Ƶ 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.
Ƶ 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 Ƶ 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: