Discipline Accreditation
In addition to institutional accreditation, the following academic programs at CSUF are accredited by discipline-specific accreditation agencies and associations.
| College | Program | Degree | Accrediting Agency | Agency Acronym | Initial Accreditation |
Most Recent Accreditation |
Next Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Arts | Art | BA | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASAD
|
1974 | 2014 | 2026 |
| College of the Arts | Art | BFA | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASAD
|
1994 | 2014 | 2026 |
| College of the Arts | Art | MA | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASAD
|
1974 | 2014 | 2026 |
| College of the Arts | Art | MFA | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASAD
|
1994 | 2014 | 2026 |
| College of the Arts | Dance | BA | National Association of Schools of Dance |
NASD
|
1982 |
2014 (NASD)
|
2025 |
| College of the Arts | Music | BA | National Association of Schools of Music |
NASM
|
1966 |
2015 (NASM)
|
2025 (delayed from 2024) |
| College of the Arts | Music | BM | National Association of Schools of Music |
NASM
|
1975 |
2015 (NASM)
|
2025 (delayed from 2024) |
| College of the Arts | Music | MA | National Association of Schools of Music |
NASM
|
1966 |
2015 (NASM)
|
2025 (delayed from 2024) |
| College of the Arts | Music | MM | National Association of Schools of Music |
NASM
|
1975 |
2015 (NASM)
|
2025 (delayed from 2024) |
| College of the Arts | Theatre | BA | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
NAST
|
1974 |
2016 (NAST)
|
2026 |
| College of the Arts | Theatre | BFA | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
NAST
|
2005 |
2016 (NAST)
|
2026 |
| College of the Arts | Theatre Arts | MFA | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
NAST
|
1985 |
2016 (NAST)
|
2026 |
| College of Business and Economics | Accountancy | MS | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
|
1966 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | Business Administration | BA | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
1965 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | Business Administration | MBA | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
1972 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | Information Systems | MS | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
2018 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | Information Technology | MS | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
2018 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | International Business | BA | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
1984 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Business and Economics | Taxation | MS | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
AACSB
|
1996 |
2024 (AACSB)
|
2029 |
| College of Communications | Communicative Disorders | MS | Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology |
CAA
|
1971 |
2018 (CAA)
|
2027 |
| College of Communications | Communications | BA | Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications |
ACEJMC
|
1971 |
|
2028
|
| College of Communications | Communications | MA | Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications |
ACEJMC
|
1971 |
2022 |
2028 |
| College of Communications | Communications | BA | Public Relations Society of America |
PRSA
|
2008 |
2022 |
2028 |
| College of Education | Credentials | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
NCATE
|
1970 | 2015 Accred |
N/A | |
| College of Education | Education (various concentrations) | MS | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
NCATE
|
1970 | 2015 Accred |
N/A |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Civil Engineering | BS | ABET |
ABET
|
1985 | 2021 | 2027 |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Engineering | BS | ABET |
ABET
|
2007 | 2021 | 2027 |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science | BS | ABET |
ABET
|
1988 | 2021 | 2027 |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical Engineering | BS | ABET |
ABET
|
1985 | 2021 | 2027 |
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | Mechanical Engineering | BS | ABET |
ABET
|
1985 | 2021 | 2027 |
| Extension and International Programs | Arboretum and Botanical Garden | ARBNET Accreditation Program |
ARBNET
|
2017 |
2017 (ARBNET Level IV)
|
2022 | |
| College of Health and Human Development | Athletic Training | MS | Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education | CAATE
|
2001 | 2017 | 2027 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Health Counseling & Marriage and Family Therapy | MS | Council For Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs |
CACREP
|
2007 |
2023 (CACREP)
|
2031 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Human Services | BS | Council for Standards in Human Services Education |
CSHSE
|
1982 | 2021 | 2026 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Nursing | BS | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
CCNE
|
2007 | 2016 | 2027 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Nursing | DNP | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
CCNE
|
2013 | 2019 | 2029 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Nursing | MS | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
CCNE
|
2002 | 2016 | 2027 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Public Health | MPH | Council on Education for Public Health |
CEPH
|
2008 | 2021 | 2028 |
| College of Health and Human Development | Social Work | MSW | Council on Social Work Education |
CSWE
|
2011 |
2023 (CSWE)
|
2031 |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Public Administration | MPA | Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration |
NASPAA
|
1989 |
2018 (NASPAA)
|
2025 |
| College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Chemistry | BS | American Chemical Society |
ACS
|
1970 | 2016 | TBD |
| Division of Student Affairs | Student Health and Counseling Center | Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. |
AAAC
|
1986 |
2024
|
2027 |
