ASU Main and ASU East. Arizona State University Main is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. For more information, call 312/263-0456, access the Web site at www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, or write
Arizona State University East is recognized by the Higher Learning Commission as a full-service campus and is accredited under the ASU Main umbrella. Programs in the various colleges, schools, divisions, and departments are accredited by, affiliated with, or members of national bodies as described in the “Academic Accreditation at ASU Main and East” table and the “Academic Affiliation and Membership” table. Some programs in the College of Education are approved by the State Board of Education (Arizona) and the National Association of School Psychologists.
ASU West. ASU West is separately accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Professional programs in the various academic areas are accredited by national bodies as described in the“Academic Accreditation at ASU West” table.
| Unit or Program | Accredited By |
|---|---|
| College of Architecture and Environmental Design | |
| B.S.D., Graphic Design, Industrial Design | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
| B.S.D., Interior Design | Foundation for Interior Design Education Research |
| B.S.L.A. | Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board |
| B.S.P., M.E.P. | Planning Accreditation Board |
| M.Arch. | National Architectural Accrediting Board |
| M.S.D., Design, with concentrations in graphic design and industrial design | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
| College of Education | |
| M.C., Counseling | Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs |
| Ph.D., Counseling Psychology; Educational Psychology, with a concentration in school psychology | American Psychological Association |
| College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | |
| B.S., Computer Science | Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. |
| B.S., Construction | American Council for Construction Education |
| B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering; Bioengineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Systems Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; Mechanical Engineering | Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. |
| College of Law | |
| J.D. | American Bar Association |
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| B.S., Clinical Laboratory Sciences | National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
| M.S., Communication Disorders | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
| M.S., Family and Human Development, with a focus in marriage and family therapy under the family studies concentration | Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education--Candidacy Status |
| Ph.D., Psychology, with a concentration in clinical psychology | American Psychological Association |
| College of Nursing | |
| B.S.N., M.S., Nursing | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, initial approval
Arizona State Board of Nursing National League for Nursing |
| College of Public Programs | |
| B.S., Recreation | Council on Accreditation of the National Recreation and Park Association |
| B.S.W., M.S.W., School of Social Work | Council on Social Work Education |
| M.P.A. | National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration |
| Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications |
| College of Technology and Applied Sciences | |
| B.S., Aeronautical Management Technology, with concentrations in professional flight and air transportation management | Council on Aviation Accreditation |
| B.S., Electronics Engineering Technology; Manufacturing Engineering Technology; Aeronautical Engineering Technology | Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. |
| B.S., Industrial Technology, with concentrations in environmental technology management, graphic information technology, and industrial technology management | National Association of Industrial Technology |
| East College | |
| B.S., Business Administration* | AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
| B.S., Nutrition (didactic program in dietetics); M.S., Nutrition (dietetic internship) | American Dietetic Association |
| Herberger College of Fine Arts | |
| Department of Theatre | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
| School of Music | National Association of Schools of Music |
| W. P. Carey School of Business | |
| All programs | AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
| M.H.S.A., School of Health Administration and Policy | Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration |
| School of Accountancy and Information Management | AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
| * | This program is accredited through the ASU Main W. P. Carey School of Business. - Back to Top |
| Unit or Program | Accredited By |
|---|---|
| College of Human Services | |
| B.S.W., Department of Social Work | Council on Social Work Education |
| Department of Recreation and Tourism Management | National Recreation and Park Association/American Association for Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation |
| School of Management | |
| All programs | AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
| Unit or Program | Affiliation or Membership With |
|---|---|
| Barrett Honors College | National Collegiate Honors Council |
| College of Architecture and Environmental Design | |
| School of Architecture | American Institute of Architects, Central Arizona and Rio Salado Chapters
Architectural Research Centers Consortium Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture |
| School of Design | American Society of Interior Designers
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Industrial Designers Society of America Interior Design Educators Council Society of Environmental Graphic Designers |
| School of Planning and Landscape Architecture | American Planning Association
American Society of Landscape Architects Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture |
| College of Education | American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Educational Research Association American Psychological Association University Council for Educational Administration |
| Ph.D., Educational Psychology, with a concentration in school psychology | National Association of School Psychologists |
| College of Law | Association of American Law Schools |
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Department of Anthropology | American Anthropological Association
Council for Museum Anthropology |
| Biology | American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Society of Naturalists American Society of Zoologists Animal Behaviorists’ Society Sigma Psi |
| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society American Society for Advancement of Science |
| Department of Geography | Association of American Geographers |
| Department of Geological Sciences | American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Geophysical Union American Institute of Professional Geologists Geological Society of America Mineralogical Society of America Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists |
| Department of History | American Association for State and Local History
American Association of Museums American Historical Association Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona Institute of Historical Research National Council on Public History Western History Association |
| Department of Kinesiology | American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance American College of Sports Medicine American Society of Biomechanics Committee on Allied Health Education Council on Physical Education for Children International Society of Biomechanics National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education North American Society for Sports Psychology and Physical Activity Physiological Society Society for Experimental Biology Society for Neuroscience |
| Department of Languages and Literatures | American Council on Teaching Foreign Language
International Studies Association Modern Language Association |
| Department of Mathematics and Statistics | American Mathematical Society
Mathematical Association of America Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics |
| Microbiology | American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Immunology American Society for Virology American Society of Microbiology Society for Neuroscience |
| Department of Military Science | Association of U.S. Army |
| Department of Philosophy | American Philosophical Association |
| Department of Physics and Astronomy | Acoustical Society of America
American Association of Physicists in Medicine American Association of Physics Teachers American Astronomical Society American Crystallographic Association American Physical Society American Vacuum Society International Astronomical Union Materials Research Society Optical Society of America |
| Plant Biology | American Chemical Society
American Institute of Biological Sciences American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology American Society of Cell Biology American Society of Horticultural Science American Society for Microbiology American Society for Photobiology American Society of Plant Physiologists American Society of Plant Taxonomy Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Botanical Society of America Botanical Society of Japan California Botanical Society Ecological Society of America International Association for Study of Plant Succulents International Association of Landscape Ecology International Association of Plant Taxonomy International Association of Wood Anatomists International Organization of Paleobotany International Photosynthesis Society International Phycological Society International Society of Arboriculture International Society of Ecological Modeling International Society of Plant Molecular Biology International Society of Plant Propagators International Union of Woody Plant Physiologists Microscopy Society of America Mycological Society of America Phycological Society of America Phytochemical Society of North America Sigma Xi Society for Economic Botany Society of Ecological Restoration Society of Wetlands Scientists Soil Science Society of America Southwestern Association of Naturalists |
| Department of Political Science | American Political Science Association
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research |
| Department of Psychology | American Society of Clinical Psychologists |
| Department of Sociology | American Sociological Association |
| M.S., Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology | American Society of Medical Technology |
| Women’s Studies Program | Association for Women in Science
National Women’s Studies Association |
| College of Nursing | American Association of Colleges of Nursing
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Western Institute of Nursing |
| Continuing and Extended Education Programs | Arizona Nurses Association (American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation) |
| College of Public Programs | |
| Department of Recreation Management and Tourism | American Humanics, Inc.
Arizona American Indian Tourism Association Arizona Heritage Alliance Arizona Park and Recreation Association Arizona State Therapeutic Recreation Association Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action Association for Volunteer Administration Learning Institute National Center for Nonprofit Boards National Park and Recreation Association National Society of Fund Raising Executives Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management Society for Nonprofit Organizations Travel Tourism Research Association |
| Hugh Downs School of Human Communication | National Communication Association
Western States Communication Association |
| School of Justice Studies | American Society of Criminology
Arizona Justice Educators Association of Criminal Justice Doctoral Programs Consortium for Graduate Law and Society Programs Justice Studies Association National Academic Advising Onati International Institute for the Sociology of Law Society for the Study of Social Problems |
| School of Public Affairs | National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration |
| School of Social Work | Baccalaureate Program Directors Association
Council on Social Work Education Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education National Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work National Association of Social Workers |
| Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
Broadcast Education Association |
| East College | |
| Department of Exercise and Wellness | American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance American Association of Health Education American College of Sports Medicine Association of Worksite Health Promotion Committee on Allied Health Education Council on Physical Education for Children National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education National Strength and Conditioning Association National Wellness Association North American Society for Sports Psychology and Physical Activity North American Society for the Study of Obesity |
| Department of Nutrition | American Dietetic Association |
| Graduate College | Council of Graduate Schools |
| Herberger College of Fine Arts | |
| Department of Theatre | American Alliance for Theatre and Education
Association for Theatre in Higher Education United States Institute of Theatre Technology |
| School of Music | American Music Therapy Association |
| Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management | |
| B.S., Agribusiness with a concentration in professional golf management | Professional Golfer’s Association of America |
| B.S., M.S., Environmental Resources | Society for Range Management |
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