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Accreditations, Approvals, and Certifications

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

College of Arts & Sciences/Dept. of Chemistry/BS in Chemistry

American Chemical Society - Committee on Professional Training  (ACS)
(approval)

"...the chemistry program at Clarion University is currently approved by the American Chemical Society"

1972

2000

*"ACS's approval is not granted for any specified range of time"

*Currently approved

College of Arts and Sciences/Dept. of English/Writing Center Tutoring Program/Clarion University - Venango Campus/Learning Support Center

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)

"...awards program certification to University Writing Center of Clarion University of PA and authorizes this program to issue Regular/Level 1; Advanced/Level II; and Master/Level III tutor certificates to tutors who meet CRLA requirements for certified levels."

2004

2009

5 years

Dec 2014

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

Division of Enrollment Management/Dept. of Academic Enrichment/Tutoring Program

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)

"Your tutoring program has been certified for three years by the COLLEGE READING AND LEARNING ASSOCIATION International Tutor Program Certification at the following level: REGULAR/LEVEL 1..."

2006

2007

5 years

2015

College of Business
Administration/All Departments/ Baccalaureate and Master's Degree Programs offered by Clarion University of Pennsylvania

AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)

"...extend maintenance of accreditation for the undergraduate and master's degree programs in business offered by Clarion University of Pennsylvania..."

1998

2008

6 yrs

2012-2013

College of Business Administration/
Dept. of Finance/Paralegal Studies

American Bar Association
(ABA)

approved

1994

2/2006

7 yrs

February 2013

College of Business/BS Business Administration

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board)

"Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) has renewed its registration of the financial planning curriculum offered by Clarion University.” 

9/2/2005

2009

2 yrs

3/31/2012

College of Business/Association of Small Business Development Centers

 

 

 

The Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC)

 

Represents America's Small Business Development Center Network..

 

 

2003

2011

4 years

2015

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

College of Education & Human
Services/Library Science/Master of Science in Library Science

American Library Association
(ALA) 

"continues the accreditation of the Master of Science in Library Science program..."

1976

2010

7 yrs

2017

College of Education & Human
Services/Dept. of Communication Sciences
& Disorders/Master's degree program in Speech-Language Pathology 

Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association
(ASHA)

"...master's program in speech-language pathology... has been granted accreditation...."

1995

2008

8 years

8/31/2016

College of Education &
Human Services/Dept. of Education/Early Childhood Program

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

see NCATE

1993

Spring 2003

7 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human
Services/Dept. of Special Ed and
Rehabilitative Sciences

 

Council for Standards in
Human Service
Education (CSHSE)

"assuring the quality, consistency,
and relevance of human service
education programs."

2010

2010

5 years

October 2015


 

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

College of Education & Human Services

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Ed (NCATE)

 “…continue the accreditation of the College of Education and Human Services…at the initial teacher preparation and advanced preparation levels.”

1954

Spring 2003

*8 years

Spring 2012

*Extension

College of Education & Human Services/Mathematics

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

see NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human Services/Social Studies

National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)

see NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human Services/Special Education

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

see NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human Services/English

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

see NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human Services/Science Education & Secondary Science

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

see NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

College of Education & Human Services/Reading

International Reading Association (IRA)

See NCATE

1954

Spring 2003

*5 years

Spring 2012

 

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

School of Nursing and Allied Health/Department of Nursing/Associate Degree Program in Nursing

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) – ASN program

“the Commission approved the associate degree program in nursing for accreditation…”

1983

2008

8 years

2016

School of Nursing and Allied Health/Department of Nursing Baccalaureate Program in Nursing

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commision (NLNAC) - BSN program

"the Commission approved the baccalaureate program in nursing for accreditation..."

1985

2008

8 years

2016

School of Nursing and Allied Health/Department of Nursing/Clarion -Edinboro University Master's Program for Nursing

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) - MSN program

"The Commission approved the master's degree nursing program for continuing accreditation"

1999

2004

8 years

Fall 2012

School of Nursing and Allied Health/Department of Allied Health/Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Sciences

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)

"The accrediting agency for programs in radiography and radiation therapy presents this Certificate of Accreditation to [hospital partner] for its sponsorship of an accredited radiography program."

1998

continuous through partner hospital affiliations

continuous through partner hospital affiliations

continuous through partner hospital affiliations

Clarion University

Middle States Commission on Higher Education.  3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680.  215-662-5606.

"...Middle States Commission on Higher Education acted: to accept the Periodic Review Report, to reaffirm the accreditation of Clarion University of Pennsylvania..."

1948

2002

10 years

2011-12


 

 

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

 

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

 

First Year

 

Most Recent

 

Term

 

Year of Next Review

 

Division of Student and University Affairs/Health Center

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAHC)

“AAHC Accreditation Committee has awarded Keeling Health Center a three-year term of accreditation.”

2001

2010

3 years

Fall 2013

 

Division of Student and University Affairs/Department of Athletic Training, Sports and Wellness/Coaching Education Program

 

 

 

 

 

National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE), an operating organization within the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

"...Clarion University has been approved for re-accredited by NCACE as a Level 3 coaching education program through April 2017."

 

 

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Division of Student and University Affairs/ Department of Counseling Services/Department of Counseling Services

International Association of Counseling Services, Inc. (IACS) An Accrediting Association

“… the Department of Counseling Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania has met the criteria for re-accreditation by the University and College Counseling Center's Board of Accreditation."

1976

2009

4 years

 

 

Fall 2013

 

 


 

College/Dept/Program/Division

Accrediting,  Approval, or Certifying Organization

Accrediting, Approving, or Certifying Terminology 

First Year

Most Recent

Term

Year of Next Review

College of Education & Human Services/Associate of Science in Rehabilitative Services

Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE)

 

2009

2010

5 years




October 2015

Department of Applied Technology/Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technology

Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

 

 2009

2009

4 years

November 2013

School of Nursing and Allied Health/Department of Allied Health/Associate of Science in Respiratory Care

The Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) in conjunction with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

“The respiratory care program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.”

CoARC letter of review 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 


2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


5 years

 

 

 

 




 

Fall 2014