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Boston University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1929 - Current).
  • Programmatic Accredited: 27 programs
  • Accredited Internship/Residency Programs: 2 programs
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Institutional Accreditation

Boston University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1929 - Current). Below table shows the institutional accreditation at Boston University with agency information and accredited period.
Institutional Accreditation for Boston University
AgencyAccreditation StatusAccredited Period
New England Commission of Higher EducationAccredited (12/1/1929 - Current)

Programmatic Accreditation

Boston University has 27 programmatic accredited programs. Below table list the programs with agency name and accredited period.
Programmatic Accreditation for Programs at Boston University
ProgramAgency NameAccreditation StatusAccredited Period
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language PathologyAccredited (10/1/1994 - 10/1/1999)
Clinical doctoral program in AudiologyAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language PathologyAccredited (10/1/1999 - 9/1/2005)
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on AccreditationAccredited (10/1/1948 - Current)
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on AccreditationAccredited (10/28/2016 - Current)
Dental Public HealthAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/5/1975 - Current)
Didactic Program in DieteticsAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and DieteticsAccredited (4/1/1999 - Current)
EndodonticsAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
English LanguageCommission on English Language Program AccreditationAccredited (8/1/2001 - Current)
Law (LAW) - Professional schoolsAmerican Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the BarAccredited (1/1/1925 - Current[Estimated Date])
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degreeLiaison Committee on Medical EducationAccredited (7/1/1942 - Current)
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on AccreditationAccredited (9/1/1938 - 8/1/2014[Estimated Date])
Nurse Midwifery (MIDWF) - Basic certificate and graduate nurse-midwifery education programs for registered nursesAccreditation Commission for Midwifery EducationAccredited (7/15/1991 - 12/31/2006[Estimated Date])
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral DegreeAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy EducationAccredited (4/6/2019 - Current)
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral DegreeAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy EducationPre-accredited (11/30/2018 - 4/6/2019)
Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's DegreeAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy EducationAccredited (7/1/1965 - Current[Estimated Date])
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP)American Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - 1/5/2011)
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology- (OMP)American Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (1/30/2004 - 2/4/2011)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)American Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
Orthodontics & Dentofacial OrthopedicsAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
Pediatric DentistryAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
PeriodonticsAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapistAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy EducationAccredited (3/1/1932 - Current)
PredoctoralAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/11/1970 - Current)
Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)American Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1967 - Current)
Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public healthCouncil on Education for Public HealthAccredited (1/10/1981 - Current)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language PathologyAccredited (6/17/1966 - Current)
Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theologyCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological SchoolsAccredited (7/1/1938 - Current)

Internship and Residency Accreditation

Boston University has 2 internship/residency accredited programs. Below table list the programs with agency name and accredited period.
Internship and Residency Accreditation Programs at Boston University
ProgramAgency NameAccreditation StatusAccredited Period
Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency)American Dental Association, Commission on Dental AccreditationAccredited (12/8/1988 - 8/3/2017)
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programsAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on AccreditationAccredited (5/28/1998 - Current)

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