Specialized and Programmatic Accreditation
Please click on the respective college names to learn more about their programmatic and specialized approvals, a high-level summary is provided below:
- The National College of Education meets all standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Select programs are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for licensure of education professionals.
- Certain business and health-related programs in the Graduate School of Business and Leadership have earned professional accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
- The counseling programs in the College of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and the clinical psychology programs are accredited by the American Psychological Association.
- A few programs in Kendall College are accredited by the American Culinary Federation.
- The social work program in the Undergraduate College has initial accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education and select programs are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education for licensure of education professionals.