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Accredited Programs

The following list of accredited programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was last updated August 27, 2024. Copies of official notifications from these accreditors are maintained in Institutional Effectiveness.

Accredited program
(linked to letter)
Accrediting agency Date of last review Expiration date
Accountancy, MAcc AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Advertising and Public Relations, BS in Communications ACEJMC 1-Feb-2024 2029-2030
Aerospace Engineering, BS in AE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Agricultural Education concentration, BS CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
American Sign Language Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Architecture, B Arch and M Arch NAAB 1-Apr-2024 2031
Art Education Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Art History, BA NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Art, BA, and BA with minor in Art Education NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Artist Certificate in Music NASM 19-Dec-2014 1-Jan-2026
Biomedical Engineering, BS in BME ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Biosystems Engineering, BS in BE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Business Administration, BS in BA, PhD (all concentrations) AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Business Analytics, MS AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy NASM 19-Dec-2014 1-Jan-2026
Chemical Engineering, BS in CHE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Chemistry, BS in Chemistry ACS 31-Mar-2023 30-June-2028
Child and Family Studies, BS, MS CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Civil Engineering, BS in CE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Clinical Psychology, PhD APA 22-Oct-2017 2025
Computer Engineering, BS in CPE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Computer Science, BS in CS ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Counseling Psychology, PhD APA 22-Oct-2017 2025
Counseling, Mental Health and School Counseling concentrations, MS CACREP 13-Aug-2020 31-Oct-2028
Counselor Education, PhD CACREP 13-Aug-2020 31-Oct-2028
Dietetic Internship ACEND 13-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2025
Economics, MA, PhD (all concentrations) AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Educational Administration, MS, EdS, and Graduate Certificate CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Electrical Engineering, BS in EE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
English as a Second Language Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Forestry, BS (Forest Resources Management, Restoration and Conservation Science, Urban Forestry Concentrations) SAF 11-Jan-2018 31-Dec-2027
Forestry, BS

Wildland Recreation Concentration (closed)

SAF 11-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2018
Graphic Design, BFA NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Horticultural Therapy Graduate Certificate AHTA 1-Apr-2021 31-Mar-2026
Industrial Engineering, BS in IE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Information Science, MS ALA 26-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2023
Information Sciences, MS, EdS CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Interior Architecture, BS in Interior Architecture (formerly Interior Design) NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Interior Architecture, BS in Interior Architecture (formerly Interior Design) CIDA 4-May-2018 30-Jun-2024
Journalism & Electronic Media, BS in Communications ACEJMC 1-Feb-2024 2029-2030
Landscape Architecture, MA in Landscape Arch, MLA, MSLA LAAB 5-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2024
Law, JD ABA 1-Feb-2023 2032-2033
Management & Human Resources, MS AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Management Science, PhD AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Master of Business Administration, MBA (all concentrations) AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Materials Science and Engineering, BS in MSE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Mechanical Engineering, BS in ME ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Medical Laboratory Sciences, BS (with the UT Medical Center) NAACLS 13-Oct-2017 31-Oct-2027
Medical Physics, MS and Graduate Certificate CAMPEP 17-Aug-2019 31-Mar-2024
Music, BA and BMusic, MMusic (all concentrations) NASM 19-Dec-2014 30-Jun-2023
Music, BMusic and MMusic, Music Education concentrations CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Nuclear Engineering, BS in NE ABET 23-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2024
Nursing, BS in Nursing and MS in Nursing CCNE 30-Mar-2015 31-Dec-2025
Nursing, DNP CCNE 22-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2030
Nursing, Graduate Certificate Programs including Post-Graduate APRN Certificate CCNE 30-Mar-2015 31-Dec-2025
Nursing, MS in Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia concentration COA 17-Oct-2014 17-Oct-2024
Nutrition, BS in Health and Human Sciences (Dietetics concentration) ACEND 13-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2025
Public Health, MPH CEPH 23-Oct-2023 1-Jul-2031
Public Relations, BS in Communications ACEJMC 1-Feb-2024 2029-2030
Recreation and Sport Management major, BS, Therapeutic Recreation concentration COAPRT 28-Oct-2016 28-Oct-2023
School Psychology, PhD APA 1-Aug-2023 2033
School Psychology, PhD NASP 1-Feb-2015 31-May-2023
Secondary Education Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Social Work, BS and MS in Social Work CSWE Oct-2019 Oct-2025
Statistics, MS AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Studio Art, BA, BFA, MFA NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Studio Art, BFA with a minor in Art Education NASAD 1-Oct-2023 2031-2032
Studio Art, BFA with a minor in Art Education CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Supply Chain Management, MS AACSB 8-Aug-2022 8-Aug-2027
Theatre, BA, MFA NAST 2022 2031-2032
Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, MS, EdS CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Veterinary Medicine, DVM AVMA 6-Mar-2022 1-Jan-2029
VolsTeach Mathematics Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
VolsTeach Science Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028
Wildlife and Fisheries Science, BS (Wildlife and Fisheries Management Concentration) SAF 1-Jan-2018 31-Dec-2027
World Language Education Minor CAEP 26-Apr-2021 26-Apr-2028

Accrediting agencies

The following agencies accredit academic programs at UT Knoxville.  An asterisk (*) denotes U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agencies.

AACSB Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
ABA* Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, American Bar Association
ABET Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology
ACEJMC Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
ACEND* Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly, Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, American Dietetic Association CADE)
ACS American Chemical Society
AHTA American Horticultural Therapy Association
ALA American Library Association
APA* American Psychological Association
AVMA* American Veterinary Medical Association
CACREP Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
CAEP Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)
CAMPEP Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs
CCNE* Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CEPH* Council on Education for Public Health
CIDA Council on Interior Design Accreditation
COA Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
COAPRT* Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions, National Recreation and Park Association
CSWE Council on Social Work Education
LAAB Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board, American Society of Landscape Architects
NAAB National Architectural Accrediting Board
NAACLS National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
NASAD* National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASM* National Association of Schools of Music
NASP National Association of School Psychologists
NAST* National Association of Schools of Theatre
SAF Society of American Foresters