Northern Illinois University

Division of Academic & Student Affairs

Accredited Programs

Program or Unit
Agency
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 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
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
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
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 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
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