UNC WILMINGTON
SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION (ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS)
Department/Unit/Program
Accreditation Agency
Status
Mandatory/Optional
Most Recent
Renewal
Period of
Accreditation
Degree Title
Degree Level
Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry
American Chemical
Society
approved
optional
2010
annual with 5
yr review
BS Chemistry
Baccalaureate
Department of Music
National Association of
Schools of Music
(NASM)
Council on Accreditation
of Parks, Recreation,
Tourism and Related
Professions
accredited
optional
2009
optional
2008
BA Music; BM Music
Education; BM Music
Performance
BA Parks and Recreation
Management
Baccalaureate
accredited
Recreation Therapy
Council on Accreditation
of Parks, Recreation,
Tourism and Related
Professions
accredited
mandatory
2008
BA Recreation Therapy
Baccalaureate
Athletic Training Education
program
Commission on
Accreditation of Athletic
Training Education
(CAATE)(CAATE)
National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher
Education
Commission on Public
Health Education
accredited
mandatory
2008
8 years (next
review 20172018)
5 years (2013)
Faculty are
exploring more
appropriate
accrediting
agencies to
replace
CoARPT
5 years (2013)
Faculty seeking
new
accreditation
from the
Committee on
Accreditation
of Recreation
Therapy
Education
10 years (2018)
BA Athletic Training
Baccalaureate
Accredited
optional
2006
7 years (2013)
BA Physical Education
Baccalaureate
accreditation
process
underway
accredited
optional
2015 site
review
BS Public Health Studies
Baccalaureate
mandatory
2013
Bachelor of Social Work
Baccalaureate
Recreation, Sport Leadership,
and Tourism
Physical Education
Public Health Studies
Bachelor of Social Work
Council on Social Work
8 years (2021)
Baccalaureate
Department/Unit/Program
Accreditation Agency
program
Education
Master of Social Work program
Master of Public
Administration
Applied Behavior Analysis
Concentration curriculum, MA
Psychology
Substance Abuse Treatment
Concentration curriculum, MA
Psychology
Cameron School of Business
Cameron School of Business
Watson School of Education
Status
Mandatory/Optional
Most Recent
Renewal
Period of
Accreditation
Degree Title
Degree Level
Council on Social Work
Education
National Association of
Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration
(NASPAA)
Behavior Analyst
Certification Board, Inc.
accredited
mandatory
2012
8 years (2020)
Master of Social Work
Masters
accredited
optional
2013
7 years (2020)
Master of Public
Administration
Masters
approved
optional
2007
to be
scheduled
MA Psychology
Masters
N.C. Substance Abuse
Professional Practice
Board
Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB)
Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB)
National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE)
approved
optional
2007
irregular
review periods
MA Psychology
Masters
accredited
optional
2010
5 years (2015)
Baccalaureate
accredited
optional
2010
5 years (2015)
accredited
mandatory
2014
8 years (2021)
BS Business
Administration; BA
Economics
Master of Business
Administration; MS
Accountancy
BA Education of Young
Children; BA Elementary
Education; BA Middle
Grades Education; BA
Special Education;
Teacher licensure
programs in the
secondary (9-12) fields of
biology, chemistry,
geology, English, history
and mathematics; and in
the special subject (K-12)
fields of health, physical
education, music, French
and Spanish
Masters
Baccalaureate
Department/Unit/Program
Accreditation Agency
Status
Mandatory/Optional
Most Recent
Renewal
Period of
Accreditation
Degree Title
Degree Level
Watson School of Education
National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE)
accredited
mandatory
2014
8 years (2021)
Masters
Watson School of Education
National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE)
North Carolina
Department of Public
Instruction
Commission on
Collegiate Nursing
Education
Commission on
Collegiate Nursing
Education
accredited
mandatory
2014
8 years (2021)
Approved
mandatory
2006
8 years (2014)
accredited
mandatory
2008
10 years (2018)
MAT English; MAT
History; MAT
Mathematics; MAT
Science; MAT Spanish;
MEd
Curriculum/Instruction
Supervision; MEd
Elementary Education;
MEd Middle Grades
Education; MEd
Language and Literacy
Education; MEd
Secondary Education;
MEd Special Education;
Master of School
Administration; MS
Instructional Technology
EdD Educational
Leadership and
Administration
Same degree programs as
listed for Watson School
above
BS Nursing
Same levels as listed
for Watson School
above
Baccalaureate
accredited
mandatory
2008
10 years (2018)
MS Nursing
Masters
Watson School of Education
School of Nursing; Nursing BS
program
School of Nursing; MSN degree
program
Doctoral