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
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Commonwealth University's Statement of Accreditation Status
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 Bloomsburg are listed below.
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
- 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
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
- 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
- National Association of Schools of Music
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - BSN
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - MSN
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education - DNP
- Council on Education of the Deaf
- National Association of Schools of Theatre
- Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
- Council on Academic Accreditation - Audiology
- Council on Academic Accreditation - Speech Language Pathology (MS)
- Council of Social Work Education Accreditation - BSW
- Council on Social Work Education Accreditation - MSW
- 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.
- PA Department of Education
- PA State Board of Nursing
- American Chemical Society
- National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense
Contact Information
Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness
