Accreditation
The Importance of Accreditation
From having established programs that are respected, recognized and supported by professional industries to being able to keep books in the library, accreditation is where it all begins.
Being awarded and maintaining accreditation is essential for many reasons:
- It assures academic program quality through accountability to external standards
- It provides public certification of acceptable institutional quality
- It provides an opportunity and incentive for critical self-analysis and improvement of the institution
- It provides a formal opportunity for external consultation
- It enables us to maintain our eligibility to receive federal funds for student financial aid
- It's often required by graduate schools and employers.
Many programs at Pittsburg State University have achieved and continue to maintain accreditation in their respective areas. For a complete listing of accreditations, please visit Current Accreditations.
The Kansas Regents universities submit a report to the Kansas Board of Regents regarding status of accreditations. Pittsburg State's most recent accreditation report.
Learn about the Institutional Effectiveness here on campus at PSU!
Find out about the importance of accreditation and the established programs.
Learn about the focuses and structures that encourage students to engage in academics and more!
Learn about how the OIE provides offical, accurate, timely, and unbiased information to facilitate evidence-based decision making.
Learn about the periodic and comprehensive self-assessment that the academic programs offer.
Become knowledgeable about transformational experiences that impact student achievement.
Get to know the OIE staff and request data or submit reports.
