Transfer Policy and Accreditations

Ottawa University accepts credits from institutions that are currently accredited by, or are candidates for accreditation with any of the following organizations: 

• Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

• American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation

• The Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation 

• Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, Accreditation Commission

• Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

• Distance Education Accrediting Commission 

• Higher Learning Commission

• Middles States Commission on Higher Education

• New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Technical and Career Institutions

• New England Commission of Higher Education 

• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities 

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

• Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Commission 

• WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

• WASC Senior Colleges and University Commission

Exceptions to this policy include transfer work from Apollo College, Pima Medical Institute, and Vatterott College. These institutions have been evaluated by Ottawa University and approved for transfer credit.