Who Accredits Boston University?

Boston University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education. It has 27 programmatic accredited programs and 2 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Periods
New England Commission of Higher Education	Accredited	12/1/1929 - Current

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Programmatic Accreditation

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

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Didactic Program in Dietetics	Accredited	4/1/1999 - Current

Accreditor: Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nurses	Accredited	7/15/1991 - 12/31/2006 (Estimated Date)

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	1/1/1925 - Current (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Predoctoral	Accredited	12/11/1970 - Current
Dental Public Health	Accredited	12/5/1975 - Current
Endodontics	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP)	Accredited	12/8/1967 - 1/5/2011
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP)	Accredited	1/30/2004 - 2/4/2011
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current
Pediatric Dentistry	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current
Periodontics	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current
Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)	Accredited	12/8/1967 - Current

Accreditor: American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree	Accredited	7/1/1965 - Current (Estimated Date)
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree	Pre-Accredited	11/30/2018 - 4/6/2019
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree	Accredited	4/6/2019 - Current

Accreditor: American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist	Accredited	3/1/1932 - Current

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	10/1/1948 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	10/28/2016 - 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	10/1/1994 - 10/1/1999
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited	6/17/1966 - Current
Clinical doctoral program in Audiology	Accredited	10/1/1999 - 9/1/2005

Accreditor: Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology	Accredited	7/1/1938 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
English Language	Accredited	8/1/2001 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Education for Public Health

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health	Accredited	1/10/1981 - Current

Accreditor: Liaison Committee on Medical Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree	Accredited	7/1/1942 - Current

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	9/1/1938 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency)	Accredited	12/8/1988 - 8/3/2017

American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	Accredited	5/28/1998 - Current

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