Accreditation and Academic Services

Decennial Reaccreditation and Self-study

The Johns Hopkins University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Commission maintains a 10-year cycle of review, beginning with a self-study and on-site evaluation visit, and followed by a Periodic Review Report five years later. Johns Hopkins is currently undetaking a university-wdie self-study as part of its 2012~2014 decennial reaccreditation. This decennial evaluation consists of an extensive institutional self-study process that produces a written self-study report. The report and MSCHE’s accreditation standards will serve as the basis for on-site evaluation by a team of peer evaluators in 2014. Learn more about the self-study

Program Approvals and Substantive Academic Program Change

Assistant Vice Provost Philip Tang serves as the university's Accreditation Liasion Officer. In this role, he oversees compliance with Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) substantive change policies, coordinates academic program  proposals and notifications as required by Middle States, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and other state licensing agencie. He works closely with divisional academic program directors, associate deans for academic affairs and the university's Council of Deans, as well as with the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association (MICUA).

Information for Current or Prospective Students

Current or prospective students may obtain or review a copy of the documents describing the accreditation, approval, and licensing of the university and its programs through the links on this website, or upon request, directed to Philip Tang, Assistant Vice Provost, at ptang@jhu.edu.