O S E A S * E U R O P E

by Dr. Amy Kirle Lezberg, alezberg@aol.com

These associations are recognized by one or all three of the following: The US Department of Education, CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation), or ASPA (Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors). Recognition by the US Department of Education is contingent upon an association being a “gatekeeper” for federal funds, eliminating accrediting bodies which require their member programs to be housed in regionally accredited institutions (for example, AACSB, ACPE). Membership in CHEA requires that 50% or more of the member institutions of an accrediting body grant a degree in higher education (at the Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral level) Thus, for example, associations like the ADA (American Dental Association) the majority of whose member may be internship sites rather than degree-granting entities, are not eligible for membership.

I have divided the accrediting bodies into three categories (E = recognized by the Department of Education; © = membership in CHEA; (A) = membership in ASPA):

1. Regional
2. National (but not regional)
3. Professional (often tied to licensing exam eligibility) and Specialized (not necessary for licensing)

1. Regional: (all E)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges ©

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ©

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ©

Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges ©

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ©

Western Association of Schools and Colleges ©

2. National (Institutional): (all E)
   Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges ©
   Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools ©
   Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
   Distance Education and Training Council ©
   American Academy for Liberal Education
   Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools © (A)
   Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada ©
   Accrediting Commission of Career Education and Colleges of Technology
   
   

Professional and Specialized
Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology ©
Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration © (A)
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (A)

AACSB: The International Association for Management Education (A)
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences © (A)
American Council for Construction Education © (A)

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists © (A)
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American Council of Nurse Practitioner in Reproductive Health
Accrediting Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine © (A)

American Bar Association
Association of American Law Schools ©
American Medical Association ©
Association of American Medical Colleges ©

American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis (A)
American Society of Landscape Architects © (A)
American Opticianry Association
American Optometric Association © (A)
American Osteopathic Association ©
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (A)
American Physical Therapy Association © (A)
American Podiatric Medicine Association © (A)
American Psychological Association (doctoral) ©
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association © (A)
American Vetinary Medical Association © (A)
American Institute Certified Planners/Association Collegiate Schools of Planning ©
American Board of Funeral Service Education ©
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication ©
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy © (A)

American Culinary Federation, Inc. ©
American Library Association © (A)

American Dental Association (A)

American Dietetic Association © (A)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs © (A)
Computing Sciences Accreditation Board © (A)
Council on Social Work Education © (A)

Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
Council on Education in Public Health (A)

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (18 member groups) © (A)

The Council on Chiropractic Education © (A)
Council on Rehabilitation Education © (A)

Foundation for Interior Design Research © (A)

International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (A)

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology ©
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (A)
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (A) ©

Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science © (A)

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration © (A)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design © (A)
National Association of Schools of Dance © (A)
National Association of Schools of Music © (A)
National Association of Schools of Theatre © (A)
National Environmental Health Sciences and Protection Accreditation Council
National Architecture Accrediting Board (A)

National Association of Industrial Technology (A)
National Council For Accreditation of Teacher Education © (A)
National Recreation and Park Association © (A)
National League for Nursing ©

Society of American Foresters (A)

Currently there are at least four additional associations (in business, teaching, and nursing) going through the federal recognition process: Teacher Education Accrediting Council (TEAC,) the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). When that process is completed, they will be added to this list.

Please feel free to address inquiries to me at:

alezberg@aol.com

Dr. Amy Kirle Lezberg
Visiting Fellow
New England Resource Center for Higher Education
University of Massachusetts/College of Education
Boston, MA 02125
(v)617-527=8512 (f)617-333-9722

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