Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

• Art and Design, B.A.
• Art and Design, B.F.A.
• Conservation of Art & Cultural Heritage, M.A. & Conservation of Science & Imaging, M.S.
• Art Education, B.F.A.
• Art Education, M.S.Ed.
• Art Education, PBC
• Interior Design, B.F.A.
• Jewelry Arts, Undergraduate Certificate
• Fiber Arts, Undergraduate Certificate
• Digital Design and Fabrication, Undergraduate Certificate

Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)

• Interior Design, B.F.A.

Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)

• Forensic Chemistry B.S.

American Chemical Society (ACS)

• Chemistry, B.S.

Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)

• Journalism, B.A.
• Media Production, B.A.
• Public Relations and Advertising, B.A.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Certification Review

• Criminal Justice B.S.
• Criminal Justice M.S.   

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

All Buffalo State Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).  The programs listed below have additional accreditation through a Specialized Professional Association (SPA).  

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Speech Language Pathology, M.S. Ed.

International Literacy Association (ILA)

• Literacy Specialist (Birth-Grade 12), M.S.Ed.        

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

• Exceptional Education and Childhood Education, B.S. Ed.
• Special Education and Childhood Education, B.S.Ed.             
• Special Education: Adolescence Program, M.S. Ed.
• Special Education: Early Childhood Program, M.S. Ed.
• Students w/ Disabilities (Grades 7-12) Generalist & Extension M.S. Ed.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

• English Education (7-12), B.S.
• English  English Education (5-12), B.S.
• English Education (7-12), UGCT
• English Education (5-12), UGCT

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

• Math Ed (7-12), B.S.
• Math Ed (5-12), B.S.
• Math Ed (7-12), PBC
• Math Ed (5-12), PBC 

National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)    

• Music Ed, M. Mus
• Music Ed Pk-12, B. Mus

National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)

• Physics Ed. 7-12 w/Alt. Cert., M.S.Ed. 
• Science Education 7-12, M.S.Ed. 

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)

• Art Education, B.F.A.
• Art Education, PBC
• Art Education, M.S.Ed.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

• Early Childhood and Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 6), B.S.
• Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2), B.S.

The remaining EPP programs are solely accredited by NCATE/CAEP:

• Curriculum and Instruction, M.S.Ed.
• Educational Leadership (SBL),  C.A.S.      
• Educational Leadership (SBL and SDL combined), C.A.S. 
• English Education (7-12), M.S. Ed.
• Mathematics Education (7-12), M.S. Ed.
• Physics Education (7-12), MS. Ed.
• Physics Education (7-12), Alternative Cert Pathway, M.S.Ed.
• Science Education (7-12), M.S. Ed.      
• Social Studies Education (7-12), M.S. Ed.   
• Teaching Bilingual Exceptional Individuals, GRCT
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, GRCT

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET), Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC)

• Electrical Engineering Technology: Electronics, B.S.          
• Electrical Engineering Technology: Smart Grid, B.S.
• Mechanical Engineering Technology, B.S.

Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

• Industrial Technology, B.S.
• Industrial Technology, M.S.

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

• Nutrition and Dietetics, B.S.              
• Dietetics, B.S.
• Dietetics, M.S.

Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA), International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE)

• Hospitality Administration, B.S.

National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

• Music, B.A.
• Music Ed, M. Mus
• Music Ed Pk-12, B. Mus

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

• Speech Language Pathology, M.S.    

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

• Social Work, B.S.              

National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST)

• Theater, B.A.