Specialized Accreditation

The following are all specialized accreditations held by NMSU, NMSU-Alamogordo, and Doña Ana Community College. They are divided by college or campus. Click on the college/campus to view the accreditations and additional information. 

Specialized Accreditation for the College of ACES.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Agricultural and Extension Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation CAEP Accreditation CAEP Accreditation Letter

Bachelor's 

Master's 

Non-Degree

 2030/Fall
Animal and Range Sciences - Range Sciences Society for Range Management SRM Accreditation SRM Accreditation Letter Bachelor's 2033/01
Cooperative Extension Service - NM EDGE - NM Certified Public Manager Program National Certified Public Manager Consortium NCPMC New Mexico Profile NCPMC Accreditation Letter Certificate 2023/07
Extension Plant Sciences - Plant Diagnostic Clinic National Plant Diagnostic Network  NPDN Accreditation Lab Directory NPDN Accreditation Letter Non-Degree 2023/08
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation CAEP Accreditation CAEP Accreditation Letter

Bachelor's

Master's 

Non-degree

 2030/Fall
Family and Consumer Sciences - Didactic Program in Dietetics Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics ACEND Directory ACEND Accreditation Letter Bachelor's 2025/10
Family and Consumer Sciences - Dietetic Internship Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics ACEND Directory  ACEND Accreditation Letter Master's 2030
Specialized Accreditation for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Chemistry & Biochemistry American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ASBMB Directory ASBMB Accreditation  Bachelor's 2029/10
Chemistry and Biochemistry American Chemical Society ACS Accreditation Approved Institutions ACS Accreditation Bachelor's Annual Report - 2024/08/31
BS in Computer Science ABET - CAC  ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - CAC Accreditation

Bachelor's 

 2027/07
BS in Cybersecurity National Security Agency NSA Program of Study Validation

Bachelor's

 2030/05
Music Education Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation CAEP Accreditation CAEP Accreditation Letter

Bachelor's

Master's

Non-degree

 2030/Fall
Music, including Music Education National Association of Schools of Music NASM Accreditation NMSU Profile NASM Accreditation

Bachelor's 

Master's

 2034
Physics ABET - ANSAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ANSAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2026/07
Political Science, Public Law and Administration (previously Government) - Public Administration National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration NASPAA Accreditation Roster NASPAA Accreditation Master's  2026/03
Specialized Accreditation for the College of Business.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Business AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB Accreditation NMSU Profile AACSB Accreditation

 

Bachelor's

Master's

PhD/Doctoral

 2028/06
Accounting and Information Systems - Accounting AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business AACSB Accreditation NMSU Profile AACSB Accreditation

Bachelor's

Master's

 2026/06
Marketing - PGA Golf Management Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) PGA Accreditation Programs PGA Accreditation

Bachelor's

 2026/12
Specialized Accreditation for the College of Engineering.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Aerospace Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2030/Fall
Chemical Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2030/06
Civil Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2024/Fall
Civil Engineering Technology ABET - ETAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ETAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2029/Fall
Electrical Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2024/Fall
Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology ABET - ETAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ETAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2029/Fall
Engineering Physics ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2030/07
Geomatics ABET - ANSAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ANSAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2024
Information and Communication Technology ABET - CAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - CAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2027
Industrial Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2030/Fall
Information Engineering Technology ABET - ETAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ETAC Accreditation Bachelor's N/A
Mechanical Engineering ABET - EAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - EAC Accreditation Bachelor's 2030/Fall
Mechanical Engineering Technology ABET - ETAC ABET Accreditation Directory ABET - ETAC Accreditation Bachelor's

2029/Fall
Specialized Accreditation for the College of Health, Education, and Social Transformation.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Communication Disorders  Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CAA Accreditation Program Listing CAA Accreditation

Master's

 2032/02
Counseling and Educational Psychology - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Council for Accreditation for Counseling and Related Educational Programs CACREP Accreditation - NMSU Profile CACREP Accreditation

 

Master's

 2031/10
Counseling and Educational Psychology - Counseling Psychology American Psychological Association APA Accreditation Program Search APA Accreditation

PhD/Doctoral

 2031/09
Counseling and Educational Psychology - Clinical Psychopharmacology APA Designation Committee for Postdoctoral Education and Training Programs in Psychopharmacology for Prescriptive Authority APA Accreditation Program Search APA Accreditation

Postdoctoral Master's

 2026/05
Kinesiology (recognized program) National Strength and Conditioning Association NSCA Education Recognition Program NSCA Recognition

Bachelor's

 2025/09
Kinesiology - Athletic Training Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training  CAATE Profile CAATE Initial Accreditation

Master's

 2028/07
Nursing New Mexico Board of Nursing NMBON Approval & Accreditation NMBON Accreditation Bachelor's 2024/05
Nursing  Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education CCNE New Mexico Accreditation Profile CCNE Accreditation

Bachelor's 

Master's

Doctoral  

Post Graduate Certificate

 2029/02
Nursing - Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs COA CRNA School Search COA Accreditation

Doctoral 

 2029/Spring
Public Health Sciences - Public Health Council on Education for Public Health CEPH Accredited Programs CEPH Accreditation

Bachelor's

Master's 

 2033/07
School Psychology National Association of School Psychologists NASP Accreditation Directory NASP Accreditation Specialist in Education  2028/02
School Psychology American Psychological Association APA Accreditation Program Search APA Accreditation

Doctoral

 2027/05
Social Work Council on Social Work Education CSWE Accreditation NMSU Profile CSWE Accreditation

Master's

 2028/Fall
GLOBAL: Social Work Council on Social Work Education

Bachelor's

 2028/Fall
TPAL - Undergraduate Teacher Licensure Programs New Mexico Public Education Department NMPED Accreditation

Bachelor's

Master's
TPAL - Undergraduate Teaching Licensure Programs Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation CAEP Accreditation CAEP Accreditation

Bachelor's

License

 2030/Fall
Specialized Accreditation for DACC.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Architecture and Construction - Building Construction Technology National Center for Construction Education and Research NCCER Directory NCCER Accreditation

Certificate

Associate's

 2025/09
Architecture and Construction Technologies - Drafting and Design Technologies American Design Drafting Association ADDA Accreditation (Annual Certification) Associate's 2025/08
Business - Business Management Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs ACBSP Accreditation DACC Profile ACBSP Accreditation Associate's 2028/01
Business - Pre-Business Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs ACBSP Accreditation DACC Profile ACBSP Accreditation Associate's 2028/01
Commercial Technologies - Automotive Technology Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Education Foundation ASE Accreditation Program search ASE Accreditation Associate's  2028/06
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs CAAHEP Accreditation Program Search CAAHEP Accreditation

Certificate 

Associate's

 2025/05
NMSU Doña Ana Community College Higer Learning Commission HLC Statement of Accreditation Status - DACC HLC Accreditation

 

Certificate

Associate's

 2034/02
Nursing  New Mexico Board of Nursing NMBON Approval & Accreditation NMBON Accreditation

Certificate

Associate's

 2029/12
Nursing Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ACEN Accreditation DACC Profile ACEN Accreditation

Associate's

 2028/01
Public Services - Fire Science Technology International Fire Service Accreditation Congress IFSAC Website IFSAC Accreditation

Associate's

 2028/09
Radiological Technology Committee on Education in Radiological Technology JRCERT Accreditation DACC Profile JRCERT Accreditation

Associate's

 2032
Specialized Accreditation for NMSU - Alamogordo.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
NMSU Alamogordo Higher learning Commission HLC Statement of Accreditation Status - NMSU Alamogordo HLC Accreditation Letter

Certificate

Associate's

 2033/04
Specialized Accreditation for NMSU, Athletics, and Student Success.
Department/Program Review/Approval Agency Link to Accreditation Standing/Directory on Website Letter of Accreditation/Standing Degree Type Included Date of Next Comprehensive Review
Athletics National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Accreditation N/A Annual Report
New Mexico State University (including NMSU-Grants) Higher Learning Commission HLC Statement of Accreditation Status - NMSU HLC Accreditation

Certificate

Graduate Certificate

Associate's

Bachelor's

Master's

PhD/Doctoral

 2028/02
Student Success - Aggie Health and Wellness Center American Psychological Association APA Accredited Program Search APA Accreditation Non-Degree 2028/12
Student Success - Aggie Health and Wellness Center Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care AAAHC Accreditation Non-Degree 2028/01
Last updated on April 9, 2026.