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Accreditation

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Buffalo State is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 662-5606. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. secretary of education and the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Buffalo State also is accredited by the Board of Regents, University of the State of New York. In addition, the following professional organizations have determined that Buffalo State programs meet their accreditation requirements:

  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)**
  • Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (Weigel Health Center)
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)*
  • Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
  • American Association of Museums (Burchfield Penney Art Center)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation (ASHA) 
  • Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 
  • International Association of Counseling Services (Counseling Center)
  • National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)
  • National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
  • National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) 
  • National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
  • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)***

*Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202, (410) 347-7700.

**The coordinated program in dietetics and the didactic program in dietetics at Buffalo State are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-0040 ext. 5400.

***The professional education programs at Buffalo State are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 466-7496. The accreditation includes the initial teacher preparation and advanced levels of professional education offered at the college.

Accreditation papers may be reviewed in the Provost’s Office, Cleveland Hall 519.

 
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