Program or Unit |
Agency |
UNIVERSITY |
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| 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 |
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| all programs | AACSB-International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION |
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| 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 | University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) membership |
| Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education | |
| Athletic Training (B.S. in Physical Education) | Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) |
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY |
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| B.S. in Electrical Engineering B.S. in Industrial Engineering B.S. in Mechanical Engineering |
Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) |
| Industrial Technology (B.S. in Technology) |
National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) |
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES |
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| School of Allied Health | |
| 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) |
| Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) | Council on Education for Public Health |
| Department of Communicative Disorders | |
| Speech-language pathology and audiology | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology |
| M.A. in Communicative Disorders, Specialization in Emphasis 2: Deafness Rehabilitation | Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) |
| School of Family, Consumer, & Nutrition Sciences | |
| Dietetic Internship within the M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics (accreditation) | Council on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetics Association (ADA) |
| The Didactic program within the B.S. in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Systems has ADA 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 in the 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 | |
| all programs | National League for Nursing (NLN) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
COLLEGE OF LAW |
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| J.D. and all activities | American Bar Association (ABA) Association for American Law Schools (AALS) |
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES |
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| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | |
| Emphasis 1: Professional Chemistry Emphasis 5: Biochemistry |
Emphasis 5: Biochemistry 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 |
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| 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: 02/19/2004