Specialized Accreditations by School, Program and Accrediting Agency
The University of Pittsburgh is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education. The following is a list of specialized
accreditations by school, program and accrediting agency.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Clinical Psychology - Doctoral program Theatre Arts - Baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree programs Katz Graduate School of Business
Business Administration and Management - Undergraduate and master's degree programs Education
Counseling Psychology - Doctoral program Engineering
Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Metallurgical Engineering; Materials
Science and Engineering; Engineering Physics; and the Cooperative Engineering Education
Program (excluding Engineering Physics within the Cooperative Education Program) - Baccalaureate degree programs Law
Law - Master's and first professional degree programs Social Work
Social Work - Baccalaureate and master's degree programs Information Sciences
Library Science - Master's degree program Dental Medicine
Dental Hygiene - Certificate program Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia - Master's degree program All other - Baccalaureate and master's degree programs Pharmacy
Pharmacy - Baccalaureate and first professional degree programs Public Health
Health Administration - Master's degree program All other - Master's and doctoral degree programs Medicine
Medicine - First professional degree program Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Clinical Dietetics-Nutrition - Baccalaureate degree program Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Baccalaureate degree program Communication Science and Disorders - Master's degree program Health Information Management - Baccalaureate degree program Occupational Therapy - Baccalaureate degree program Physical Therapy - Master's degree program Johnstown
Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology - Baccalaureate degree programs Respiratory Therapy - Associate degree program Titusville
Physical Therapist Assistant Program - Associate degree program Bradford
Nursing - Associate degree program Source: Office of the Provost, September 1996.
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American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation
National Association of Schools of Theater
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, Accreditation Council
American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
Council on Social Work Education, Commission on Accreditation
American Library Association, Committee on Accreditation
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs
National League for Nursing, Inc., Board of Review for Baccalaureate and Higher Degree
Programs
American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration
Council on Education for Public Health
Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Council on Medical Education of the American
Medical Association and the American Medical Colleges
The American Dietetic Association, Commission on Education Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education
National Association of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
American Medical Association, Committee on Allied Health Education Programs and Accreditation
American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology
American Medical Association, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
National League for Nursing, Inc., Board of Review for Associate Degree Programs
Office of Institutional Research
University of Pittsburgh Fact Book, September 1996