{"id":1527,"date":"2017-10-25T17:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T17:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/sbs\/?page_id=1527"},"modified":"2023-06-21T17:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:51:28","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/about\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"Accreditation\">NAU is accredited by regional and national associations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Accreditation is a public validation of quality assurance through non-governmental authorities recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education such as The Higher Learning Commission, Council on Social Work Education, National Recreation and Park Association, and other regional associations.&nbsp; Northern Arizona University\u2019s accreditation is extended through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlcommission.org\/component\/directory\/?Action=ShowBasic&amp;Itemid=&amp;instid=1010\">2027\u20132028<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-social-behavioral-sciences\/about\/accreditation\/#Accreditation\" 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class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Geography, Planning and Recreation Parks and Recreation Program<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrpa.org\/certification\/accreditation\/coaprt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>COAPRT-accredited programs ensure that students enrolled are provided a quality education that empowers them to succeed in parks, recreation, tourism, and related specialization professions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>NRPA-accredited programs deliver the highest standards of ethical and professional practice in the delivery of park and recreation programs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-twilight-xxx-light  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                      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