|
Program or Unit |
Agency |
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UNIVERSITY | |
| Northern Illinois University | The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association (NCA) |
| All university teacher certification programs (accreditation) | National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) |
| All university teacher certification programs (approval) | Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) |
|
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS | |
| All programs | AACSB-International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
|
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | |
| Department of Counseling, Adult, & Health Education | |
| M.S.Ed. and Ed.D. in Counseling | Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) |
| Department of Leadership in Educational and Sport Organizations | |
| Educational Administration & School Business Management -- membership | University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) membership |
| Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education | |
| Emphasis in athletic training (B.S. in Physical Education) | Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) |
|
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY | |
| B.S. in Electrical Engineering B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Emphasis in electrical engineering technology (B.S. in Technology) Emphasis in manufacturing engineering technology (B.S. in Technology) |
Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) |
| Emphasis in industrial technology (B.S. in Technology) | National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) |
|
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES | |
| School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders | |
| Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CAA) |
| B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Sciences | National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) |
| Master of Physical Therapy | Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) |
| Specialization in speech-language pathology and audiology (M.S. in Communicative Disorders) | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology |
| Specialization in deafness rehabiliation (M.A. in Communicative Disorders) | Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) |
| School of Family, Consumer, & Nutrition Sciences | |
| Child Development Laboratory | NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditition |
| Dietetic Internship (M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics) | Council on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetics Association (ADA) |
| The Didactic program (B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Systems) -- approval | Council on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetics Association (ADA) |
| B.S. in Family and Child Studies | Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children Inc. (COA) |
| Specialization in marriage and family therapy (M.S. in Applied Family and Child Studies) | Commission on Accreditation for Marriage & Family Therapy Education of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) |
| School of Nursing and Health Studies | |
| B.S. and M.S. in Nursing | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
| Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) | Council on Education for Public Health |
|
COLLEGE OF LAW | |
| J.D. and all activities | American Bar Association (ABA) Association for American Law Schools (AALS) |
|
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES | |
| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
| Emphasis in professional chemistry (B.S. in Chemistry) -- approval Emphasis in biochemistry (B.S. in Chemistry) -- approval |
Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society (ACS) |
| Department of Psychology | |
| School Psychology (entitlement program) | Program Approval Board of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
| Ph.D. in Psychology (clinical program) | American Psychological Association (APA) |
| Division of Public Administration | |
| Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) | National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) |
|
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS | |
| School of Art | |
| All programs | National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) |
| School of Music | |
| All programs | National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) |
| School of Theatre and Dance | |
| All programs | National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) |
Last Updated: 8/19/2008