Specialized Accreditation

The College of Arts and Science

Program	Initial Accreditation	Latest Accreditation Review	Status	Accrediting Body
Biochemistry, B.S. Engineering		2022	Continued Accreditation	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Clinical Psychology (Doctoral Program)	1972	2021	Continued Accreditation	American Psychological Association
Physician Associate Studies	2022	2022	Provisional Accreditation	Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
Speech Pathology and Audiology (Master's Program)	1983	2016	Continued Accreditation	Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

 

The College of Creative Arts

Program	Initial Accreditation	Latest Accreditation Review	Status	Accrediting Body
Architecture (Master's)	1954	2015-2016	Continued Accreditation	National Architecture Accrediting Board
Art & Architecture History, Art, Art Education, Communication Design	1989	2007		National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Interior Design	2002	2015-2016	Continued Accreditation	Council for Interior Design Accreditation
Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Music Composition	1935	2012		National Association of Schools of Music
Theatre	1994	2019	Continued Accreditation	National Association of Schools of Theatre

 

The College of Education, Health, and Society

Program	Initial Accreditation	Latest Accreditation Review	Status	Accrediting Body
Art Education Program*	1986	2023	Continued accreditation	National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Athletic Training Program			Seeking accreditation (review in 2024)	Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Music Education Program*	1935	2022	Continued accreditation	National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Kinesiology	2022	2022	Accredited	Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES); Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Nutrition	1974	2014	Full Accreditation	Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Combined Master's Degree/Dietetic Internship	2016	2020	Full Accreditation	Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Social Work Program (BSW)	1997	2018	Continued Accreditation	Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Social Work Program (Master)	2021	2021	Continued Accreditation	Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Teacher Education**	1954	2016	Continued Accreditation	Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

*The Art Education and Music Education programs are associated with the College of Education, Health and Society but are housed in the College of Creative Arts. ** The Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) was formed when Miami's previous accrediting body, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), merged with the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) in 2013.  Initial accreditation was through NCATE.  

The College of Engineering and Computing

Program	Accreditation	Status	Accrediting Body
Biomedical Engineering	2012	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Chemical Engineering	2007	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Computer Engineering	2006	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Computer Science	2003	Continued Accreditation	Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
Electrical Engineering	2006	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Manufacturing Engineering	1988	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Mechanical Engineering	2003	Continued Accreditation	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET

All programs were retroactively accredited to the preceding year. Graduates from the previous year are considered to have graduated from an accredited program. For programs that are accredited by the various commissions of ABET, Inc, the date of the next general accreditation visit is available at ABET Accredited Program Search (search for Miami University). According to ABET guidelines, we are not permitted to report the period (number of years) of accreditation, and therefore are reporting the computing and engineering programs that are currently accredited.  

The College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science - Engineering Technology

Program	Accreditation	Status	Accrediting Body
Mechanical Engineering Technology (Associates degree)	1996	Yes*	Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
Electrical and Computing Engineering Technology (Associates degree)	1996	Yes*	Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
Electrical and Computing Engineering Technology concentration (Bachelors degree)	2015	Yes*	Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology concentration (Bachelors degree)	2004	Yes*	Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET
Mechanical Engineering Technology concentration (Bachelors degree)	2004	Yes*	Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET

*For those programs that are accredited by the various commissions of ABET, Inc, the date of the next general accreditation visit is available at ABET Accredited Program Search (search for Miami University). According to ABET guidelines, we are not permitted to report the period (number of years) of accreditation, and therefore are reporting the computing, engineering and engineering technology programs that are currently accredited.  

Nursing

Program	Initial Accreditation	Latest Accreditation Review	Status	Accrediting Body
Traditional Pre-Licensure*	2007 2009	2021 2014		Ohio Board of Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

*Programs were retroactively accredited to the preceding year. Graduates from the previous year are considered to have graduated from an accredited program.  

The Farmer School of Business

Program	Initial Accreditation	Current Accreditation	Accrediting Body
Accountancy (Undergraduate)	1984	2021	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Accountancy (Master's)	1989	2021	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Farmer School of Business (all programs, excluding the Economics Master's program)	1932	2016	Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

 

Additional Accredited Programs

Program	Initial Accreditation	Current Accreditation	Accrediting Body
(Bernard) Rinella Learning Assistance Center	1994	2019	College Reading and Learning Association (certifies tutors only; CRLA is not an accreditation agency)
Student Counseling Service Internship Program for Professional Psychology	1999	2018	American Psychological Association
Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum	1984	2022	American Alliance of Museums

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