What is Accreditation
and Why Worry About It?
Accreditation is the
granting of approval to an institution of learning by an
official review board after the school has met specific
requirements.
Why should you be concerned with accreditation?
It's not only one way of helping to judge the quality of
a program, but it can also impact your employment
prospects later on.
Finding Detailed
Information on Accreditation
Accreditation is a
complex subject. One of the best places
to learn more about accreditation is at the
Online TESOL/TEFL courses by Training Link Online -
Accreditation.
This site provides you with an overview of accreditation
in the United States along with links to more detailed
criteria and state agency information.
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degree.org/ |
Excellent overview of accreditation
including a "Lite" section with
five key things to note about accreditation |
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University of Texas |
An alphabetic list of
regionally-accredited U.S. universities |
Many degree programs are
"accredited." The problem is some are accredited
by "unrecognized" agencies. Click
here for information on "diploma
mills."
The Major National U.S.
Accrediting Agencies include...
Key regional accrediting
agencies include...
***Bonus***
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Here is a short audio clip on
accreditation from US News. You'll need an
MP3
player in order to hear the sound clip. |
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How to Avoid Diploma Mills! |
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