Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
Accreditation
Accreditation is a process of reviewing the quality of higher education institutions. There are two types of accreditation at the University of Minnesota:
Institutional accreditation is a comprehensive review by a private, nongovernmental organization specifically created to review higher education institutions and programs for quality. The four University of Minnesota campuses are accredited separately at the institutional level by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Specialized accreditation refers to review of a program. The evaluation is done by a specialized accrediting body and is often associated with a national professional organization or with a specific discipline.
For more information, please contact John Ziegenhagen at ziege006@umn.edu or 612-626-8711.