PACIFIC WESTERN UNIVERSITY
Firpo Carr
Degree completion: November 1989
Pacific Western University (California)
Authorization: California State Approved
Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Computer Information Science
This degree was fully financed by International Business Machines (IBM). Before being purchased by the regionally accredited California Miramar University in San Diego, California, Pacific Western University (PWU), California, was a State Approved institution authorized to grant diplomas. It met the same rigorous scrutiny of the California Bureau of Private Post-Secondary and Vocational Education as did regionally accredited schools.
This classification was acknowledged and validated in a General Accounting Office (GAO) Report to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Hearings (2004), Washington, D.C. That PWU was a completely legitimate institution of higher learning was entered twice in the Official Record. PWU was Authorized to Operate by the State of California Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with California Education Code Section: 94310 (c).
The California State Approval process for Pacific Western University included a qualitative review, assessment, and approval of the following:
Institutional purpose, mission, and objectives
Governance and administration
Curriculum
Instruction
Faculty, including their qualifications
Physical facilities
Administrative personnel
Procedures for keeping educational records
Tuition, fee, and refund schedules
Admissions standards
Financial aid policies and practices
Scholastic regulations and graduation requirements
Ethical principles and practices
Library and other learning resources
Student activities and services
Degrees offered