Accreditation

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

The University of Louisiana Monroe is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. The University of Louisiana Monroe also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of the University of Louisiana Monroe may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

Please direct all general accreditation questions to the University of Louisiana Monroe, Office of Academic Affairs, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209 or 318-342-1025.

 

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ACADEMIC ACCREDITATIONS

Many of ULM's colleges, schools, departments and programs which make up the university are accredited by specialized or professional accrediting agencies.

• the Accounting program is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
• Business programs in the College of Business and Social Sciences are accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
• the Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling Programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.
• The Computer Science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Computer Science.
• the School of Construction Management is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education.
• the Dental Hygiene curriculum is accredited by the Commission on Dental Education of the American Dental Association.
• the master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy  is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
• the doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy  is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
• the Medical Laboratory Science program is accredited by the NAACLS, the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.
• The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at University of Louisiana Monroe Kitty DeGree School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
• The master's degree program in nursing at University of Louisiana Monroe Kitty DeGree School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
• the master’s degree in Occupational Therapy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.
• the Radiologic Technology curriculum is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
• the Social Work curriculum is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
• the master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology (formerly Communicative Disorders) is accredited by The Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• the teacher-preparation programs at the bachelor, master, doctoral and specialist degree levels are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
• The University of Louisiana Monroe is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
• University of Louisiana Monroe College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603, 312/664-3575; FAX 866/228-2631, web site www.acpe-accredit.org.
   

Academic Accreditation Candidates

• Effective November 8, 2022, the University of Louisiana Monroe Majorie S. Price Doctor of Physical Therapy program has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 318-342-1265 or email ulmdpt@ulm.edu. 
   
  Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation. Candidacy is considered to be an accredited status as such the credits and degree earned from a program with Candidacy status are considered, by CAPTE, to be from an accredited program. Therefore, students in the charter (first) class should be eligible to take the licensure exam even if CAPTE withholds accreditation at the end of the candidacy period. That said, it is up to each state licensing agency, not CAPTE, to determine who is eligible for licensure. Information on licensing requirements should be directed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT;www.fsbpt.org) or specific state boards (a list of state boards and contact information is available on FSBPT's website. 
• The baccalaureate-degree-level occupational therapy assistant program has applied for accreditation and has been granted Candidacy Status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its web address is www.acoteonline.org. The program must have a preaccreditation review, complete an on-site evaluation, and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). In addition, all states require licensure to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination. A felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT certification examination or attain state licensure.

 

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

The University of Louisiana Monroe also holds membership in the following professional but non-accrediting agencies:

• Academic Affiliate of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). ULM is in CASE District IV.