Accreditations and Memberships

Winona State University is accredited by the following organizations:

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) http://www.abet.org
• Commission for Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) http://www.caate.net
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) http://www.aacn.nche.edu
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) http://www.cacrep.org
• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) http://www.cswe.org
• Higher Learning Commission: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC) http://www.ncahlc.org
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) http://www.naeyc.org
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) http://nasm.arts-accredit.org
• National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) http://nast.arts-accredit.org
• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) http://www.ncate.org
• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB)http://www.aacsb.edu

Winona State University is recognized by the following organizations:

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) http://www.aacsb.edu
• Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)  http://www.acei.org
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) http://www.cec.sped.org
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) http://www.ncss.org
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) http://www.ncte.org
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org

Winona State University programs are approved by:

• American Bar Association (Paralegal Program) http://www.americanbar.org
• American Chemical Society (ACS) http://portal.acs.org
• Minnesota Board of Nursing (Entry Level Undergraduate Nursing) www.nursingboard.state.mn.us
• Minnesota Board of School Administrators http://mnbosa.org
• Minnesota Board of Teaching http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/BoardTeach
•  National Council for Therapeutic Recreation http://www.nctrc.org