Since 1935, md传媒国产剧 College has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).聽 NECHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a reliable authority on the quality of education and adheres to the standards of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.聽 As part of NECHE guidelines, member institutions undergo a peer review process every ten years which involves the preparation of a comprehensive self-study.聽 md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 most recent full review for accreditation occurred in March 2017.
Inquiries regarding md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 accreditation status, including requests for a paper copy of this information, should be directed to the Office of the Provost and Dean of Faculties, md传媒国产剧 College, 270 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617-552-3260); individuals may also contact the New England Commission of Higher Education, 301 Edgewater Place, Suite 210, Wakefield, MA 01880 (781-425-7785).聽聽
In addition to NECHE, a variety of schools and programs at md传媒国产剧 College are affiliated with discipline-based accrediting agencies.聽 For distance education, md传媒国产剧 College is an approved member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements () and md传媒国产剧 College鈥檚 public safety and police department is an accredited program of the .
Connell School of Nursing
Carroll School of Management
Clough School of Theology and Ministry
md传媒国产剧 College Law School
md传媒国产剧 College School of Social Work
Lynch School of Education and Human Development 鈥 Teacher Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction programs
Lynch School of Education and Human Development 鈥斅燚octoral Program in Counseling Psychology
The U.S. Department of Education posted new regulations, effective July 1, 2011, that: define a credit-hour; instruct colleges and universities to establish policies and procedures for assuring conformity to the new definition for purposes of determining eligibility for federal program funding; and, instruct the institutions鈥 accrediting agencies to 鈥渃onduct an effective review and evaluation of the reliability and accuracy of the institution鈥檚 assignment of credit hours.鈥
The new regulations define a credit hour as 鈥渁n amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
- "One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
- "At least an equivalent amount of work as required in this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours." [Section 600.2, effective October 29, 2010].
At its meeting on January 13, 2011, the Council of Deans of md传媒国产剧 College adopted a proposal that:
- The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) in each School will clarify the credit-hour values that the School will apply to each form of direct instruction or its equivalent in its graduate and undergraduate academic programs, including courses, laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, thesis supervision, etc.;
- The Educational Policy Committee in each School will review all existing and all future proposed credit-granting activity for conformity to these credit-hour values, and will maintain record of its policies and review proceedings appropriate for reporting to the University鈥檚 accrediting agency.
The reports of the School's EPC may be found here:
- Carroll School of Management
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Connell School of Nursing
- Graduate School of Social Work
- Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
- Law School
- Lynch School of Education
- School of Theology & Ministry
- Woods College of Advancing Studies