自1935年以来, 电子游戏软件 has been accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).  NECHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a reliable authority on the quality of education and adheres to the standards of the Council for Higher Education 认证.  As part of NECHE guidelines, member institutions undergo a peer review process every ten years which involves the preparation of a comprehensive self-study.  电子游戏软件’s most recent full review for accreditation occurred in March 2017.

Inquiries regarding 电子游戏软件’s accreditation status, including requests for a paper copy of this information, should be directed to the Office of the 教务长 and Dean of Faculties, 电子游戏软件, 哈蒙德街270号, 栗树山, MA 02467 (617-552-3260); individuals may also contact the New England Commission of Higher Education, 滨水广场301号, 210套房, 韦克菲尔德, MA 01880 (781-425-7785).  

除了NECHE, a variety of schools and programs at 电子游戏软件 are affiliated with discipline-based accrediting agencies.  远程教育, 电子游戏软件 is an approved member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and 电子游戏软件’s public safety and police department is an accredited program of the Massachusetts Police 认证 Commission.

康奈尔护理学院

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Carroll School of Management

Association to Advance Collegiate 学校 of Business

电子游戏软件 法学院

美国律师协会

电子游戏软件 School of Social Work

Council on Social Work Education

电子游戏软件 神学院 and 部

The Association of Theological 学校

林奇教育学院 and Human Development — Teacher Education, 特殊教育, and Curriculum and Instruction programs

Council for the 认证 of Educator Preparation

林奇教育学院 and Human Development — Doctoral Program in Counseling Psychology

American Psychological Association

美国.S. Department of Education posted new regulations, 7月1日生效, 2011, that: define a credit-hour; instruct colleges and universities to establish policies and procedures for assuring conformity to the new definition for purposes of determining eligibility for federal program funding; and, instruct the institutions’ accrediting agencies to “conduct an effective review and evaluation of the reliability and accuracy of the institution’s assignment of credit hours.”

The new regulations define a credit hour as “an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:

  • "One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out of class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
  • "At least an equivalent amount of work as required in this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, 包括实验室工作, 实习, practica, 工作室工作, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.[第600条].2, effective October 29, 2010].

At its meeting on January 13, 2011, the Council of Deans of 电子游戏软件 adopted a proposal that:

  • The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) in each School will clarify the credit-hour values that the School will apply to each form of direct instruction or its equivalent in its graduate and undergraduate academic programs, 包括课程, 实验室工作, 实习, practica, 工作室工作, 论文指导, 等.;
  • The Educational Policy Committee in each School will review all existing and all future proposed credit-granting activity for conformity to these credit-hour values, and will maintain record of its policies and review proceedings appropriate for reporting to the University’s accrediting agency.

The reports of the School's EPC may be found here: