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College accreditation
North Central Association - Bethany College is accredited
by The Higher Learning Commission and is
a member of the North Central Association, 30 N. LaSalle St.,
Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, 800-621-7440. Bethany has been
accredited since 1932.
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org
Bethany is currently undertaking a 2010 Self-Study.
Program accreditations
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The
Education Program at Bethany College is accredited by
the Kansas State Department of Education
(KSDE) http://www.ksde.org
and the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts
Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, 202 466-7496.
This accreditation covers Pre-K through 12 Teacher Education
preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. |
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accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other
professional school personnel. Bethany was the first
private college in Kansas accredited by NCATE in 1954.
http://www.ncate.org6 |
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Bethany College has been an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1935. The National Association of Schools of Music has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula. Bethany was the third institution of higher learning in Kansas to earn accreditation in NASM. http://nasm.arts-accredit.org
Bethany College offers a major in social work which prepares students for beginning level professional practice. The program, first accredited in 1976, continues to be accredited by the Council on Social Work Education as a Baccalaureate Social Work program and is approved by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, State of Kansas. Students graduating from this program are eligible to apply for licenses at the LBSW level in Kansas and many other states. http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/organizations/18244.aspx
The Bethany College Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) was granted accreditation status from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) in August 2008. The CAATE is sponsored by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine. NATA publishes the content and skills that are to taught and evaluated in entry-level programs, the CAATE publishes national standards of required components and processes for programs offering entry-level Athletic Training Education, and the Board of Certification (BOC) determines the ability to practice as an entry-level Athletic Trainer. Of note is that the BOC will accept only CAATE-accredited program graduates. The accreditation of the Bethany College ATEP curriculum affords athletic training students who have completed the academic requirements of the program to sit for the BOC examination. Successful completion of the BOC examination enables a student to enter into practice as a board certified athletic trainer. http://www.caate.net
Other qualifications
Bethany College is on the American Association of University Women qualified list. https://svc.aauw.org/join/value/cu_listing.cfm |
