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Academic Accrediting Organizations, Affiliations, Memberships and Approved Programs
Academic Accrediting Organizations
| Institutional | Arcadia University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. www.msche.org |
| Art & Design | National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) nasad.arts-accredit.org |
| Chemistry (undergraduate) |
American Chemical Society (ACS) www.acs.org |
| Counseling (graduate) |
Masters in Psychology Accreditation Council (MPCAC) www.mpcacaccreditation.org |
| Education | Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) – Teacher education approved for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and other states through PDE reciprocity agreements www.education.state.pa.us |
| Forensic Science | Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) fepac-edu.org |
| Physical Therapy | Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) www.capteonline.org |
| Physician Assistant | Accreditation Review Commission of Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) www.arc-pa.org |
| Public Health | Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) www.ceph.org |
| School of Global Business | Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) – Programs in Accounting, Business Administration, International Business & Culture, and M.B.A. only; the programs in Healthcare Administration and Sport Management are not accredited by ACBSP www.acbsp.org |
Other Affiliations, Memberships and Approved Programs
| Art Therapy (approved) | American Art Therapy Association (ATTA) www.americanarttherapyassociation.org |
| International Peace & Conflict Resolution | Peace and Collaborative Development Network (PCDN) pcdnetwork.org |
| English | Association of Departments of English (ADE) ade.mla.org |
| English | National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) www.ncte.org |
| English (graduate) |
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) www.awpwriter.org |
| English (graduate) |
Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGLSP) www.aglsp.org |
| Modern Languages & Cultures | Modern Language Association (MLA) www.mla.org |
| Physician Assistant (member) | Physician Assistant Education Association www.paeaonline.org |
| Physician Assistant (member) | Global Health Education Consortium globalhealtheducation.org |
| School of Global Business (member) | The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International www.aacsb.edu |