Accreditation

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All-University

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; Telephone: 510-748-9001; Fax: 510-748-9797; Email: wascsr@wascsenior.org; Internet: 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 http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/accreditation/.

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; Tele: 1-813-769-6500; FAX: 1-813-769-6559; http://www.aacsb.edu/.

College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy was granted Pre-candidate Status by the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) in June 2007. A site visit was conducted in April 2008 and Candidate status was awarded at the ACPE Board meeting in June 2008. Full accreditation by ACPE is anticipated upon graduation of the first Doctor of Pharmacy class in 2011. Contact information: ACPE, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109; Telephone: 312-664-3575; FAX: 312-664-4652; Email: csinfo@acpe-accredit.org

Department of Nursing, College of Arts and Science

The Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Contact information: 61 Broadway - 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006; Telephone: 212-363-5555 or 800-669-1656 (ext. 153); Fax: (212) 812-0390: Internet: www.nlnac.org

Education Department, College of Arts and Science

Programs of the UH Hilo Education Department are accredited through the State Approval of Teacher Education Programs (SATE), as is the Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program under the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language. Contact information: Hawaii State Department of Education (Personnel Certification and Development Section) PO Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804 or 1390 Miller Street, Honolulu, HI 96813; Telephone: 808-586-3230; Fax: 808-586-5234; Internet: http://doe.k12.hi.us/