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University Accreditation
UH Hilo is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Contact information for the Commission is as follows: 985 Atlantic Avenue, Ste. 100, Alameda, CA 94501; Tel: (510) 748-9001; Fax: (510) 748-9797; Email: wascsr@wascsenior.org; Web: www.wascsenior.org.
Students may transfer credits to other American or foreign universities on the same basis as course credits are transferred by other accredited American universities. Documents relating to the accreditation of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo are available to the public at the Edwin H. Mookini Library and at the accreditation website.
Education Programs
UH Hilo has two programs accredited by the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board through the State Approval of Teacher Education Program (SATEP) process:
The Education Department Teacher Education Program within the College of Arts and Sciences
Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program within the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language.
Contact Information:
Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board
650 Iwilei Rd, #201
Honolulu, Hi 96817
Tel: (808) 586-2619
Email: SATE@htsb.org
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
The MA program in Counseling Psychology is fully accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counceling Accreditation Council, P.O. Box 721173, Norman, OK 73070; Tel: (405) 329-2424; Website: www.mpacsite.org
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Contact information: 61 Broadway - 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006; Tel: (212) 363-5555 or 1-800-669-1656 (ext. 153); Fax: (212) 812-0390: Website: www.nlnac.org.
College of Business and Economics
Programs in the College of Business and Economics are accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Contact information: 777 South Harbor Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602-5730; Tel: (813) 769-6500; Fax: (813) 769-6559; Website: www.aacsb.edu
College of Pharmacy
The College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program is fully accredited by the Accrediting Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Contact information: ACPE,135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60603-4180; Tel: (312) 664-3575; Fax: (312) 664-4652; Website: www.acpe-accredit.org
Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language
Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani and all of its units are accredited by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium. Contact information: WINHEC Head Office
Sámi University College
Hánnoluohkká 45
NO-9520 Guovdageaidnu
Norway;
Tel: + 47 78 44 84 00
Website: www.win-hec.org
Updated July 2012 -- AKS