Accreditation

Your Assurance of Excellence

All programs at the University of Central Missouri are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Program-Specific Accreditations

UCM is a state leader in program-specific accreditations. UCM academic programs are accredited by the following national accrediting organizations:

Undergraduate Programs

• Art National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Programs
• Commision on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)
• Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
• Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)
• Council on Social Work Education
• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – International
• Certification in Education for Academic Programs in Public Relations (CEPR)
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• National Science Teachers Association
• Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET)
• American Council for Construction Education
• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) the accrediting agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Association for Childhood Education International
• Early Childhood Education, National Association for the Education of Young Children
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
• Council for Interior Design Accreditation
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
• National Middle School Association
• National Association of Schools of Music
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET
• Certification in Education for Public Relations
• National Council for the Social Studies
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• National Association of Schools of Theatre

Graduate Programs

• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) – International
• Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
• Certification in Education for Academic Programs in Public Relations (CEPR)
• Commision on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Progress
• Educational Leadership Constituent Council
• International Society for Technology in Education
• Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET
• Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
• American Association of School Libraries
• International Literacy Association
• National Association of Schools of Music
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering
• National Association of Schools of Theatre