Accreditation

West Liberty University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7- 500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411, 1-800-621-7440.

Program-specific accreditations:

Master of Arts in Education (Reading Specialization and Multi-Categorical Special Education Concentrations)

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) 1140 19 th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-223-0077

West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Blvd, East, Charleston, WV 25305. Phone: 304-558-2681

Master of Business Administration

International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) 11960 Quivira Road, Suite 300, Overland Park, KS 66213

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) 12000 Findley Road, Suite 150, Johns Creek, GA, 30097

Phone: 770-476-1224

The Master of Science (M.S.) education program in speech-language pathology (residential)

West Liberty University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “pre accreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.