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Accreditation
Winthrop University is accredited by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools to award bachelor’s, master’s and specialist
degrees. A total of 37 undergraduate and 25 graduate
degree programs are available in the College of Arts and
Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the
Richard W. Riley College of Education and the College of
Visual and Performing Arts. Within the four colleges
more than 80 undergraduate and 40 graduate programs of
study are offered through concentrations and options.
Winthrop’s academic
programs are measured by national standards of
quality. Each academic program that can be
nationally accredited through a professional
specialized organization has earned that
distinction. The documents of accreditation reside
in the Office of Academic Affairs. The following is
a listing of the specialized organizations that
Winthrop University is affiliated with:
Accrediting Council
on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC)
American Chemical
Society (ACS)
Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB
International)
Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards (CFP)
Commission on
Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)
Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Computing
Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (CAC/ABET)
Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
Programs (CACREP)
Council for
Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)
Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE)
National
Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National
Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National
Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
National
Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
National
Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
National Council
for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Sport Management
Program Review Council (SMPRC)
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