Lindenwood Accreditations and Affiliations

Higher Learning Commission

Lindenwood University has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1921.

The Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
Telephone: (800) 621-7440 or (312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
https://www.hlcommission.org
info@hlcommission.org

Lindenwood University's current accreditation status can be viewed by clicking on the Higher Learning Commission mark of affiliation to the right.

Affiliations

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

Lindenwood University is a member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities. CHEA recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations, including the Higher Learning Commission, the regional accrediting agency by which Lindenwood University has been continuously accredited since 1921.

Council for Higher Education Accreditation
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 955-6126
http://www.chea.org

National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements

Lindenwood University is a NC-SARA approved institution. The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education. SARA is overseen by a National Council and administered by four regional education compacts.

National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements
3005 Center Green Drive, Suite 130
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(303) 541-0275
nc-sara.org/

Additional Accreditations and Program Approvals

Athletic Training

Lindenwood University’s Athletic Training Program has been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education since 2003. The next regularly scheduled comprehensive review of the program will be in 2013.

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006
Round Rock, TX 78664
(512) 733-9700
caate.net/

Business and Entrepreneurship

Lindenwood University's course-based Business programs (including our daytime BA and evening MBA Plus programs) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs accreditation. ACBSP is a specialized accreditation association for business education supporting, celebrating, and rewarding teaching excellence. “The association embraces the virtues of teaching excellence and believes that scholarly research and inquiry activities facilitate improved teaching.” This specialized accreditation is in addition to our current accreditation with Higher Learning Commission. (Excerpts from ACBSP Gateway)

Student Achievement

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
11520 West 119th Street
Overland Park, KS 66213
(913) 339-9356
acbsp.org

Chemistry

American Chemical Society

Starting with the 2019-20 catalog, Lindenwood University students earning the B.S. in chemistry degree will carry an American Chemical Society accreditation. Lindenwood University’s chemistry program is the only one in the St. Louis area without a graduate degree program in chemistry to hold ACS accreditation.

American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 333-9511
acs.org

Counseling

Lindenwood’s School Counseling program is approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4212
dese.mo.gov

Education

All certification programs in the Department of Teacher Education are approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4212
dese.mo.gov

Educational Leadership

Lindenwood’s principal and superintendent programs are approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 751-4212
dese.mo.gov

EMT - Paramedicine

CAAHEP / CoAEMSP

The EMT-Paramedic program at Lindenwood University has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status; it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation Standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the NREMT's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.

Social Work

Lindenwood University’s Social Work program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. This accreditation is valid through February 2021.

Council on Social Work Education
1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-8080
cswe.org

Teacher Education

The Teacher Education Program at Lindenwood University was awarded full accreditation through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) for a period of seven years, from Fall 2022 through Fall 2029.