Appendix 10
PLNU Departments with National Accreditation
Academic Program |
Professional Accreditation |
Status |
Athletic Training |
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
One of only ten universities in California with accreditation |
2003 – present |
Business |
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) |
2000 – present |
Dietetics |
American Dietetics Association (ADA)
One of only two Christian universities in the west with accreditation, and one of only five Christian universities in the US with accreditation |
Developmental
2005 – present |
Early Childhood Learning Center |
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
Under consideration |
Education |
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) |
|
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) |
Under consideration |
Nursing |
California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) |
1973 – present |
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) |
1973 – present |
Music |
National Association of Schools of Music |
|
Social Work |
Commission on Social Work Education (CSWE) |
Self-study |