Accreditation

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

Howard University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Higher Education.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education 3624 Market Street - Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 662-5606

SPECIALIZED PROGRAM ACCREDITATION

ARTS & SCIENCES

Clinical Psychology PhD Program - American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Accreditation (CoA)
Art - National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Music - National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Theatre Art - National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST)

BUSINESS

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

COMMUNICATIONS

Communication Sciences & Disorders - American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CAA)

DENTISTRY

DDS /Predoctoral Dental Education - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Dental Hygiene - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Pediatric Dentistry - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Orthodontics - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Advanced General Dentistry - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
General Practice Residency - American Dental Association (ADA), Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

DIVINITY

D. Min, M.A., M.Div. - Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)

EDUCATION

All Teacher Education Program - Higher Education Licensure Commission (HELC) of the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Initial Teacher Preparation Program and Advanced Program - Center for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Counseling Psychology (PhD Program) - American Psychological Association (APA), Commission on Accreditation (CoA)

ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE

Mechanical Engineering - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission
Computer Science - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Computing Accreditation Commission
Chemical Engineering - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission
Civil Engineering - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission
Electrical Engineering - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission
Computer Engineering - Accreditation Board for Science, Engineering and Technology (ABET), Engineering Accreditation Commission
Architecture - National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)

LAW

JD - American Bar Association (ABA), Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar

MEDICINE

MD - Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Nursing - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Nutritional Sciences - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Occupational Therapy - American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
Physical Therapy - American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)

PHARMACY

PharmD - Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

SOCIAL WORK

MSW - Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)