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 Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Accredited Degrees: Theatre, BA (General) Application in Process: Theatre, BA (Acting, Design Technology, Musical Theatre) Accreditor: Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) Accredited Degrees: Multimedia Journalism, BS Accreditor: Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) Accredited Degrees: Public Administration, MPA College of Nursing & Health Professions Accreditor: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Accredited Degrees: Nursing, AASN, BSN, MSN Nursing, DNP (Candidacy) Accreditor: Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) Accredited Degrees: Nurse Anesthesia, MSN, DNP (Candidacy) Accreditor: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) Accredited Degrees: Athletic Training, MAT Accreditor: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) Accredited Degrees: Physical Therapy, DPT Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS Accreditor: Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) Accredited Degrees: Occupational Therapy Assistant, AAS Occupational Therapy Doctorate, OTD Accreditor: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) Accredited Degrees: Clinical Lab Scientist/Medical Technologist, BS Clinical Lab Technician/Medical Lab Tech, AAS Accreditor: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Accredited Degrees: Radiologic Sciences, emphasis in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, BSRS Accreditor: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) Accredited Degrees: Radiologic Sciences, emphasis in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, BSRS Radiologic Sciences, emphasis in Radiation Therapy, BSRS Radiologic Sciences, emphasis in Radiography, BSRS Accreditor: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA/CAA) Accredited Degrees: Communication Disorders, MCD Accreditor: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Accredited Degrees: Social Work, BSW, MSW Accreditor: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) Accredited Degrees: Coordinated Program in Dietetics, MS Accreditor: Council for the Accreditation of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Education (CAEMHSE) Accredited Degrees: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, AAS, BS, MS Accreditor: Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) Accredited Degrees: Application in Process (Status: Letter of Review): Paramedic, AAS, TC Accreditor:  American Diabetes Association Accredited Degrees: Diabetes Self-Management Program Accreditor:  Arkansas Department of Health Emergency Medical Services Accredited Degrees: Emergency Medical Technician-Basic CP Program College of Sciences & Mathematics Accreditor: American Chemical Society (ACS) Accredited Degrees: Chemistry, BS University College Accreditor: National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) Accredited Program: Concurrent Enrollment ASU Museum Accreditor: American Association of Museums (AAM) International Center for English Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) Accredited Program: English Learning Academy Facilities Management Accreditor: APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators) - Leadership in Educational Facilities Recognition: APPA Award for Excellence, Facilities Management Evaluation Program (FMEP) University Police Department Accreditor: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)