Madonna University receives its institutional accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region of the United States and thereby grants membership in the Commission.
Strategic Plan – Madonna University’s plans for the next 20 years of higher education.
The University has designed a comprehensive assessment plan that measures and reports on student achievement as part of this process. Approval by accrediting agencies and professional organizations exists at international, national, regional, and state levels. These organizations have varying cycles of review that can be anywhere from one to 10 years. The following is a list of approvals and accreditation
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Accreditation for the University as a whole: 1959, 1968, 1978, 1982 (Graduate Education) 1988, 1998, 2004 (merger with St. Mary’s College), 2008
Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP)
- Accreditation granted in 2017 by the ACBSP Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
- 2000, 2010
American Bar Association (ABA)
- 1984, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2007
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
- Approvals: Plan IV, 1977, 1982; Plan V, 1990, 1995
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- 2006 (graduate and undergraduate), 2010 (graduate, undergraduate, and DNP)
Council on Social Work Education
- 1982, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2011
Forensic Sciences Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC)
- (undergraduate), 2014
Michigan Board of Education
- Approval of four-year degrees: 1947
Michigan Board of Nursing
- 1967
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- 1972, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2009
Note: Accreditation materials are available for review in the Madonna University Library.