7-Year Accreditation Cycle
The NWCCU has moved from a once-every-ten-years reporting and accreditation cycle to a seven-year cycle with reports occurring in years 1, 3, 5 and 7. OSU has now shifted to the 7-year cycle and its reporting cycle is as follows:
| Reporting Cycle | Reporting Topic | Reporting Year |
| Year 1 | Standard 1 |
2012 – Year 1 Report submitted March 1, 2012 |
| Year 3 |
Standard 2 + update/response to Standard 1 |
2014 – Report + Site Visit for Standards 1 & 2 |
| Year 5 |
Standards 3 & 4 + update/response to Standards 1 & 2 |
2016 - Report |
| Year 7 |
Standard 5 + update/response to all other Standards |
2018 – Report + Site Visit for Standards 3-5 |
