Accreditation & Professional Memberships
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The University of Massachusetts Lowell is an accredited member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). In order to provide reliable assurance of the quality of the educational preparation of its students, the University of Massachusetts Lowell desires applications from individuals who have graduated from schools which have been accredited by NEASC or other regional accrediting associations and accordingly supports the efforts of secondary school officials and governing bodies to have their schools achieve regional accreditation status.
Professional programs, as designated below, also have been accredited by appropriate national associations. Accreditation indicates that the University is recognized and approved by regional and national associations concerned with the quality of higher education and it assures that study undertaken here has transfer value to other accredited institutions of higher education.
Professional Accreditation
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (Baccalaureate degree programs in civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, nuclear, and plastics engineering; electronic, mechanical, and civil engineering technology programs; and Master’s degree programs in Work Environment)
- American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (Baccalaureate and Master’s in Business Administration and Master’s of Management Science in Manufacturing degree programs)
- American Physical Therapy Association (Master’s degree program in physical therapy)
- Computing Science Accreditation Board (Baccalaureate degree program in computer science)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (Baccalaureate degree program in art, fine arts, and graphic design)
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Baccalaureate degree program in health and clinical sciences: medical technology option)
- National Association of Schools of Music (Baccalaureate and Master’s degree programs in music)
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (Baccalaureate program in music education; graduate programs in education)
- National League for Nursing (Baccalaureate and Master’s degree programs in nursing)
For more information, contact Accreditation Liaison Officer Provost Ahmed_Abdelal@uml.edu at (978) 934-2635.
Professional Memberships
The University is a member of the following associations of higher education:
- American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Council on Education
- American Society of Allied Health Professions
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
- Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Association of University Programs in Health Administration
- College Entrance Examination Board
- Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
- Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing
- National Association of Summer Sessions
- National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- National University Continuing Education Association
- New England Board of Higher Education
- North East Consortium of Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts