Academic Accreditations
| Accredited by: | |
| AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | All Accounting programs - Special Accreditation |
| AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business | General Business |
| Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) | MS Occupational Therapy |
| Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) | Professional Journalism and Mass Communications Programs |
| Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) | Physician Assistant Program |
| American Bar Association (ABA) | Law |
| Accreditation Committee-Perfusion Education (AC-PE) | MS - Cardiovascular Sciences and Perfusion Medicine |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Biochemistry |
| American Chemical Society (ACS) | Chemistry |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | PhD Clinical Psychology |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | PsyD School-Community Psychology |
| Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation* | Teacher Education Program |
| Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation* | Educational Leadership Program |
| Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) | MPH Master of Public Health |
| Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)*** | MA Creative Arts Therapy Counseling |
| Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)** | BS Athletic Training Program |
| Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) | Master of Health Administration (residential) |
| Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) | MS – Medical Physics |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education | Master’s Degree Programs in Nursing |
| Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org | BS Computer Science |
| Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) | AuD Audiology |
| Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) | MA Speech Language Pathology |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MA Mental Health Counseling |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MSEd Rehabilitation Counseling |
| Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | MSEd Rehabilitation Counseling in Mental Health |
| Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) | Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (DNP) |
| Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org | BS Computer Engineering |
| Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org | Electrical Engineering |
| Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org | Engineering Science |
| Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org | Mechanical Engineering |
| Liaison Committee on Medical Education | Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell |
| National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) | Doctoral School Psychology |
*Hofstra University is currently pursuing accreditation of its educator preparation programs by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). Pursuant to §52.21 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, the educator preparation programs offered by Hofstra University are considered to be continuously accredited for purposes of meeting the New York State requirement that all such programs maintain continuous accreditation.
**The Hofstra University Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training program is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), 6850 Austin Center Blvd., Suite 100, Austin, TX 78731-3101. The program has chosen to Voluntarily Withdraw its CAATE Accreditation effective January 1, 2023.
*** The Hofstra University Creative Arts Therapy Counseling program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE), 9355 113th St N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775; 727-210-2350; www.caahep.org
Other Accreditations and Approvals
| Approved by: | |
| American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission | Paralegal Studies Certificate Program |
| Accredited by: | |
| American Alliance of Museums | Hofstra University Museum |
| American Psychological Association (APA) | Student Health and Counseling Center Psychology Internship Program |
| National Association for The Education of Young Children National Academy of Early Childhood Programs | Child Care Institute |
Accreditation and status reports are maintained by S. Stavros Valenti, PhD, Vice Provost for Accreditation and Assessment, who can be reached at (516) 463-5057.
Hofstra University is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
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Information on how MSCHE handles complaints/grievances.
Access the 2014 Periodic Review Report.
Updated April 19, 2022