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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

Accreditation and Memberships

St. Cloud State University is a member of many academic and professional associations, including:

  • Accredited - The Higher Learning Commission; Member - North Central Association (30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, 800.621.7440, www.ncahigherlearningcommision.org)
  • American Association of State Colleges and Universities
  • American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and Council of Graduate Schools in the United States
  • The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Department and Program Accreditations

  • AAAHC — Health Services is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.
  • AACSB — The G.R. Herberger College of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
  • ABA — The Applied Behavior Analysis program is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis.
  • ACEJMC — The Mass Communications department is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
  • ASEM — The Engineering Management Program is certified by the American Society of Engineering Management.
  • ASHA — The Communication Sciences and Disorders program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association.
  • CACREP — The Counselor Education, Higher Education, and Educational Psychology department is accredited by the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
  • CEC — The Special Education programs are approved by the Council for Exceptional Children.
  • CORE — The Rehabilitation Counseling program is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education.
  • CTTE — The Technology Education department is accredited by the Council of Technology Teacher Education.
  • IACS — Counseling and Related Services is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services, Inc.
  • ITEA — The Technology Education department is accredited by the International Technology Education Association.
  • NAEYC — The Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education programs are approved by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  • NASAD — The Art department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Arts and Design.
  • NASM — The Music department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
  • NASPE — The Physical Education teaching major is approved by the National Association of Sport and Physical Education.
  • NCATE — The following programs and departments are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and by the Minnesota Board of Teaching:
    • All teaching licensure programs;
    • The Counselor Education, Higher Education, and Educational Psychology department;
    • The Technology Education department;
    • The Mathematics department