https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx ? Or what are some possible licensing agencies, or web sites, that you would recommend, per your email regarding proceeding with accreditation with MSCHE - and licensing WUaS?

 

And since WUaS couldn't CHECK OFF just Bachelor's and PhD degrees in the MSCHE  "Inquirer Information" chart you shared to fill out, I think WUaS would seek newly to offer all 4 degrees in the WUaS with MSCHE accreditation process (and in WUaS planning to seek reimbursement from countries' departments of education, potentially on a WUaS Google for Education platform for reimbursement too,  in all ~200 countries, for accrediting CC-4 MIT OCW-centric World University and School degrees, where Creative Commons' 4 licensed allows for 1. sharing, 2. adapting, 3. but non-commercially (but where WUaS seeking reimbursement for CC-4 licensed OCW-centric degrees is ok, per communication with a former director of MIT OCW, Cecilia d'Oliveira).

 

Here is a draft of the 

"Candidate for Accreditation status with MSCHE WUaS Inquirer Information 15 Nov 2022"

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGqiemATxZyLL5d3it152n8htjE2cpmhvV8uKUcYSEc/edit?usp=sharing 

Candidate for Accreditation status with MSCHE: 

World University and School Inquirer Information 

 

Institution Name		World University and School
Institution Address		WUaS Pennsylvania office: 1401 North Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Institution Website		http://worlduniversityandschool.org
Contact Name		Scott GK MacLeod
Contact Title/Position		President, CEO, Professor, Founder
Contact Email Address		sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org
Degree Granting or Licensing Authority		WUaS is exploring licensing as an “Out-of-State Providers of Distance Education” per   https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/CollegeCareer/Pages/Institution-Resources.aspx - with PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516 as the WUaS California address.
Degree Levels Offered (check all that apply)		☐ Associate’s ☐ Bachelor’s ☐ Master’s ☐ Doctorate’s
Enrollment		2
Control Type: Private For-Profit, Private Non-Profit, Public		Private Non-Profit
Other Accrediting/Quality Assurance Organizations		World University and School is Creative Commons’ 4 licensed https://ocw.mit.edu/ -centric and CC-4 “CS First with Google at World Univ & Sch” course-centric (https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/s/en/home) for free online Bachelor, PhD, Law, Medicine and IB high school or similar degrees
Brief Description of the Institution’s Mission and Focus		World University and School's mission is free education, courses, and degrees in all known languages. WUaS plans to accredit at the university and high school levels to offer online degrees and diplomas in all countries' main languages (and see further - https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/World_University_Foundation).

 

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eGqiemATxZyLL5d3it152n8htjE2cpmhvV8uKUcYSEc/edit?usp=sharing 

 

What please would be the next steps? WUaS if at all possible is seeking to matriculate large numbers of students at accredited World University and School on September 1, 2023. While this may be unfeasible with your MSCHE current timeline I've read, WUaS would be interested in coming into conversation with MSCHE about this especially. Thank you.

 

Best wishes, Scott

PS

I've added some further questions I had to the extended WUaS Accreditation Committee per your email, Diana, to this blog post 

https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2022/11/clarks-nutcracker-bird-nucifraga.html (in the 'global university' label in this daily blog)

 

World University Foundation, and please see the Academic Credit Committee here - 

https://wiki.worlduniversityandschool.org/wiki/World_University_Foundation

 

 

 

 

Dear President MacLeod,

 

Thank you for your interest in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE accepts applications for Candidate for Accreditation status from qualified degree-granting institutions offering one or more postsecondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length at the Associate’s or higher level, including those offered via distance education, without regard for geographic boundaries. Institutions that offer only postsecondary certificates, diplomas, or licenses are not eligible for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. MSCHE does not accredit individual courses or programs but rather the institution (college or university) in its entirety.

To be eligible to apply, 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.

I invite you to carefully review the information available on our website, https://www.msche.org/accreditation/application-and-candidacy/. You will find details regarding the requirements, timeline, and dues and fees related to the MSCHE Application and Candidacy process. Please note, the length of time it takes for an institution to achieve candidate for accreditation status depends upon the institution’s readiness and ability to demonstrate compliance with MSCHE standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements.

If you would like to pursue an application for Candidate for Accreditation status with MSCHE, please complete the following inquirer information and return it to my attention. Once I receive this information, I will follow up directly.

 

Institution Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Website		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Title/Position		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Email Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Degree Granting or Licensing Authority		Click or tap here to enter text.
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Brief Description of the Institution’s Mission and Focus		Click or tap here to enter text.

 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

Sincere regards,

Diana

 

 

Diana E. Bonner
Assistant Director for Institutional Support Services

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
P: (267) 284-5030
dbonner@msche.org
www.msche.org
Follow us: @mscheorg

COVID-19 Resources

MSCHE: https://www.msche.org/covid-19/

U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

 

 

 

On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 5:21 PM Diana Bonner <dbonner@msche.org> wrote:

Dear President MacLeod,

 

Thank you for your interest in the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). MSCHE accepts applications for Candidate for Accreditation status from qualified degree-granting institutions offering one or more postsecondary educational programs of at least one academic year in length at the Associate’s or higher level, including those offered via distance education, without regard for geographic boundaries. Institutions that offer only postsecondary certificates, diplomas, or licenses are not eligible for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. MSCHE does not accredit individual courses or programs but rather the institution (college or university) in its entirety.

To be eligible to apply, 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.

I invite you to carefully review the information available on our website, https://www.msche.org/accreditation/application-and-candidacy/. You will find details regarding the requirements, timeline, and dues and fees related to the MSCHE Application and Candidacy process. Please note, the length of time it takes for an institution to achieve candidate for accreditation status depends upon the institution’s readiness and ability to demonstrate compliance with MSCHE standards for accreditation, requirements of affiliation, policies and procedures, and applicable federal regulatory requirements.

If you would like to pursue an application for Candidate for Accreditation status with MSCHE, please complete the following inquirer information and return it to my attention. Once I receive this information, I will follow up directly.

 

Institution Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Institution Website		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Name		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Title/Position		Click or tap here to enter text.
Contact Email Address		Click or tap here to enter text.
Degree Granting or Licensing Authority		Click or tap here to enter text.
Degree Levels Offered (check all that apply)		☐ Associate’s ☐ Bachelor’s ☐ Master’s ☐ Doctorate’s
Enrollment		Click or tap here to enter text.
Control Type: Private For-Profit, Private Non-Profit, Public		Choose an item.
Other Accrediting/Quality Assurance Organizations		Click or tap here to enter text.
Brief Description of the Institution’s Mission and Focus		Click or tap here to enter text.

 

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

 

Sincere regards,

Diana

 

 

Diana E. Bonner
Assistant Director for Institutional Support Services

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
P: (267) 284-5030
dbonner@msche.org
www.msche.org
Follow us: @mscheorg

COVID-19 Resources

MSCHE: https://www.msche.org/covid-19/

U.S. Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

 

From: Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2022 9:29 AM
To: Application Process <ApplicationProcess@msche.org>; Larry Viehland <viehland@chatham.edu>; edsmythmd@gmail.com; John Kidder <jkidder@vtc.edu>; Heather Perfetti <hperfetti@msche.org>; Terence Peavy <TPeavy@msche.org>; Melissa Hardin <MHardin@msche.org>; Janie MacLeod <jkbmacleod@icloud.com>; Alden Briscoe <abriscoe@brakeleybriscoe.com>; Sid Mazumdar <sid.mazumdar@gmail.com>; David Byrne <david.stewart.byrne@gmail.com>; Henry Cutter <vfhc@nyc.rr.com>; Claudia Kim Viehland <kim@viehland.org>; Marc Dupuis <marco.dupuis@gmail.com>; Shawn Flaherty <stf@pghfirm.com>; Hank Greely <hgreely@stanford.edu>; Robert Harrington <robert.harrington@stanford.edu>; Info WorldUniversity <info@worlduniversityandschool.org>; Joan Kidder <kidderjoan@gmail.com>; Lydia Pintscher <lydia.pintscher@wikimedia.de>; Scott McLeod (worldunivandsch@scottmacleod.com) <worldunivandsch@scottmacleod.com>; Scott MacLeod <scott@scottmacleod.com>; Meeting WorldUniversity <meeting@worlduniversityandschool.org>; Anne Marie Helm <annemhelm@gmail.com>; Peter Norvig <pnorvig@google.com>; Nancy O'Sullivan <n.osullivan@cox.net>; George Preston <em4gdcp@btinternet.com>; stuart@stuartliddell.com; Roland Vogl <rvogl@law.stanford.edu>; Edward Smyth <esmythmd@gmail.com>; Robin Appleberry <robinappleberry@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: applicationprocess@msche.org for CC-4 MIT OCW-centric wiki World University & School

 

Dear Heather Perfetti, Melissa Hardin, Terence Peavy, and Middle States' Commission on Higher Education, (& Larry Viehland, WUaS accreditation committee),  

 

MIT OCW-centric wiki World University and School (WUaS) emailed the following beginning MSCHE WUaS accreditation application to - applicationprocess@msche.org - last Monday. Due to the large volume of email you and this address may receive, I'm emailing this to you again this morning.

 

All the best, Scott 

Scott GK MacLeod  

Founder, President, CEO & Professor 

 

On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 8:50 PM Scott MacLeod <sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org> wrote:

Dear Heather Perfetti, Melissa Hardin, Terence Peavy, and Middle States' Commission on Higher Education, 

 

Greetings. I'm writing regarding the MSCHE accreditation process for World University and School, and both the upcoming MSCHE annual meeting, and its Pre-Application deadline of either December 1, 2022, or April 1, 2023. Thank you for the MSCHE webinar "Navigating Follow-Up Reports and Follow-Up Visits" on September 12, 2022, Drs. Hardin and Peavy. 

 

CC-4 MIT OCW-centric wiki World University & School doesn't have the resources to start at the moment and attend the Dec 7-9 annual conference in Philadelphia.

 

We hope to have enough cash on hand to begin the accreditation process on April 1, per - https://www.msche.org/accreditation/application-and-candidacy.

 

World University and School's office in Pennsylvania is 1401 North Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206 (the Viehland's home address). 

 

Thank you.

 

Sincerely, 

Scott

 

https://worlduniversityandschool.blogspot.com/2022/10/sat-101522-recording-of-world-univ-sch.html 

 

 

 

 

-- 

- Scott GK MacLeod  

Founder, President, CEO & Professor

World Univ & Sch (WUaS) - PO Box 442, Canyon, CA 94516 

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 

 

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