Mar 14, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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
   
Art Education*

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, 703-437-0700

   
Art History, Theory, and Criticism* 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
   
Biochemistry Accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), 6120 Executive Blvd, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-283-6600
   
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
   
Dietetics* 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
   
Environmental Engineering Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Telephone: (410) 347-7700
   
Exercise Science* Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences, 9355 - 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), 1730 Rhode Island Ave NW, Suite 810, Washington, DC 20036, 202-763-7283
   
Human Services**

Approved by the Council for Standards in Human Services Education, 9600 SW Oak St, Ste 565, Tigard, 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*
                                                                        

Approved by the Colorado Department of Education, 201 East Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80203 and the Colorado Department of Higher Education, 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, 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:202-887-6791

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, P.O. Box 9184, 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. 104