Dec 04, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Accreditation and Recognition


 

University Accreditation

The Metropolitan State University of Denver is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Program Accreditation

Individual academic programs within the following areas are accredited or approved by the following agencies: 

Program Accreditation/Approval Agency
   
Accounting*, **

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500

Approved by the Colorado State Board of Accountancy, 1560 Broadway #1350, Denver, CO 80202

   
Art* Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, 703-437-0700
   
Aviation and Aerospace Science** Approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation & Space Education, 800 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20591
   
Banking* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Business Administration* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Business Intelligence* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Center for Addiction Studies* Accredited by the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission, 44 Canal Center Plaza, Ste 301, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-741-7686
   
Chemistry** Approved by the American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St NW, Washington, DC 20036
   

Civil Engineering Technology*
 

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Communication Design* Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, 703-437-0700
   
Computer Engineering* Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Computer Information Systems*

Accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500

   
Computer Science* Accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Certified Addiction Counselor** Approved by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health, CO Department of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO  80290, 303-894-2200
   
Cybersecurity National Security Agency, Center of Academic Excellence-Defense (NSA CAE-CD), 9800 Savage Rd., Suite 6272, Fort George G. Meade, MD, 20755-6000, 301-688-6311, caepmo_uwe@uwe.nsa.gov
   
Didactics* Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 800/877-1600 ext. 5400, email: acend@eatright.org.
   
Economics* (B.S. Only) Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Electrical Engineering Technology* Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Entrepreneurship* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Exercise Science* Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences,113th St. N, #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, Phone: 727-210-2350
   
Finance* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Global Business Studies* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Health Care Management* Accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, 2000 14th St North, Suite 780, Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 202-638-1448; Fax: 202-638-3429; email: aupha@aupha.org
   
Human Resource Managment* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Human Services**

Approved by the Council for Standards in Human Services Education, 9600 SW Oak St, Ste 565 Portland, OR 97223, 503-253-9385

Addictions Studies Concentration: National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission

   
Industrial Design* Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, Phone: 703-437-0700
   
International Business* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   

K-12 Physical Education*
                                                                        

Reauthorized by the Colorado Department of Education, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, CO  80202

Accredited by National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE)/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th St NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036

   
Management* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Marketing* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Mechanical Engineering Technology* Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Music* Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA  20190-5248, 703-437-0700
   
Nursing*

Accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, Phone:202-463-6930

Approved by the State Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-894-2430

   
Nutrition and Dietetics* The Nutrition and Dietetics Major includes a didactic program in dietetics (DPD) accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 800/877-1600 ext. 5400, email: acend@eatright.org.
   
Operations Management* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Professional Selling* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Real Estate* Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL  33602, 813-769-6500
   
Social Work* Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, 333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 683-8080
   
Sport Management* Accredited by The Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA). 2236 Water Blossom Lane, Fort Collins, CO 80526 202-329-1189
   

Teacher Education*

Reauthorized by the Colorado Department of Education, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202

   
Theatre* Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA  20190-5248, 703-437-0700
   
* Accreditation / ** Approval / *** Endorsed
 
Accredited Student Services
 
Counseling Center International Association of Counseling Services, 101 S. Whiting St. Suite 211 Alexandria, VA 22304, 703-823-9840
   
Health Center Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, 5250 Old Orchard Road, Suite 200, Skokie, IL 60077, 847.853.6060, email: info@aaahc.org
   
Student Academic Services, Supplemental Instruction Program

International Center for Supplemental Instruction (ICSI), 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, MO 64110-2446, 816-235-1174, email: icsi@umkc.edu

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), International Peer Educator Training Program Certification, Level 3 (IPTPC). 262 W. Main Street, Wales, WI, 53183, 414-908-4961 ext. 107
   
 

University Recognition and Awards

  • MSU Denver is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is a federal designation by the U.S. Department of Education that acknowledges colleges and universities with 25% or more total undergraduate Hispanic/Latina/o/x full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment.

  • MSU Denver has been named the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities’ Outstanding HACU-Member Institution for 2021. The national award recognizes and honors extraordinary support of HACU’s mission and MSU Denver’s important contributions to the educational success of underserved populations, particularly Latinx students. For 34 years, MSU Denver has been a supportive member of HACU, and accessibility, diversity and inclusion have been core tenets of the university’s mission since its inception. The university has hosted the HACU Emerging Leaders Summit, university staff have attended the annual Capitol Forum, and MSU Denver students have participated in HACU scholarship and internship programs.

  • Metropolitan State University of Denver earned another prestigious honor for its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion when University leaders accepted a 2024 Leaders in Diversity Award from the Denver Business Journal. MSU Denver was one of 11 organizations honored at the June 20 awards ceremony, which also recognized 10 individual DEI leaders.
  • MSU Denver earned a Gold Seal from the All In Campus Democracy Challenge for nonpartisan student-voter participation in the 2020 Presidential Election. Total student-voter participation at MSU Denver rose from 65.9% in 2016 (compared with a 50.4% voting rate among all higher-education institutions) to 75.4% in 2020 (compared with 66% across all institutions). This earned the University recognition in All In’s gold category, which honors institutions that achieve a student-voter participation rate of 70% to 80%. The award was announced during the organization’s third biennial awards ceremony Monday November 9, 2021.
  • MSU Denver made the honor roll of Washington Monthly’s 2021 America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting. With the rise of youth voters, Washington Monthly sought to recognize universities whose administrations actively support student-voting organizers. To land a spot on this year’s Washington Monthly honor roll, institutions had to show repeated commitment to increasing student voting. Among several qualification requirements, MSU Denver made the University’s 2016 and 2018 National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement data publicly available.
  • In 2020, Campus Compact recognized MSU Denver with the Richard Guarasci Award for Institutional Transformation for its demonstrated “efforts to address issues of public concern by aligning teaching, research, practice, and values in service of the common good.”  More specifically, the university was granted the award “for its comprehensive, institution-wide approach to planning for institutional change, which has included a Civic Action Plan, emerging assessment, connected efforts across departments, and clarity around institutional goals. As an urban land-grant institution, MSU Denver has committed to being an institution of the city, an integral, visible part of the communities within which it exists. MSU Denver demonstrates a clear and active commitment to strengthening its understanding of urban issues and to partnering with and serving its neighbor organizations in order to better meet the needs of the metropolitan area.”
  • In 2017, MSU Denver received the award for the Highest Undergraduate Voting Rate from All In Campus Democracy Challenge with a total of 65.3% of undergraduate students who voted.

 

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