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2005-2007
Fall 2006 Update

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ACCREDITATIONS


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The University of Houston

The University of Houston is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, as a Level VI General postsecondary institution.  For information on the accreditation status of the university, write to:

Commission on Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
(404) 679-4500
or visit their web site at http://www.sacscoc.org.

In addition, the university is a member of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.

The colleges and programs may hold memberships or accreditations by additional agencies. Agencies and associations by which the colleges are accredited include the following:


The Colleges


Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture

National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


C. T. Bauer College of Business

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


College of Education

State Board for Educator Certification;
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


Cullen College of Engineering

The Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering degrees are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 - telephone: (410) 347-7700. The Biomedical Engineering and Computer Engineering degree programs have been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board but have not been reviewed for Engineering Accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


The Law Center

American Bar Association;
American Association of Law Schools

See also: this college's website.


College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The Communication Disorders Program is accredited by the American Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) of the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASLHA). The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The graduate program in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association.

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

American Chemical Society
Computer Science Accreditation Commission

See also: this college's website.


College of Optometry

Accreditation Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


College of Pharmacy

American Council on Pharmaceutical Education

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.


The Graduate College of Social Work

Council on Social Work Education

See also: this college's website.


College of Technology

The Computer Engineering Technology, Electrical Power Engineering Technology, and Mechanical Engineering Technology programs are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

See also: other accreditation information in this catalog; this college's website.

 

 

 


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