Accreditation & Authorization

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and its mission is "Serving the common good by assuring and advancing the quality of higher learning." The HLC is responsible for accreditation of universities and colleges in nineteen states throughout the North Central region of the United States. For more information, visit their website, call 800-621-7440 or email info@hlcommission.org.

Program Accreditations

• American Chemical Society
  
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International
• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
• Council for the Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs
  
• Council on Social Work Education
• Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
• National Association of Schools of Music
  
• National Association of School Psychologists
• State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA - Midwest Higher Education Compact)
  

Affiliations and Memberships

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business–International
• Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture
  
• North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
• The American Council on Education