Chapter 2
Accreditation History

 

2.1 NCA/HLC Accreditation History

Saginaw Valley received North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) initial accreditation in 1970; accreditation at the masters level was granted in 1974. SVSU’s comprehensive accreditation has been continuous since then, and the university met all Criteria and GIRs for accreditation in the 1994 visit. Thus, during this past decade of growth and maturation, the university has been able to support accreditation for nearly all professional programs, including most recently the AACSB accreditation for the College of Business and Management in 2003.

In the 1993-94 NCA report, five graduate programs were identified; since that time, three additional graduate programs have been developed, two of which have sub-programs designed to meet the needs of SVSU graduate students, especially in the College of Education. Counting these subprograms, SVSU has 20 graduate programs and is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Masters I institution.

The comprehensive accreditation maintained by SVSU has been instrumental in achieving accreditation for all professional programs, listed below, at both the graduate and undergraduate level. These efforts have in turn advanced the university understanding and practice in program planning, curriculum development, and assessment.

Accrediting Agency
SVSU Program
History
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
College of Business and Management
Bachelors and masters degree programs accredited in April 2003

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

State of Michigan accreditation
College of Education

Accredited since 1992; exemplary report in February 2002

MI accreditation: undergraduate since 1970, graduate since 1973
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

Departments of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Accredited since 1990
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Department of Nursing

B.S. accredited since 1982; MS in Nursing accredited in 1991

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
Department of Occupational Therapy
Accredited since 1995
American Chemical Society
Department of Chemistry
Approved since 1973
Council of Social Work Education
Department of Social Work
Accredited since 1983
Figure 2-1