Disclosure Requested by MSCHE

Virginia University of Science & Technology (VUST) is currently engaged in the process for determining eligibility to apply for candidate for accreditation status (pre-application) with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education’s (MSCHE). MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidacy status) activities for institutions of higher education, including distance education, correspondence education programs, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States. MSCHE accepts complaints and third-party comments for institutions engaged in the application and candidacy process. Please visit MSCHE’s website at www.msche.org for more information. MSCHE provides an online form for the submission of complaints or third-party comments on its website.