Department Accreditation
The following is a list of accreditation organizations for departments/programs within the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication:
- Art - NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design)
- Journalism (BA) - ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications)
- Music - NASM (National Association of Schools of Music)
- Theatre - NAST (National Association of Schools of Theatre)
The following departments/programs do not have external accreditation:
- Communication Studies
- Cinema and Television Arts
- MA in Mass Communication (in the Journalism Department)
Accreditation Organizations
- NASAD (National Association of Schools of Art and Design) is an association of approximately 280 schools of art and design, primarily at the collegiate level, but also including postsecondary non-degree-granting schools for the visual arts disciplines. It is the national accrediting agency for art and design and art and design-related disciplines.
- ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications) is the agency responsible for the evaluation of professional journalism and mass communications programs in colleges and universities.
- NASM (National Association of Schools of Music) California State University, Northridge is an accredited institutional member of the National Associate of Schools of Music. Founded in 1924, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) is an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges, and universities with approximately 637 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials for music and music-related disciplines and provides assistance to institutions and individuals engaged in artistic, scholarly, educational, and other music-related endeavors.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, Virginia 20190-5248
Telephone: (703) 437–0700
- NAST (National Association of Schools of Theatre) is an association of approximately 150 schools of theatre, primarily at the collegiate level, but also including postsecondary non-degree-granting schools of theatre. It is the national accrediting agency for theatre and theatre-related disciplines.
