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
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- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
- Current accreditation period: 2021-2028
- State accreditation: Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)
- Current accreditation period: 2021-2028
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
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Master of Education (MEd), School of Education, College of Arts and Sciences
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- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
- Substantive change to fold program into current accreditation period: 2022-2028
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
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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.
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- International accreditation: World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC)
- State accreditation: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)
- Current accreditation period: 2018-2026
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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 is accredited by:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Telephone: (404) 975-5000
Fax: (404) 975-5020
Email: info@acenursing.org
Website: http://www.acenursing.org
- ACEN action letter (2016-2023)
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN Certificate programs at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The current accreditation term is 2019-2029.
- ACEN action letter (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 2022, the AACSB extended its review of the College for an additional two years.
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
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- AACSB action letter (March 2022)
- CoBE Focused Review (November 2022)
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.
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- International accreditation: World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC)
- State accreditation: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB)
- Current accreditation period: 2018-2026
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