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Accreditation

The University of Montana-Missoula is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

Many of the professional schools and departments have special accreditation as well. The Department of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD); all programs of the School of Business Administration are accredited by AACSB International–The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, in addition, the accounting programs have a separate accreditation by the AACSB; the Chemistry Department’s Bachelor of Science program is approved by the American Chemical Society; computer science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET); drama is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theater at the undergraduate and graduate levels; all programs preparing licensed school personnel (at undergraduate and graduate levels) are approved by the Montana Board of Public Education and are part of the Professional Education Unit which is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) www.ncate.org; the mental health counseling option and the school counseling option in Counselor Education are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs; the athletic training option in the Health and Human Performance Department in the School of Education is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; the food service management program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission; the forest resources management program is accredited by the Society of American Foresters; the School of Journalism is accredited by the American Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications; the School of Law has approval of both the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Association; the Paralegal Studies program is approved by the American Bar Association; the Department of Music is accredited at the undergraduate and graduate levels by the National Association of Schools of Music; the Skaggs School of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109; the pharmacy technology program is accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists; both the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and the Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association; the practical nursing program is approved by the Montana Board of Nursing; the graduate program in clinical psychology is accredited by the American Psychological Association; the recreation management program is accredited by the Parks, Recreations, and Leisure Services Education Council on accreditation sponsored by the National Recreation and Parks Association in cooperation with the American Association for Leisure and Recreation; the respiratory care and surgical technology programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; the baccalaureate program in social work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; and the M.S.W. program is a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education.

The University of Montana-Missoula is accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care