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The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.</p> <p>The College of Business accounting and<span>聽business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. AACSB International is a specialized accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting, and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.</span></p> <p>The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approves for educational certification various programs within the College of Education; in addition, specific programs carry additional accreditations, certifications and approvals. The counseling psychology doctoral program and the school psychology doctoral program are accredited by the American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation. The APA-CoA is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The doctoral program and the educational specialist program in school psychology are approved by the National Association of School Psychologists. NASP is one of the specialized professional associations (SPAs) of the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The master's program in counseling and human services is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council.聽MPCAC is a member of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors, which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.</p> <p>The engineering programs that are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission or the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, <a href="/informationofgeneralinterest/">http://www.abet.org</a> are listed under the Undergraduate Studies section, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Major Programs. The bachelor of science in computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences is also accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. ABET is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.</p> <p>The computer science and business program is accredited by both the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET聽and AACSB International.</p> <p>The department of theatre is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for the field of theatre.</p> <p>The bachelor of science degree in chemistry is certified by the American Chemical Society.</p> <a name="highereducationopportunityactdisclosures"></a> <h2>higher education opportunity act disclosures</h2> <div class="keepwithnext"> <p>The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), contains many information disclosures and reporting requirements.聽 Lehigh University has a website which lists these disclosures as well as general consumer information by subject area, and provide links to references, reports and additional details.</p> <p>The Office of the Provost oversees this website, found at <em><a href="https://provost.lehigh.edu/higher-education-opportunity-act-disclosures">https://provost.lehigh.edu/higher-education-opportunity-act-disclosures</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div>   <div id="footer" class="clearfix"> <div id="foot-left"> <div class="social"> <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/facebook"><img src="/images/facebook.png" class="socicon" alt="Facebook" /></a> <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/twitter"><img src="/images/twitter.png" class="socicon" alt="Twitter" /></a> <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/youtube"><img src="/images/youtube.png" class="socicon" alt="YouTube" /></a> <a href="http://lehighu.tumblr.com/"><img src="/images/tumblr.png" class="socicon" alt="Tumblr" /></a> <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/instagram"><img src="/images/instagram.png" class="socicon" alt="Instagram" /></a> </div> <p><a href="http://www.lehigh.edu/communications/resources/socialmediadirectory">Join the Conversation</a></p> </div> <div id="foot-center"> <p>27 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA  <strong>·</strong>  Phone: (610) 758-3000</p> <p><a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/insidelehigh">Inside Lehigh</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/directory">Directory</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/campusmap">Maps</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/about/contactlehigh">Contact</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/emergency">Emergency Info</a>  |   <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/about/mobilefriendly">Mobile-Friendly</a>  </p><p><a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/about/serviceagreement">Terms</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/about/privacy">Privacy</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/heoa/index.html">Higher Education Opportunity Act</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/principlesequity">Equitable Community</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lehigh.edu/nondiscrimination">Non‑Discrimination</a></p> </div> <div id="foot-logo"> <a href="http://www.lehigh.edu"> <img src="/images/foot-logo.gif" alt="Lehigh University Logo"> </a> </div> </div> <p>© 2024 All Rights Reserved</p>  </div> </div> <div id="print-dialog" aria-labeledby="dialog-title" class="screen" role="dialog"> <div class="print-header"> <h2 id="dialog-title">Print Options</h2> </div> <div class="print-body"> <div class="print-option"> <div class="option-head"> <a href="#" onclick="hidePrintDialog();window.print();return false">Send Page to Printer</a> </div> <p> <em>Print this page.</em> </p> </div> <div class="print-option"><div class="option-head"><a class="option-name" href="/informationofgeneralinterest/informationofgeneralinterest.pdf" role="button">Download Page (PDF)</a></div><p class="option-desc"><em>The PDF will include all information unique to this page.</em></p></div> <div class="print-option"> <div class="option-head"> <a href="/pdf/2024-25.pdf" target="_blank">Download PDF of the entire Catalog</a> </div> <p> <em>All pages in 2024-25 Catalog.</em> </p> </div> </div> <div class="buttons clearfix"> <div class="cancel"> <a href="#" onclick="hidePrintDialog(); return false;">Cancel</a> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>