Accreditations

Specialized Accreditation Agencies as of March, 2008

Accrediting Agency Acronym Program(s)
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care AAALAC Animal Labs/Housing
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International AACSB Business College
American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment AAMAE Medical Assistant
American Association of Museums AAMU Idaho Museum of Natural History
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. ABET Computer Science, Health Physics, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Geomatics Technology
American Culinary Federation, Inc. ACFEI Culinary Arts
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education: Residency Review Committee for Family Medicine ACGME Family Medicine Residency
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education ACOTE Occupational Therapy
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education ACPE PharmD
American Chemical Society ACS Chemistry
American Equipment Distributors AED Diesel/Diesel Electric Technology
Association of General Contractors AGC Building Construction Technology
American Health Information Management Association AHIMA Health Information Technology
American Psychological Association APA Clinical Psychology
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. ARC-PA Physician Assistant
Automotive Service Excellence ASE Automotive Technology, Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists ASHP Pharmacy Post-Graduate Program
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ASLHA Doctor of Audiology, MS in Speech-Language Pathology
Association of University Programs in Health Administration AUPHA Health Care Administration
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CAAHEP Respiratory Therapy
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs CACREP Counseling
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education CADE Dietetics
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education CAHIIM Health Information Technology
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (American Physical Therapy Assoc.) CAPTE Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistant
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education CCNE Nursing
Council for Exceptional Children CEC Special Education
Council on Education for Public Health CEPH Public Health
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CoAEMSP/ CAAHEP Paramedic Science
Commission on Dental Accreditation (American Dental Association) CODA Dental Hygiene, Idaho Dental Education (IDEP), Advanced Graduate Dentistry Residency, Dental Lab Technology
Council on Social Work Education CSWE Social Work
Federal Aviation Administration FAA Aircraft Maintenance
Idaho State Board of Nursing IBN Practical Nursing
Idaho State Department of Education (state approval process through state Dept. of Ed.) N/A School Counseling
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences NAACLS Clinical Lab Sciences
National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC Early Childhood Partnership School, Early Childhood Associate Degree
National Association of Industrial Technology NAIT Computer Software Development, Computerized Machining Technology, Computer Aided Design Drafting
National Association of Schools of Music NASM Music, Music Education
National Association of School Psychologists NASP School Psychology
National Association of Schools of Theatre NAST Theatre, Dance
National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation NATEF Automotive Technology, Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NCATE Health Education, College of Education
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission NLNAC Associate Degree RN
State Department of Education SDE All Certification Programs