Accreditation
Accreditation is a process used in higher education to evaluate colleges, universities and educational programs for quality and to assess their efforts toward continuous quality improvement.
Institutional Accreditation
Program or Specialized Accreditations
Professional degree programs are accredited by program or specialized accrediting agencies to ensure they meet standards and expectations in the field of study. Accredited programs and agencies for Commonwealth University are listed below.
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (Mansfield Campus Only)
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Accreditation Review Commission of Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Commission on Accreditation for Education in Neurodiagnostic Technology - Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (IONM)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs – Exercise Physiology (MS)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs - Exercise Science (BS)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs – Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (IONM)
- Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
- Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - BSN
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - MSN
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - DNP
- Council on Education of the Deaf
- Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
- NASAD Art and Art History Accreditation
Recognitions and Approvals
- Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement — awarded for demonstrating an institutional commitment to volunteerism and community involvement. Institutions participate voluntarily by showing that civic engagement is integrated into their mission and supported by the institution.
- American Chemical Society
- National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
Contact Information
Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness
