Regional Accreditation

To apply for a certificated position, you must hold, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (the regional accreditation must be valid during the time coursework was completed and when the degree was conferred per the date(s) on the official transcript).  LAUSD cannot employ candidates who possess a non-accredited degree, as they will not qualify for the necessary documents from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

You can find the Commission on Teacher Credentialing information page on regional accreditation at https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/what-does-regional-accreditation-mean.

This also contains links to the acceptable regional accrediting bodies:

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)/Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
  msche.org
  States represented by MSA: Washington DC, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Island, and Overseas

• The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) (formerly Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or NASC)
  nwccu.org
  States represented by NWCCU: Utah, Idaho, Washington, Alaska, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, and Costa Rica

• Higher Learning Commission (HLC) (formerly North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or NCA)
  hlcommission.org
  States represented by HLC: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) (formerly New England Association of Schools and Colleges or NEASC-CIHE)
  neche.org
  States represented by NECHE: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Overseas

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)
  sacscoc.org
  States represented by SACS-CC: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Latin America

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
  accjc.org
  States represented by WASC-JR & SR: California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, Pacific Basin and East Asia

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
  wscuc.org
  States represented by WASC-JR & SR: California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, Pacific Basin and East Asia