Who Accredits Western Kentucky University?

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 15 programmatic accredited programs and 2 internships/residency accredited programs.

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Institutional Accreditation of Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. The next 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	1/1/1926 - Current

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	2/1/1976 - 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	12/1/1966 - Current

Accreditor: American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Dental Hygiene (DH)	Accredited	5/14/1970 - 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	5/4/2016 - Current
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist	Pre-Accredited	4/24/2013 - 6/3/2016

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	8/1/1993 - Current

Accreditor: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels	Accredited	9/28/2002 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels	Accredited	9/28/2002 - Current
Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels	Accredited	2/27/2013 - Current

Accreditor: Council on Education for Public Health

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health	Accredited	6/1/2002 - 10/7/2016
Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public health	Accredited	10/7/2016 - 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	9/1/1989 - 8/1/2014 (Estimated Date)

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

Program	Accreditation Status	Periods
Dance (DANCE) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-granting programs	Accredited	9/1/2011 - 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	9/1/1948 - 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	7/1/2007 - 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	7/29/2016 - Current (Estimated Date)
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship	Pre-Accredited	6/13/2013 - 7/29/2016 (Estimated Date)

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