ACCREDITING AGENCIES AND AREAS

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Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International (AACSB)

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     Business (BUS)-Baccalaureate, Masters', and Doctoral degree programs in business

     administration and management

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     Business (BUSA)-Baccalaureate, Masters', and Doctoral degree programs in accounting

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ACCREDITING  BOARD  FOR  ENGINEERING  AND TECHNOLOGY,  INC. (ABET)

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    Engineering (ENG)-Baccalaureate and master's level programs in engineering

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    Engineering-related (ENGR) - Engineering-related programs at the baccalaureate level

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    Engineering Technology (ENGT) - Associate and baccalaureate degree programs in engineering technology

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ACCREDITING  COMMISSION  ON  EDUCATION  FOR HEALTH SERVICES  ADMINISTRATION (ACEASA)

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    Health Services Administration (HAS) - Graduate programs

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ACCREDITING  COUNCIL  ON  EDUCATION  IN  JOURNALISM AND  MASS  COMMUNICATIONS (ACEJMC)

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    Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) - Units within institutions offering professional undergraduate and graduate (master's) degree programs

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY (AAMFT)

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    Marriage and Family Therapy (MFTCC) - Clinical training programs

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    Marriage and Family Therapy (MFCD) - Graduate degree programs

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AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION  OF  FAMILY  AND  CONSUMER SCIENCES  (AAFCS)

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    Home Economics - Baccalaureate programs

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AMERICAN  ASSOCIATION  OF  NURSE  ANESTHETISTS (AANA)

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    Nurse Anesthetists (ANEST) - Generic nurse anesthesia education programs/schools

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AMERICAN  BAR  ASSOCIATION (ABA)

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    Law (LAW) - Professional schools

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AMERICAN  BOARD  OF  FUNERAL  SERVICE  EDUCATION (ABFSE)

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   Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Independent schools and collegiate departments

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AMERICAN  COLLEGE  OF  NURSE-MIDWIVES (ACNM)

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Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and basic master's degree program

AMERICAN  COUNCIL  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  EDUCATION (ACCE)

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Construction Education (CONST) - Baccalaureate degree programs

AMERICAN  COUNCIL  ON  PHARMACEUTICAL  EDUCATION (ACPE)

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Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs

AMERICAN  COUNSELING  ASSOCIATION

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    Counseling (CACREP)- Masters and Doctoral level programs

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AMERICAN  CULINARY  FEDERATION  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTE

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Culinary Arts (CUL) - postsecondary programs which award certificates, diplomas, or associate degrees in culinary arts and food services management

AMERICAN  DENTAL  ASSOCIATION (ADA)

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Dental Assisting (DA)

Dental Hygiene (DH)

Dental Laboratory Technology (DT)

Dentistry (DENT) - Programs leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree advanced general dentistry and specialty programs, and general practice residency programs

Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated undergraduate programs

Dietetics (DIETI) - Post baccalaureate internship programs

AMERICAN  LIBRARY  ASSOCIATION (ALA)

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Librarianship (LIB) - master's program leading to the first professional degree

AMERICAN  MEDICAL  ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON MEDICAL EDUCATION  AND  ASSOCIATION  OF  AMERICAN  MEDICAL  COLLEGES  LIAISON  COMMITTEE  ON  MEDICAL  EDUCATION (LCME)

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Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the  M.D. degree

American  occupational  therapy  association

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Occupational Therapist (OT)

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)

AMERICAN  PHYSICAL  THERAPY  ASSOCIATION (APTA)

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Physical Therapy (PTAA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Physical Therapy (PTA) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

AMERICAN  PSYCHOLOGICAL  ASSOCIATION (APA)

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Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - Doctoral programs

Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - Doctoral programs

Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs

Professional/Scientific Psychology (PSPSY) - Doctoral programs

School Psychology (SCPSY)B - Doctoral programs

AMERICAN  SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING  ASSOCIATION (ASLHA)

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Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs

Speech-Language Pathology (SP) - Graduate degree programs

AMERICAN  VETERINARY  MEDICAL  ASSOCIATION (AVMA)

5/1998

Veterinary Medicine - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree

ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

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Business (BUAD) - Associate degree programs in business and business-related fields

Business (BUBD) - Baccalaureate degree programs in business and business-related fields

Business (BUMD) - Master degree programs in business and business-related fields

COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS (CAAHEP)

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Cytotechnologist (CYTO)

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (DMS)

Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (ENDT)

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMTP)

Histologic Technician/Technologist (HT)

Joint Review Committee - Athletic Training  (JRC-AT)

11/1999

Medical Assistant (MA)

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Medical Records Administrator (MRA)

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Ophthalmic Medical Assistant (OMA)

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Perfusionist (PERF)

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Physician Assistant (PA) - Assistant to the primary care physician

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Respiratory Therapist (REST)

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Respiratory Therapy Technician (RESTT)

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Specialist in Blood Bank Technology (SBBT)

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Surgeon's Assistant (SA)

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Surgical Technologist (ST)

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COMMISSION ON COLLEGIATE NURSING EDUCATION (CCNE)

11/1999

   Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate-degree nursing education programs

11/1999

   Nursing (NUR) - Graduate-degree nursing education programs

11/1999

COMMISSION  ON  OPTICIANRY  ACCREDITATION

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Opticianry (OPLT) - 1-year programs for the ophthalmic laboratory technician

Opticianry (OPD) - 2-year programs for the ophthalmic dispenser

COMPUTING  SCIENCE  ACCREDITATION  BOARD,  INC.

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Computer Science (COMP) - Baccalaureate programs in computer science

COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF COUNSELING AND related education programs  (CACREP)

5/1998

Masters degree  (CACREP) -  programs to prepare individuals for community counseling, mental health counseling, marriage and family counseling, school counseling, student affairs practice in higher education, and Doctoral-level programs in counselor education and supervision.

5/1998

COUNCIL  ON  EDUCATION  FOR  PUBLIC  HEALTH (CEPH)

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Community Health Education (CHE) - Graduate programs offered outside schools of public health

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Community Health/Preventative Medicine (CHPM) - Graduate programs offered outside schools of public health

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Public Health (PH) - Graduate schools of public health

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COUNCIL  ON  REHABILITATION EDUCATION (CORE)

9/1999

Rehabilitation Counseling (CORE) - Masters level programs

9/1999

COUNCIL  ON  SOCIAL  WORK  EDUCATION (CSWE)

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Social Work (SW) - Baccalaureate and master's degree programs

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FOUNDATION  FOR  INTERIOR  DESIGN  EDUCATION  RESEARCH (FIDER)

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Interior Design (FIDER) - 2-year pre-professional assistant level programs (certificate and associate degree); first professional degree level programs (master's and baccalaureate degrees and 3-year certificate); and post professional master's degree programs

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JOINT  REVIEW  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION  IN  RADIOLOGIC  TECHNOLOGY

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Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers (Diploma, associate, baccalaureate programs)

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Radiologic Technology (RTT) - Programs for radiation therapists/technologist (Diploma, associate, baccalaureate programs)

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JOINT  REVIEW  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAMS  IN  NUCLEAR  MEDICINE   TECHNOLOGY

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Nuclear Medicine Technologist (NMT) - Programs for the nuclear medicine technologist

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECS (ASLA):

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (LAAB)

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Landscape Architecture (LSAR) - Baccalaureate and master's programs leading t