Accreditation and Professional Memberships
Ball State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The university is approved by the American Association of University Women and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
The university holds memberships in many professional organizations, including the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, American Council on Education, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, College Entrance Examination Board, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, National University Continuing Education Association, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, American College Personnel Association.
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning Accreditation
Architecture programs currently offered at Ball State University consist of: option one, a pre-professional undergraduate degree program combined with a professional graduate degree (4+2), that when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education in architecture. The pre-professional degree on its own is not recognized as an accredited degree as required for professional licensure. The other accredited professional degree, option two, is a professional graduate degree program for students with an undergraduate degree in other fields of study other than architecture (not a pre-professional architecture degree). This second accredited graduate degree option allows students from other fields to make the transition into architecture. These two professional degree programs in the Department of Architecture are fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
The professional degree programs of the Department of Landscape Architecture are fully accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB).
The professional programs of the Department of Urban Planning are fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Accreditation
The master of arts in speech-language pathology and the doctor of audiology are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Business and Accounting Accreditation
Both undergraduate and graduate programs in the Miller College of Business are fully accredited by the AACSB International. The accounting program, both undergraduate and graduate, holds separate AACSB accreditation.
Fine Arts Accreditation
Programs in the College of Fine Arts are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Theatre, and the National Association of Schools of Dance. The Museum of Art is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
Nutrition and Dietetics
In the Department of Nutrition and Health Science, the dietetic internship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Nursing and Medical Education Accreditation
The Muncie Center for Medical Education is accredited as part of the Indiana University School of Medicine by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges. The master’s degree in nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Journalism, Mass Communication, and Public Relations Accreditation
The Department of Journalism is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The public relations program in the Department of Journalism is certified by the Public Relations Society of America.
Educator Preparation, School Psychology, and Counseling Accreditation
All initial and advanced education-licensing programs are accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)/Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Twenty-five educator preparation programs are nationally recognized by their respective professional associations. The EdS program in school psychology is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists. The doctor of philosophy degrees in counseling psychology and school psychology are accredited by the American Psychological Association. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has conferred accreditation upon the school counseling and the clinical mental health counseling tracks. The rehabilitation counseling track is accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).
Other
The EdS in Educational Psychology (School) is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the doctoral program in School Psychology is approved by NASP and accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The program in medical technology offered through the Biology department. Students complete their clinical senior year at clinical affiliates, which are all accredited by the National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Life Sciences.
The associate degree program in radiography, offered through the Department of Nutrition and Health Science, is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
The Legal Studies Program offered through the political science department is approved by the American Bar Association.
The Department of Social Work is accredited by the commission on Standards and Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.
The curriculum of the Chemistry Department is certified by the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemistry Society.
Teaching major programs in the College of Sciences and Humanities that have been awarded national recognition are: English as a Second Language, recognized by Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL); School Health Education, recognized by the American Association for Health Education; Social Studies Education, recognized by the National Council for Social Studies; Mathematics Education, recognized by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; and, Language Arts Education, recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English.
The Department of Technology has the two accredited programs: Manufacturing Engineering Technology with ABET and Construction Management with American Council for Construction Education. Technology Education and Career and Technical Education hold National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) standing.