Accrediting Agencies for NDSU Programs

Program Name Degree Accrediting Agency
Architecture BSARCH, MARCH National Architecture Accreditation Board (NAAB)
Art BA, BFA, BS National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Athletic Training MATRG Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Business Administration BS, MBA Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Construction Management BSConM American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
Counseling M.Ed, MS Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Counselor Education and Supervision PHD Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Dietetics BS, MS Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics: Dietitian Education Program; Didactic Program in Dietetics (ACEND)
Education
Agriculture Education BS, MEd Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Art Education BS, BFA National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) / Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Biological Sciences Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Business Education BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Chemistry Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Comprehensive Science Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Education M.Ed Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Educational Leadership M.Ed, Ed.S Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
English Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Family & Consumer Sciences Education BS, M.Ed Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Health Education BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Mathematics Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Music Education BMUS National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) /
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Physical Education BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Physics Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Social Studies Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Spanish Education BA, BS Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
Engineering The programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degrees in the following disciplines are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering BSABEn Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Civil Engineering BSCE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Computer Engineering BSCPRE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Construction Engineering BSConE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Electrical Engineering BSEE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Industrial Engineering & Management BSIEMgt Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Manufacturing Engineering BSMfgE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Mechanical Engineering BSMCE Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org
Exercise Science BS Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education programs (CAAHEP)
Family Financial Planning MS, GRAD CERT Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFPBS)
Food Science BS Institute of Food Technology (IFT)
Institutional, not program specific Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Interior Design BA, BS Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) / National Association of Schools of Art & Design (NASAD)
Landscape Architecture MLA Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB)
Medical Laboratory Science BS National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
Music BA, BS, BMus, MM, DMA National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Nursing BSN, DNP Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Pharmacy Doctorate PharmD Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) / American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASPH)
Public Health MPH Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Radiologic Sciences BS Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
Respiratory Care BS Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Theatre Arts BA, BFA, BS National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
Veterinary Technology BS American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)