Accreditation, Licensure, & Memberships
Accreditation
Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
Web address: http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/
Phone #: 1-800-621-7440Most recent institutional reauthorization: February 2000
Vermont College added to authorization: February 2002
Next scheduled comprehensive review: 2009-2010
State Licensing: Authorization to Offer Degree Programs
Union Institute & University is authorized by the following state education agencies to offer degree programs:
California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education
Authorized to offer B.A, B.S., and Ph.D. programs and to operate two centers: Los Angeles and Sacramento.
Florida Commission for Independent Education
Currently authorized to offer B.A., B.S., M.Ed., Ed.S., and Ph.D. programs and to operate one center: North Miami Beach. Annual renewal process.
Maryland Higher Education Commission
Authorization to operate in Maryland as an out-of-state postsecondary educational instruction. Authorization is on an occasional basis to offer seminars and educational meetings that are part of the national master of arts and doctor of philosophy degree programs in interdisciplinary studies. Authorization renewed annually.
Ohio Board of Regents
Currently authorized to offer B.A., B.S., Ph.D., Psy.D., and Ed.D. programs. Provisional approval requested in 2002 to accommodate reorganizational process and new program development.
Oregon Student Assistance Commission
Limited authorization of B.A., B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. programs allows for occasional in-state seminars, colloquia, and workshops. Authorization renewed annually.
Vermont State Board of Education
Initial institutional authorization in 2001. In 2007, the Board of Education renewed Union Institute & University’s authorization through December 31, 2009.
Memberships
The university participates as a member in higher education consortia including the:
Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities GCCCU Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education SOCHE Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio AICUO
Consortium of Southern California Colleges and Universities. Union Institute & University is a founding member of the Council of Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). Union Institute & University holds institutional membership in Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC).
Union Institute & University maintains membership in the:
- American Association of University Administrators
- American Association for Higher Education
- American Council on Education
- Association for Governing Boards
- Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
- National Association of College and University Business Officers
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
- National Council of Nonprofit Associations
- National Society of Fundraising Executives
- Public Relations Society of America
Union Insitute & University does not discriminate in its admissions, employment or policy procedures on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, political party affiliation, or physical impairment. Union Institute & University's practices and policies conform with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Titile IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
Union Institute & University conforms with the provisions of student rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended. Files are maintained and released under the provisions of the act.
