{"id":66,"date":"2021-12-07T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:18:08","slug":"accreditation-program-approval","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/academic-plans-programs\/accreditation-program-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation &amp; Program Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">The current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlcommission.org\/component\/directory\/?Itemid=&amp;Action=ShowBasic&amp;instid=1379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Higher Learning Commission<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a> accreditation status of Bemidji State University is shown below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowTransparency=\"true\" width=\"150\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yoshki.com\/iframe\/54732.html\" style=\"border:0px; margin:10px; padding:0px;\"><\/iframe>\n<h2>Bemidji State University Program-Specific Accreditation<\/h2>\n<p>Bemidji State University program-specific accreditation highlights the prestigious endorsements received by individual academic programs, ensuring students receive a high-quality education tailored to their chosen field of study.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"max-width: 50%\">Program<\/th>\n<th style=\"max-width: 50%\">Accrediting Body<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Business, Accounting and Computer Science<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iacbe.org\/accreditation\/member-status-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Chemistry<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapplications.acs.org\/Applications\/CPTASL\/app_list_results.cfm?STATE_CODE=MN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">American Chemical Society<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Nursing<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacnnursing.org\/Membership\/Member-Program-Directory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Social Work<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cswe.org\/accreditation\/directory\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Council on Social Work Education<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Teacher Education<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aaqep.org\/AF_MemberDirectory.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Additional University Accreditation<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"max-width: 100%\">Accreditation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 100%\">Bemidji State University is accredited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nasm.arts-accredit.org\/directory-lists\/accredited-institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">National Association of Schools of Music<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Programs With External Agency Review<\/h2>\n<p>Programs with external agency review undergo a rigorous evaluation process conducted by independent organizations, which helps to maintain the highest academic standards and ensure the continued excellence of the curriculum.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;max-width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"max-width: 50%\">Program<\/th>\n<th style=\"max-width: 50%\">Accrediting Body<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Criminal Justice<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/entity\/post\/becoming-a-peace-officer\/Pages\/minnesota-professional-peace-officer-education-program.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\">Teacher Education<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width: 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mn.gov\/pelsb\/aspiring-educators\/preparation-programs\/approved-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current Higher Learning Commission accreditation status of Bemidji State University is shown below. Bemidji State University Program-Specific Accreditation Bemidji State University program-specific accreditation highlights the prestigious endorsements received by individual academic programs, ensuring students receive a high-quality education tailored to their chosen field of study. Program Accrediting Body Business, Accounting and Computer Science International [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":328,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/720"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}