Cedarville University is a private, non-profit, four-year and graduate degree granting institution chartered by the State of Ohio and authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Cedarville University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Since September 2015, Cedarville has participated in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of distance education. Participation in NC-SARA allows Cedarville to offer certain distance education programs of study to students from other NC-SARA member states.
Additionally, several academic programs hold program-specific accreditations providing our graduates with the full benefit of approved and professionally recognized degree programs.
Programmatic Accreditations
Athletic Training: The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Programs (CAATE) accreditation applies to the Master of Athletic Training program.
Business: The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accreditation applies to all Plaster School of Business undergraduate programs and the Master of Business Administration program.
Education:
- Cedarville University’s teacher licensure and certification programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education.
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation applies to all undergraduate programs that lead to licensure within the School of Education.
- Cedarville’s School of Education is an accredited member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) with the distinction of Higher Education Accreditation Program (HEAP) approval.
Engineering and Computer Science:
- The Bachelor of Science in civil engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) under the commission’s criteria for Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- The Bachelor of Science in computer engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunications, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- The Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunications, and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- The Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
- The Bachelor of Science in computer science program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s criteria for Computer Science and Similarly Named Computing Programs.
- The Bachelor of Science in cyber operations program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s criteria for Cybersecurity and Similarly Named Computing Programs.
Exercise Science: The Bachelor of Science in exercise science program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences.
Music: The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music, the Bachelor of Music Education degree, and each of the Bachelor of Music programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
Nursing: The baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees in nursing at Cedarville University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Pharmacy: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accreditation applies to Cedarville University’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Physician Assistant: The Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies has been granted Accreditation-Provisional status by Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA).
Social Work: The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Accreditation applies to the Bachelor of Science in social work program.
Licensure, Certification, and Endorsement Programs
Prospective students should be aware that each state and U.S. territory has different professional licensure and certification requirements governing various occupations. Cedarville University ensures that its educational programs meet the educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification within the State of Ohio and in any state the University operates by offering licensure programs through distance education. However, if you plan to pursue licensure outside of the State of Ohio or your home state if enrolled in an online licensure program, you should contact your Cedarville University academic or program advisor to verify that the program you are pursuing meets the licensure requirements for the state or territory in which you plan to seek licensure.
Students are ultimately responsible for verifying their individual eligibility for state licensure and for satisfying any requirements, both academic and professional, imposed by that state or territory. While a program may initially meet the educational requirements for licensure, changes made to requirements by a state or territory could impact the program’s ability to meet new educational requirements. The requirements in that state or territory may be different from Ohio’s requirements or those of your home state.
Students are strongly encouraged to check with their state licensure board to confirm licensure requirements and to obtain additional guidance as needed from that board and their Cedarville University academic or program advisor.
Licensure and Certification Programs
- Accounting — CPA
- Athletic Training (MAT)
- Education (Chemistry, Language Arts, Life Science, Mathematics, Middle Childhood, Music, Physical Science, Physics, Primary P–5, Science Comprehensive, Social Studies, Spanish, Special Education)
- Nursing (BSN, MSN, DNP)
- Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant
- Social Work
Accreditation
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation Services works together with Institutional Research to oversee a continuous process to understand, describe, update, and improve the educational quality at Cedarville University through the self-study and accreditation processes. Specifically, Assessment and Accreditation Services provides direct support for the Higher Learning Commission and the Ohio Department of Higher Education processes including:
- Self-study supervision and coordination
- Submission of change and new program requests
- Preparation of related and required documents
- Planning and logistics for site visits
- Specialized budgeting
- Timing of strategies and announcements
Assessment and Accreditation Services also provides essential collaboration for specialized programmatic accreditation for specific departments and programs within the University as follows:
- Collaborate with deans and chairs to ensure appropriate budgetary requirements for accreditation
- Develop an initial timeline and checklist for the self-study and campus visit
- Provide auxiliary support for offices making accommodations for campus visit scheduling of administrators and non-departmental personnel who need to be interviewed
- Collect data and documents requested by the agency that are outside of departmental control
- Support departments in their self-study writing process for areas outside of departmental control and other specific requests
- Review final content of the self-study and related documents to verify that agency-requested responses are answered
- Serve as a liaison to any editor of a final draft of the self-study to ensure consistency of reporting documents
- Participate in campus visits, as needed