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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Accreditations


The University of South Dakota has been accredited through the doctoral level by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association since 1913. The University is an active member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and many other educational agencies.

Individual schools and departments have received additional accreditation from their appropriate professional organizations. The names of these schools/departments, their accrediting agency, and dates of their initial accreditation follow.

School of Business   The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB International)   1949
School of Education   National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)   1956
School of Law   Council on the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (ABA)   1923
School of Medicine   Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)   1929
Art   National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)   1979
Chemistry   American Chemical Society (ACS)   1941
Communication Sciences and Disorders   American Standards Board - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association   1974
Counseling & Psychology in Education   Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs(CACREP)   1993
Dental Hygiene   Commission on Accreditation of Dental & Dental Auxiliary Educational Programs of the American Dental Association (ADA)   1969

Health Services Administration

 

Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)

  1988
Contemporary Media & Journalism   Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (ACEJMC)   1997
Music   National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)   1956
National Music Museum   American Association of Museums (AAM)   1980
Nursing   National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)   1976
Occupational Therapy   Accrediting Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)   1993
Physical Therapy   Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)   1993
Physician Assistant Studies   Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)   1995
Clinical Psychology   American Psychological Association (APA)   1971
Public Administration   National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)   1983
School Psychology   National Association of School Psychology (NASP)   2000
Social Work   Council of Social Work Education (CSWE)   1974
Theatre   National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)   1991