Accreditation

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 Council of Southern Graduate Schools, the National Commission of Accrediting, Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Association of American Colleges, the Association of Urban Universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. The colleges and programs may hold memberships or accreditations by additional agencies. The colleges and programs may hold memberships or accreditations by additional agencies. Agencies and associations in which the colleges and schools hold membership and/or by which they are accredited include the following:

College of Architecture

National Architectural Accrediting Board

C.T. Bauer College of Business

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, International (AACSB International)

College of Education

The College of Education is accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

Cullen College of Engineering

The Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board accredits five undergraduate degree programs for Engineering and Technology. The Computer Engineering degree program has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board but has not been reviewed for Engineering Accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Law Center

American Bar Association American Association of Law Schools

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

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

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

American Chemical Society Computer Science Accreditation Commission

College of Optometry

American Optometric Association Council on Optometric Education (member of the National Commission on Accrediting)

College of Pharmacy

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education

Graduate College of Social Work

Council on Social Work Education

College of Technology

Accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

The Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) of the Accreditation Board accredits the following engineering technology curricula for Engineering and Technology (ABET): civil technology, electrical technology, and mechanical technology. The American Dietetics Association certifies the Department of Human Development and Consumer Sciences--Human Nutrition and Foods.