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THE PENNSYLVANIA STATEUNIVERSITYProfessionalAccreditationUpdated July 2021As part of the accreditation process, Middle States members must submit an Annual InstitutionalUpdate (AIU) which includes a current list of professional accreditors. On the following pages is alist, by campus or college, of all national, regional or specialized program accreditations for theUniversity. This list includesthe initial date the program was accredited, the last review date, andnext review date.1

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYProfessional AccreditationsTable of ContentsCollege of Agricultural Sciences . 3College of Arts and Architecture . 4Smeal College of Business . 5College of Communications . 6College of Earth and Mineral Sciences . 7College of Education . 8College of Engineering . 9College of Health and Human Development . 10College of Information Sciences and Technology . 11School of International Affairs. 12College of The Liberal Arts . 13Eberly College of Science . 14College of Nursing . 15Penn State Abington. 16Penn State Altoona . 17Penn State Beaver . 18Penn State Berks . 19Penn State Brandywine . 20Penn State DuBois. 21Penn State Erie, The Behrend College . 22Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus . 24Penn State Greater Allegheny . 25Penn State Harrisburg . 26Penn State Hazleton . 28Penn State Lehigh Valley . 29Penn State Mont Alto . 30Penn State New Kensington . 31Penn State Schuylkill . 32Penn State Shenango . 33Penn State Wilkes-Barre . 34Penn State Scranton. 35Penn State York. 36Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies . 37Dickinson Law . 38Penn State Law. 39Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine . 402

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYProfessional AccreditationsUpdated July 2021COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCESProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAnimal Diagnostic LaboratoryBachelorDoctorateMasterResidency inAnatomic PathologyN/AAmerican Association of Veterinary LaboratoryDiagnosticians199420172022Association for Assessment and Accreditation of LaboratoryAnimal Care International200120182021Biological EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET10/195610/20142020BioRenewable Systems, Option inBioproductsBachelorSociety of Wood Science and Technology11/199203/2003TBDFood ScienceBachelorInstitute of Food Technologists198020142019Forest Ecosystem Management, Options inForest Management, Forest Biology andCommunity and Urban Forest ManagementBachelorSociety of American Foresters09/193520152025Animal Science, Veterinary and BiomedicalSciences, Wildlife and Fisheries Science3

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTUREProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24195420162014201920222027Early 1970’s20172027All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationArchitectureBachelorMasterNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Art onal Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board achelorMasterDoctorateNational Association of Schools of Music (NASM)197920112021National Association of Schools of Art and Design MasterNational Association of Schools of Music (NASM)197920112021National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)08/1990Landscape ArchitectureMusic EducationPenn State School of VisualArts(Including Graphic Design,Art History)School of MusicSchool of Theatre201520254

SMEAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESSProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAll Business ProgramsBachelorAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB)19572013-142018-19All Business ProgramsMasterDoctorateAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business(AACSB)19632013-142018-195

COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATIONSProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAdvertising/Public RelationsBachelorAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and elorAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and elorAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and MassCommunications194810/20182024-25Media StudiesBachelorAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and ionsBachelorAccrediting Council on Education in Journalism and MassCommunications199510/20182024-25Professional Studies StrategicCommunicationsMasters6

COLLEGE OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCESAll programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationInitialAccreditation1921Energy EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET200910/20142020-21Environmental Systems EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET200010/20142020-21Materials Science and EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET193810/20142020-21Mining EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET193810/20142020-21Petroleum & Natural Gas EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET197910/20142020-21Program(s)DegreeAccrediting AgencyLastReview2015NextReview2023-247

COLLEGE OF EDUCATIONProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-2419652010-11202201/198320132020All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAll Education ProgramsPennsylvania Department of EducationCounseling r Education and SupervisionDoctorateCouncil for Accreditation of Counseling and RelatedEducational Programs (CACREP)200312/20102019Principals, Supervisors, Curriculum Directorsand SuperintendentsMasterDoctorateCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)196520122022P-12, Elementary & Secondary TeachersBachelorMasterDoctorateMasterCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)196520122021*Council for Accreditation of Counseling and RelatedEducational Programs (CACREP)196520122019Rehabilitation CounselingMasterCouncil on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)197520132023School PsychologyDoctorateAmerican Psychological Association06/19782016TBDWorkforce Education and DevelopmentBachelorMasterCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)196520122021*Counselor Education: Career, Elementary,Clinical Mental Health, ClinicalRehabilitation and SecondaryAmerican Psychological Association*All CAEP programs were initially accredited under NCATE in 1965. The College completed a CAEP accreditation visit in 2019 and has received Probationary Accreditation through2021.NOTE: Agricultural Education and Extension Education are in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Art Education and Music Education are in the College of Arts and Architecture;and Communication Disorders, Health Education, and Kinesiology are in the College of Health and Human Development, however all are included in the College of Educationaccreditation process.8

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting AgencyAll programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationEngineering ProgramsBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ew2023-24Various datesdepending onprogram.2014-152020-219

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 752018-20192028-2029196020122019American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Councilon Academic Accreditation in Audiology and SpeechLanguage PathologyAccreditation Council for Education in Nutrition andDietetics (ACEND)08/196408/2017July g AgencyAll programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationAgricultural and Extension EducationBachelorCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)Athletic Training (Kinesiology)BachelorCommission on Accreditation of Athletic Training EducationCommunication Sciences and DisordersDegree ProgramMasterPennsylvania Department of EducationCommunication Sciences and DisordersMaster’s Degree Program SLP and the Speech& Hearing ClinicsDietetic Internship (closing August 31, 2019)MasterHealth Policy and AdministrationMasterCommission on Accreditation of Healthcare ManagementEducationKinesiology, Health and Physical EducationBachelorCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)197720112021Nutritional Sciences Dietetics OptionBachelorAccreditation Council for Education in Nutrition andDietetics (ACEND)200720152021Professional Golf Management OptionBachelorProfessional Golfer’s Association (PGA) of America09/199120152021Masters of Professional Studies ProgramExperiential TrackMasterAccreditation Council for Education in Nutrition andDietetics (ACEND)12/201812/201812/2024Post Bachelor10

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGYProgram(s)All programsDegreeAll DegreesAccrediting AgencyMiddle States Commission on Higher tReview2023-2411

SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSProgram(s)All programsDegreeAll DegreesAccrediting AgencyMiddle States Commission on Higher tReview2023-2412

COLLEGE OF THE LIBERAL ARTSProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting AgencyAll programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationClinical PsychologyDoctorateAmerican Psychological AssociationIntensive English Communication ProgramNon-creditCommission on English Language Program 13

EBERLY COLLEGE OF SCIENCEProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-2405/2021All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyBachelorAmerican Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology06/201406/2014ChemistryBachelorAmerican Chemical Society09/194007/2015Forensic ScienceBachelorMPSForensic Science Education Programs 7201801/202214

COLLEGE OF NURSINGProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationNursingBachelorMasterCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)200020212031NursingBachelorNurse PractitionerPennsylvania State Board of Nursing – Licensing19911964199420162016201620192019201915

PENN STATE ABINGTONProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationArtBachelorNational Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)200820182028Elementary and Early Childhood EducationBachelorCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)201020192021General EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET20132014-152020-21NursingBachelorAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)19702007N/A1NursingBachelorCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)200020102020NursingBachelorPennsylvania State Board of Nursing – Licensing196420162019After spring 2017, the College of Nursing will no longer seek ACEN accreditation. The Bachelor program will continue to be accredited through CCNE.AACSB for Accounting is included in Penn State Harrisburg accreditation.1216

PENN STATE ALTOONAProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-242021All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationElementary and Early Childhood EducationBachelor19652019Electro-Mechanical Engineering TechnologyBachelorCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET19972019NursingBachelorPennsylvania State Board of Nursing - Licensing196420162019NursingBachelorCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)200020102020Rail Transportation EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET201520172022-23Visual Art StudiesBachelorNational Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)200820172027-2817

PENN STATE BEAVERProgram(s)All programsDegreeAll DegreesAccrediting AgencyMiddle States Commission on Higher tReview2023-2418

PENN STATE BERKSProgram(s)DegreeAccrediting view2023-24All programsAll DegreesMiddle States Commission on Higher EducationElectro-Mechanical Engineering TechnologyBachelorEngineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET20002019Elementary and Early Childhood EducationBachelorCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP)200520192021Mechanical EngineeringBachelorEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET201620162022Occupational Therapy AssistantAssociateAccreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education02/199304/20142024(Retro to 2014)19