Accreditation / Certification

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

The Master's education program in Speech-Language Pathology at Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Minnesota State University Moorhead's Paseka School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). This prestigious distinction is held by less than five percent of the world's business schools. The Master's of Science in Accounting and Finance and the MBA programs are offered through the Paseka School of Business.

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

The Master's degree in nursing program at Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC, 20036, 202-887-6791 (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation).

Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Minnesota State University Moorhead's graduate program in Counseling and Student Affairs has specialized accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The specialized accreditation is granted by CACREP which is an accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The program offers three CACREP accredited emphases: Clinical Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling (K-12), and Student Affairs and College Counseling.

Minnesota Board of School Administrators (BOSA)

The Educational Leadership licensing programs for Minnesota are accredited through the Minnesota Board of School Administrators (BOSA) at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

National Association of School Psychologists

Minnesota State University Moorhead's graduate program in school psychology is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists. NASP is an affiliate organization of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

The School of Teaching & Learning at Minnesota State University Moorhead is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (http://www.ncate.org). This accreditation covers all programs at the initial baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate levels, and the advanced teacher education postbaccalaureate levels for (1) the continuing education of teachers who have previously completed initial preparation or (2) the preparation of other professional school personnel.