Programmatic Accreditation
In addition to institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), individual academic programs at Ohio University may be accredited by specialized accrediting bodies or recognized by professional associations. Academic programs seek specialized accreditation or recognition to ensure:
- standards of the profession are being met
- program quality
- students are eligible for licensure and certification upon graduation
Many academic programs are in fields that do not have specialized accrediting bodies, and therefore, do not have the opportunity to seek specialized or programmatic accreditation. Programs with specialized accreditation or recognition with a professional association have been determined to meet the professional standards of their field through rigorous self-study and evaluation by the accrediting body or professional association. At Ohio University, certain academic programs are accredited by, in candidacy with (*), or recognized by, the following 42 discipline-specific accreditors or professional associations:
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology Inc.
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
- Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communications
- American Alliance of Museums Accreditation Commission
- American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
- American Chemical Society
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Middle Level Education
- Association of Technology, Management & Applied Engineering
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs The Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
- Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
- Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education*
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Commission on English Language Accreditation
- Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
- Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
- Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (American Speech-Language & Hearing Association)
- Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, & Related Professions/National Recreation & Parks Association.
- Council on Education for Public Health
- Council on Social Work Education
- Educational Leadership Constituent Council
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission
- National Association for Sport and Physical Education
- National Association of Schools of Dance
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Association of Schools of Theater
- National Council for the Social Studies
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council
- Ohio Board of Nursing
- PMI Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs
- Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship
- University & College Intensive English Programs