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

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

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Middle States Commission on Higher EducationAccredited7/1/1921 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician ProgramAccredited3/1/1977 - 5/31/2012
Didactic Program in DieteticsAccredited5/1/1979 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programsAccredited2/1/1995 - 5/16/2017
(Estimated Date)
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate programAccredited4/1/1969 - 12/31/2015
(Estimated Date)
Nursing (MNUR) - Master's programAccredited12/1/1975 - 12/31/2015
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Law (LAW) - Professional schoolsAccredited6/14/1931 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited2/24/1948 - Current
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited11/12/1982 - Current
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited6/19/1978 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited6/17/1966 - 12/31/2000
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited6/17/1966 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited9/22/2000 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited9/22/2000 - Current
Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levelsAccredited9/22/2016 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
English LanguageAccredited4/26/2009 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1982 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1979 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1990 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited7/1/2000 - 12/10/2018
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programsAccredited5/1/1983 - Current