University Affiliations

Westminster University is a member of:

  • American Association of Colleges and Universities
  • American Council on Education
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
  • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  • Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
  • Council for Independent Colleges (CIC)
  • Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
  • Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs (COA)
  • Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
  • National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
  • National Collegiate Honors Council
  • National League of Nursing (NLN)
  • Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education

University-wide Accreditation

Westminster University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

Programs at Westminster University are approved for veterans’ benefits, and the university is authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant students.

Submit an accreditation complaint to NWCCU.


Westminster College of Arts and Sciences Accreditation

The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)


School of Business Accreditation

The Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)


School of Education Accreditation

The Teacher Education Programs are accredited by the Utah State Board of Education and by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) and the Utah State Board of Education.

Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)

Utah State Board of Education


School of Nursing and Health Sciences Accreditation

The Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Accreditation for Nursing Anesthesia Program, and the Council on Education for Public Health. The Doctorate in Nursing Practice program has been approved by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities.

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

The Council on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) can be contacted by the following means:

655 K Street, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
202.887.6791

Graduate

Undergraduate

Council on Accreditation for Nursing Anesthesia Programs (COA)

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia program has received full accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA). The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) can be contacted by the following means:

10275 W. Higgins ROad, Suite 906
Rosemont, Ill 60018-5603
224.275.9130

  • Certificate of COA for Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia 2022
  • COA Accreditation Letter 2022

Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

The Master of Public Health Program is accredited by the CEPH

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)