
Accreditation and Consumer Information
The Higher Education Opportunity Act was enacted Aug. 14, 2008, and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The links on this page provide our website visitors with the consumer information required by this law. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for some links.
Accreditation
Salve Regina University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. Accreditation of an institution of higher education by NECHE indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer review process.
An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation. Accreditation by the commission is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.
Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the commission should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Comments about the conduct of the University may be addressed to NECHE at neche.org/comments-complaints.
Individuals may also contact:
New England Commission of Higher Education
301 Edgewater Place, Suite 210
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 425-7785
info@neche.org
Specialized Accreditations
- The master's degree program in behavior analysis is accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board.
- The business studies programs are accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.
- The chemistry program is ACS approved, which means that the program meets the standards and guidelines put forth by the American Chemical Society.
- The early childhood, elementary, secondary and special education programs are approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
- The nursing programs are accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and are also approved by the Rhode Island Nurse Registration and Nursing Education Board.
- The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
- The visual arts programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Those who are interested in obtaining or reviewing documents describing Salve's institutional accreditation should contact the Office of Academic Affairs. Those who are interested in obtaining or reviewing documents describing department or program accreditation, approval or licensing should contact the respective department chair.