Specialized Accreditations

Specific programs at UTRGV are separately accredited or approved by:

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) (Candidate for Accreditation)
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) (Candidate for Accreditation)
Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) - Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Committee on Rehabilitation Accreditation (CAAHEP CoRA) (Initial Status)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP)
Council for Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) (Candidate Status)
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) (Provisional Accreditation)
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Texas Board of Nursing (BON)
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a member of:

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education
Association for Continuing Higher Education
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Council of Graduate Schools
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities