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