Specialized Accreditations

This page provides a comprehensive list of academic accreditations and campus endorsements. These specialized accreditations reflect Arkansas State University’s commitment to academic excellence and compliance with professional standards across a wide range of disciplines.

Arkansas State University is accredited by the regional institutional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission. Individual programs are then accredited by specialized accrediting agencies for the respective programs.

Specialized Accrediting Agencies

These accrediting organizations set the academic standards by which their member institutions must comply.

College of Business

Accreditor: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International (AACSB)
Accredited Degrees:

Accounting, BS, MAcc
Business Administration, BS, MBA
Economics, BA, BS
Finance, BS
Global Supply Chain Management, BS
Information Systems and Business Analytics, BS
International Business, BS
Management, BS
Marketing, BS

College of Education and Behavioral Science

Accreditor: Association for Play Therapy (APT)
Accredited Degrees:

Play Therapy, GC

Accreditor: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Accredited Degrees:

Clinical Mental Health Counseling, EdS

Accreditor: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Accredited Degrees:

Agricultural Education, BSA
Art and Design, BFA
Business Technology, MAT
Curriculum & Instruction, MSE
Early Childhood Education, MSE
Elementary Education, BSE
Educational Leadership, MSE, EdS
English Education, BSE
Gifted, Talented & Creative Education, MSE
Master of Art in Teaching, MAT
Mathematics Education, BSE
Mid-Level Education, BSE
Music Education, BME
Physical Education, BSE
Reading, MSE, EdS
School Counseling, MSE
Social Science Education, BSE
Special Education (K–12), BSE, MSE, MAT
World Languages & Cultures, BSE

Accreditor: Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA)
Accredited Degrees:

Sport Management, BS
Sport Administration, MS

Accreditor: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
Accredited Degrees:

School Psychology, EdS

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Accreditor: ABET – Engineering Accreditation Commission
Accredited Degrees:

Civil Engineering, BS
- Under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil and similarly named engineering programs.
Electrical Engineering, BS
- Under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and similarly named engineering programs.
Mechanical Engineering, BS
- Under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and similarly named engineering programs.

College of Liberal Arts & Communication

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
Accredited Degrees:

Art, BA, BFA
Art Education, BFA, MA
Graphic Design, BFA

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Accredited Degrees:

Composition, BM, MM
Music, BM
- Concentrations: Composition, Instrumental Performance, Keyboard Performance, Voice Performance
Music, MM
- Concentrations: Collaborative Piano, Composition, Conducting (Choral, Instrumental), Jazz Studies, Music Industry, Performance (Instrumental or Vocal), Piano Pedagogy
Music Education, BME
- Concentrations: Instrumental Music, Vocal Music
Music Education, MME
- Concentrations: Choral, Instrumental
Music Performance, BM, MM