Who Accredits Portland State University?

Portland State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs.

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

Institutional Accreditation
Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Periods
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Accredited	12/1/1956 - Current

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Programmatic Accreditation

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	4/1/1979 - 12/31/2006 (Estimated Date)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited	5/12/1972 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
English Language	Accredited	8/3/2013 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Education for Public Health

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health	Accredited	10/22/1996 - 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	9/1/1995 - 4/9/2009 (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	3/1/2005 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

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