The university offers degree programs through distance education and a combination of online and classroom (hybrid) delivery.

As part of the asset sale, an institutions transition plan was implemented that called for PWU (California) to relocate to San Diego and teach out all active students over 18 months.

[4] In early 2007, the conditions of the asset transition were complete and the California State Approval was officially transferred to CalMU.

The accreditation agencies stipulated that graduates of Pacific Western University - California would not be eligible to receive CalMU diplomas or transcripts and that the records of the two schools should be held separate.

To comply with accreditation requirements, CalMU transferred copies of all PWU – California institutional and student records to Education Services, which serves as the official custodian of records for all PWU students.