Who Accredits Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus?

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (Penn State) is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. It has 18 programmatic accredited programs and 2 internships/residency accredited programs.

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Institutional Accreditation of Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The next table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Periods
Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Accredited	7/1/1921 - Current (Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

Accreditor: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program	Accredited	3/1/1977 - 5/31/2012
Didactic Program in Dietetics	Accredited	5/1/1979 - Current

Accreditor: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs	Accredited	2/1/1995 - 5/16/2017 (Estimated Date)
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program	Accredited	4/1/1969 - 12/31/2015 (Estimated Date)
Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program	Accredited	12/1/1975 - 12/31/2015

Accreditor: American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Law (LAW) - Professional schools	Accredited	6/14/1931 - Current

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	2/24/1948 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	11/12/1982 - Current
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	6/19/1978 - Current

Accreditor: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited	6/17/1966 - 12/31/2000
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited	6/17/1966 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels	Accredited	9/22/2000 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels	Accredited	9/22/2000 - Current
Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels	Accredited	9/22/2016 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
English Language	Accredited	4/26/2009 - Current

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs	Accredited	9/1/1982 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs	Accredited	9/1/1979 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs	Accredited	9/1/1990 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship	Accredited	7/1/2000 - 12/10/2018

American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	Accredited	5/1/1983 - Current

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