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UWF Accreditation Information

Listed below is the list of specific colleges and/or programs that are nationally accredited by the agencies dedicated to reviewing within their discipline.

UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION
For information about the University's institutional-level accreditation status, visit Institutional Accreditation


Year of First Accreditation: 2023
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2023
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2028


 

Athletic Training M.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Department: Department of Movement Sciences and Health
Degree Programs: Athletic Training, M.S.
   

 

Year of First Accreditation: 1970
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2018
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2024


 

Chemistry B.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Department: Department of Chemistry
Degree Programs: Chemistry, B.S., B.A.
   

Year of First Accreditation: 1985
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2021
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2031


Clinical Laboratory Sciences B.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Department: Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
Degree Programs: Clinical Laboratory Sciences, B.S.

Year of First Accreditation:
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2018
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2025


Computer Engineering, B.S.C.E. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
From 1999-2008, the B.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering programs were University of Florida degree programs offered jointly with UWF on UWF’s campus. As such, prior to 2009, the programs were accredited by ABET through the University of Florida. Effective January 2009, when the programs became free-standing UWF degree programs, the accreditation by ABET was transferred to UWF.
Department: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Programs: Computer Engineering, B.S.C.E.

Year of First Accreditation:2018
Year of Most Recent Accreditation:2018
Year Current Accreditation Expires:2025

Computer Science B.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
Department: Department of Computer Science
Degree Programs: Computer Science, B.S.

Year of First Accreditation: 2019
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2019 
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2025


Cybersecurity B.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency:
Department: Department of Computer Science
Degree Program: Cybersecurity, B.S.

 

Year of First Accreditation:
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2018
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2025


Electrical Engineering B.S.E.E. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
From 1999-2008, the B.S. in Computer Engineering and B.S. in Electrical Engineering programs were University of Florida degree programs offered jointly with UWF on UWF’s campus. As such, prior to 2009, the programs were accredited by ABET through the University of Florida. Effective January 2009, when the programs became free-standing UWF degree programs, the accreditation by ABET was transferred to UWF.
Department: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Programs: Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.E.

Year of First Accreditation: 2017
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2022
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2032


Exercise Science B.S. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Department: Department of Movement Sciences and Health
Degree Programs: Exercise Science, B.S.

 

Year of First Accreditation: 2017
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2017
Year Current Accreditation Expires:2025


Mechanical Engineering B.S.M.E. Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Degree Programs: Mechanical Engineering, BSME

Year of First Accreditation: 1971
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2017
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2027


Music Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Department: Department of Music
Degree Programs: Music (Performance), B.M.
  Music Education, B.M.E
  Music and an Outside Field, B.A.

Year of First Accreditation: [1982 - B.S.N.] [2013 - M.S.N.]
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: [2016 - B.S.N.] [2019 - M.S.N.]
Year Current Accreditation Expires: [2027 - B.S.N.] [2029 - M.S.N.]


Nursing Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The Baccalaureate degree in nursing/Master's degree in nursing at UWF is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Baccalaureate degree program has been accredited by CCNE since 2002. Previously, this program was accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Department: School of Nursing
Degree Programs: Nursing, B.S.N.
  Nursing, M.S.N.

Year of First Accreditation: 2002
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2013
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2023


Psychology Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Master's in Psychology Accreditation Council (MPAC)
Department: Department of Psychology
Degree Programs: Psychology, M.A. (Counseling Psychology Specialization)

Year of First Accreditation: 2009
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2022
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2029


Public Health Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Department: Department of Public Health
Degree Programs: Public Health, M.P.H.

Year of First Accreditation: [1975 - B.S.W.] [2008 - M.S.W.]
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: [2017 - B.S.W.] [2017 - M.S.W.]
Year Current Accreditation Expires: [2025 - B.S.W.] [2025 - M.S.W.]


Social Work Accreditation
Accrediting Agency: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
Department: Department of Social Work
Degree Programs: Social Work, B.S.W.
  Social Work, M.S.W.

Accrediting Agencies

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Year of First Accreditation: 1993 (NCATE)
Year of Most Recent Accreditation: 2020
Year Current Accreditation Expires: 2025

Teacher certification programs in the Department of Teacher Education and Educational Leadership, the Department of Movement Sciences and Health, the Department of Music, and the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering are currently accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs (traditional and alternative) and advanced educator certification programs at the Pensacola and online campuses. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes. At the state level, all initial certification programs have received approval by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE).

Florida Department of Education

Teacher and school administrator preparation programs are also reviewed and approved by the Florida Department of Education.


Teacher Education Accreditation

Initial Teacher Certification Programs

Traditional Initial Teacher Certification Programs: Elementary Education, B.A.
Elementary/Exceptional Student Education, B.A.
Music Education, B.M.E.
Physical Education Teacher Education, B.S.
Biology Teaching, B.A.
Chemistry, B.A. Education Track
Environmental Science Teaching, B.S.
Mathematics Teaching, B.A.
Physics Teaching, B.A.
Alternative Initial Teacher Certification Programs: Teacher Ready®
Advanced Initial Teacher Certification Programs: Reading Education, M.Ed.
Educational Leadership, M.Ed.