Who Accredits University of Houston?

University of Houston is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 11 programmatic accredited programs and 10 internships/residency accredited programs.

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

Institutional Accreditation
Agency Name	Accreditation Status	Periods
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges	Accredited	7/1/1954 - Current (Estimated Date)

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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	7/11/2014 - Current (Estimated Date)
Didactic Program in Dietetics	Pre-Accredited	4/1/1977 - 7/11/2014

Accreditor: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs	Accredited	4/30/1949 - Current

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	7/1/1950 - Current (Estimated Date)

Accreditor: American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs	Accredited	6/11/1956 - Current

Accreditor: American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	1/1/1959 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	4/14/1987 - Current
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited	6/3/2009 - Current

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

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited	5/15/1972 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
English Language	Accredited	4/1/2005 - 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	9/1/1958 - 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	7/1/1994 - Current

American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	6/8/1994 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	6/8/1994 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	10/22/2010 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	10/23/2011 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	10/23/2011 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	6/8/1994 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	6/8/1994 - Current
Optometry (OPTR) - Residency programs	Accredited	11/18/2014 - Current

American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	Accredited	2/26/1988 - Current

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