Accreditation and Standards

Accrediting Bodies

The University of Toledo is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

This list is current as of March 2025. For the most current list of accrediting bodies, visit http://www.utoledo.edu/aapr/accreditation/.

Listed below are other professional organizations in which the University holds membership, or which approve the quality of UToledo's educational programs, or both:

  • Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET
  • Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET
  • Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET
  • ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals
  • Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
  • Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
  • Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
  • Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARCPA)
  • American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance/American Association for Health Education (AAHPERD/AAHE)
  • American Bar Association
  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American College of Surgeons Comprehensive Education Institute (ACS CEI)
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Accreditation (CoA)
  • Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) of ABET
  • Association for Middle Level Education/National Middle School Association (AMLE/NMSA)
  • Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International - Accounting
  • Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM)
  • Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
  • Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
  • Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics (CAMPEP)
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
  • Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
  • Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP)
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
  • Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
  • Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
  • Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - ASHA - American Speech and Hearing Association (CAA)
  • Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
  • Council on Social Work Education - COA - Commission on Accreditation (CSWE)
  • Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET
  • Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET
  • Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET
  • Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET
  • Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET
  • Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET
  • International Reading Association (IRA)
  • Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
  • Liaison Commission on Medical Education (LCME)
  • National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  • National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
  • National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
  • National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
  • National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
  • National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
  • National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
  • National College Testing Association (NCTA)
  • National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)
  • National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
  • National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
  • National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP)
  • National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
  • Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN)
  • State of Ohio
  • Carnegie Foundation
  • Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
  • University and College Intensive English Programs (UCIEP)