Accreditation
Saint Xavier University offers undergraduate programs in 43 major fields and 40 master degree options through five schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the School for Continuing and Professional Studies, the School of Education, the Graham School of Management and the School of Nursing.
The University is accredited at the institutional level by the Higher Learning Commission and is approved to train veterans and eligible persons under Title 38, U.S. Code.
The following is a list of programs that receive specialized accreditation through more distinct national professional associations.
College of Arts and Sciences
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Music Department |
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Speech-Language Pathology |
Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
School of Education
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Professional Education Programs |
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) |
Graham School of Management
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Business Programs |
Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) |
School of Nursing
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Nursing Programs |
Memberships
The University holds membership in the American Council on Education (ACE), the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA), the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), the Conference for Mercy Higher Education (CMHE), Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (FICU) and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), the Lilly Fellows Program (LFP) and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), and is an Associate Member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).
The College of Arts and Sciences holds membership in the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
The Graham School of Management holds membership in the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
The School for Continuing and Professional Studies holds membership in the Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education and the University Continuing Education Association
The School of Education holds membership in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
The School of Nursing holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), Illinois Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Illinois Coalition for Nursing Resources (ICNR), Building a Healthier Chicago and the National League for Nursing (NLN).
