MSU DENVER PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCIES AND CYCLES
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Accrediting/
Approving Agency
Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business
(AACSB)
Colorado State Board of
Accountancy (CSBA)
Computer Accreditation
Commission of ABET
(ABET/CAC)
College of Business
Accreditation
Period
5 years
Date of
Last Visit
November 2015
Date of
Next Visit
AY 2020-21
Accounting
continuing
n/a
n/a
Computer
Information Systems
6 years
Fall 2009
Anticipated
Fall 2015
Accreditation
Period
Date of
Last Visit
Date of
Next Visit
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
10 years
Apr 2009
Apr 2014
Report due 4 weeks prior to visit
5 years
Not
scheduled
Annual reports
5 years
 Feb 2004: In effect
until Dec 2013
 May reapply after
Director has 3
years in position
Dec 2008
Next report
Dec 2013
(No visits)
6 years
Oct 2012
Anticipated
Fall 2015
*see note below
Program
COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, & SCIENCES
Accrediting/
Program
Approving Agency
ART (ART)
National Association of
Art
Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD)
Chemistry (CHE)
American Academy of Forensic Criminalistics
Sciences (AAFS)
American Chemical Society
Chemistry
(ACS)
(certificate)
Mathematical & Computer Sciences (CS)
Computer Accreditation
Computer Science
Commission of ABET
(ABET/CAC)
MSU Denver Program and Institutional Accrediting Agencies and Cycles
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
• Review journal quality
• With additional graduate degree
expectations for scholarly activities
increases
• Need to transition to and comply
with 2013 standards
Curriculum Approval
*see note below
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COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, & SCIENCES
Accrediting/
Approving Agency
Music (MUS)
National Association of Schools of
Music (NASM)
Social Work (SWK)
Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE)
Theatre (THE)
National Association of Schools of
Theatre (NAST)
Accreditation
Period
Date of
Last Visit
Date of
Next Visit
Music Education,
Music Performance
10 years
2012
2022
Bachelor of Science
in Social Work (SWK)
Master of Social
Work (SWKM)
8 years
2008
Fall 2015
Self-Study Fall 2015
First cycle is 4
years, then 8
years
Oct 2012
Oct 2013
Initial accreditation expected Feb
2014; Benchmark III – Sep 2013
Theatre
5 years
Oct 2010 (approved
Mar 2012)
2017
Program
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Accrediting/Approving
Program
Agency
Engineering Technology (CET, EET, & MET)
Civil Engineering
Technology (CET)
Technology Accreditation
Electrical
Engineering
Commission of the Accreditation
Technology (EET)
Board for Engineering and
Technology (TAC/ABET)
Mechanical
Engineering
Technology (MET)
Health Professions (HEP)
Council on Accreditation of Parks,
Recreation Services
Recreation, Tourism and Related
(RECR)
Professions (COAPRT)
Association of University
Healthcare
Programs in Health
Management (HCM)
Administration (AUPHA)
MSU Denver Program and Institutional Accrediting Agencies and Cycles
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
Accreditation
Period
Date of Last Visit
Date of Next
Visit
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
6 years
Fall 2009
Anticipated
Fall 2015
Self-Study June 2015
6 years
Fall 2009
Anticipated
Fall 2015
Self-Study June 2015
6 years
Fall 2009
Anticipated
Fall 2015
Self-Study June 2015
2010-2020
(with interim)
n/a
Spring 2015
Self-study Fall 2014
6 years 20102016
n/a
n/a
Self-study Fall 2015
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COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Accrediting/Approving
Agency
Accreditation Council for
Education in Nutrition and
Dietetics (ACEND)
Human Performance & Sport (HPS)
Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP)
National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National Association for Sport and
Physical Education (NASPE)
Commission on Accreditation of
Athletic Training Education
(CAATE)
Commission on Sport
Management Accreditation
(COSMA)
Human Services (HSP)
National Addiction Studies
Accreditation Commission
(NASAC)
Program
Accreditation
Period
Date of Last Visit
Date of Next
Visit
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
Human Nutrition –
Dietetics (NUT)
10 years
(2012-2022)
Fall 2013
Fall 2020
Self-study Summer 2020
Adult Fitness &
Exercise Science
Concentration
5 years
(earned 5
years)
2011
2016-17
Self-study 2015-16
K-12 Physical
Education
Concentration
7 years
(earned 10
years)
April 2007
Spring 2015
June 2014
2012
2022
Self-study 2019
Athletic Training
(ATEP)
5-10 years
(depending on
visit – earned
10 years)
2010
2019-20
Self-study July 2019
Sport Industry
Operation
7 years
n/a
Spring 2016
Self-study 2014-15
n/a
n/a
Self-study 2014-15
2006
Spring 2016
Self-study 2014-15
n/a
n/a
Addiction Studies
Council for Standards in Human
Service Education (CSHSE)
Human Services
Colorado Department of Health –
Center for Addiction Studies
Drug, Alcohol,
Addiction Behavior
Counselor (HSP)
MSU Denver Program and Institutional Accrediting Agencies and Cycles
3 years
(through Aug
2016)
5 years selfstudy/10 years
self-study site
visit
continuing
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COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Accrediting/Approving
Agency
Industrial Design (IND)
National Association of Schools of
Art and Design (NASAD)
Nursing (NUR)
Accreditation Commission for
Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Colorado State Board of Nursing
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Teacher Education (TED)
Colorado State Department of
Education
AND
Colorado Department of Higher
Education
Program
Accreditation
Period
Date of Last Visit
Date of Next
Visit
Stipulations/Reports Required/Notes
Industrial Design
10 years
Apr 2014
Apr 2019
Report due 4 weeks prior to visit
Nursing
8 years
Feb 2013
Spring 2021
5 years
Feb 2013
Pending
official reapproval
letter
5 years
2/2015
Spring 2020
Authorization required to deliver
curriculum
5 years
2/2015
Spring 2020
Authorization required to deliver
curriculum
5 years
2/2015
Spring 2020
Authorization required to deliver
curriculum
Nursing
Elementary
Education and
Literacy
Secondary
Education, K-12
education, and
Educational
Technology
Special Education,
Early Childhood
Education, and
Culturally and
Linguistically Diverse
Education
MSU Denver Program and Institutional Accrediting Agencies and Cycles
Approval required to deliver curriculum
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REGIONAL AND OTHER ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS UNITS
Accrediting/
Program
Approving Agency
Counseling Center
Accreditation
Period
American Psychological
Association (APA)
Pre-Doctoral
Internship Training
5 Years
Apr 2011
2016
International Association of
Counseling Services (IACS)
Counseling Center
4 years
Jun 2013
Awaiting Board’s
Decision
entire university
up to 10 years
Mar 2007
2016-17
Colorado Center for
Medical Laboratory
Science
7 years
Oct 2009
Fall 2016
Regional
Higher Learning Commission of
the North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools (HLC)
National
National Accrediting Agency for
Clinical Laboratory Science
(NAACLS)
MSU Denver Program and Institutional Accrediting Agencies and Cycles
Date of
Last Visit
Date of
Next Visit
Stipulations/Reports
Required/Notes
 Annual Online Reports
 Voluntary Accredited/Inactive
Status, 2013-2014
 Updated Self-Study Prior to Site
Visit
Annual Reports Updated selfStudy Prior to Next Site Visit
 Progress Report 2014
 Self-Study due Spring 2016
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