Secondary Accreditation

The programs listed below are externally certified by specialized secondary accreditation entities. Program descriptions are followed by their current statuses of secondary accreditation and contact information for said agencies.

Education Programs

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences

Master of Education (MEd), School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences

Contact Information:

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
P.O. Box 7511
Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Tel: (301) 276-5106| Email: aaqep@aaqep.org

Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)
650 Iwilei Rd, #201
Honolulu, Hi 96817
Tel: (808) 586-2600
Email: htsb@hawaii.gov

Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program within the Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language.

Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program is accredited by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium.

Contact information:

WINHEC Executive Board
Email: winhec.executive@gmail.com

Website: winhec.org 

Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

As part of its continuing accreditation, the MA program in Counseling Psychology underwent a site visit in Fall of 2020 and was reaccredited through June 2029 by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council, 595 New Loudon Road #265 Latham, New York 12110; Tel: (518) 764-7581; Website: mpcacaccreditation.org/ 

School of Nursing

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Baccalaureate Nursing Program (BSN) and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program (DNP)  at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

    • CCNE  action letter for the BSN (2023-2028)
    • CCNE action letter for DNP (2019-2029)

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 887-6791
Fax: (202) 887-8476
Website: http://www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE

College of Business and Economics

The College of Business and Economics (CoBE) is accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).  In 2023, the AACSB extended CoBE’s accreditation through 2024-2025.

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 

Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy

The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (CoP) 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 

CoP documentation pertaining to ACPE accreditation is posted at pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/ACPE/

Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language

Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani and its units are accredited by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium.

Contact information:

WINHEC Executive Board

Email: winhec.executive@gmail.com

Website: winhec.org 

WINHEC letter of confirmation of accreditation (2018-2028)

Certificate of accreditation (2018-2028)

English Language Institute

The English Language Institute (ELI) is accredited by the Commission on English Language (CEA). Contact information: CEA 801 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; Tel: (703) 519-2070; Fax: (703)519-2071; Website: www.cea-accredit.org