Â鶹ÊÓƵ holds itself to incredibly high standards, and the university takes great pride in offering the highest quality education possible.

But you don’t have to take our word for it.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ is very proud to hold university-wide regional accreditation through the , the “gold standard” of external evaluation.

In addition, scores of individual programs have undergone self-study and external review by experts in those disciplines to ensure that the programs meet professional standards and prepare students for careers in those fields. Even the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Allegheny Arboretum has accreditation from ArbNet and the Morton Arboretum!

Specialized Accreditations

The following programs have earned special accreditation or national recognition:

Art

Art, BSEd: /Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Art History, BA:

Art Education, BSEd: /Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

Fashion Studies, BS:

Interior Design, BS:

Studio Art, BFA (Graphic Design and Illustration): 

Studio Art, BA:

Business

Culinary Arts AAS:

Baking and Pastry AAS:

Accounting, BS:

Finance, BS:

Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management, BS:  

Human Resource Management, BS:

Management, BS:

Master of Business Administration, MBA:

Marketing, BS: 

Computer Science

Computer Science Languages and Systems:

Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MA:

Education

Primary accreditation through Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
(CAEP replaced NCATE in September 2014)

Curriculum and Instruction, DEd:

Early Childhood Education, BSEd:

Early Childhood Education with Special Education –

Literacy MEd:

English Education, BSEd: Specialized Professional Association (SPA)/

English Education, MEd: Specialized Professional Association (SPA)/

Family and Consumer Science Education, BSEd:

Health and Physical Education, BSEd: Society of Health and Physical Educators/Health Education Teacher Education (SHAPE/HETE)

Health and Physical Education, MEd: Society of Health and Physical Educators/Health Education Teacher Education (SHAPE/HETE)

Instructional Design and Learning Technologies:

Master’s in Education, MEd:

Mathematics Education (Middle level), BSEd:

Middle Level Education, BSEd:

Principal Certification: National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP, formerly ELCC)

Safety and Driver’s Education:

Secondary Science Education, BSEd:

School Counseling, MEd: 

School Psychology, PhD, EdS (Educational Specialist degree): 

Social Studies Education, BSEd:

Spanish Education, BSEd:

Teacher Education (Certification, MEd, MA, MA/Teaching English, DEd): and approved by the

Vocational Education certificate program:

Vocational Leadership certificate program:

Vocational Cooperative Education certificate program -

Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition, MS and DNP, MS: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Nutrition, BS: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Literacy

Literacy MEd: 

Mathematics, BSEd:

Music

Music, BA:

Music, BFA:

Music Education, BSEd:

Music Education, MA:

Music Performance, MA:

Music, MA:

Nursing

Nursing, BS:

Nursing, MS:

Physical Education and Sport

Physical Education and Sport/Exercise Science, BS:

Psychology

Clinical Psychology, PsyD:   

Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care, BS:

Safety Sciences

Safety Sciences, BS:

Speech Language-Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology BS:

Speech-Language Pathology, MS: 

Theater

Theater (Design/Tech, General, Performance, Theory/History: