Evidence of TCU's educational standards lies in its accreditations and memberships.
Throughout the higher education system, numerous
examining bodies-boards, agencies, commissions-attest annually the
credibility of a university's education program. These bodies review and
assess the worthwhileness of an institution's offerings.
TCU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's,
master's and doctoral degrees.
Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious academic society
in the liberal arts, approved TCU for membership in 1970. TCU is also approved
for a chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America.
Among Other Memberships and Accreditations:
Alliance for Higher Education
American Association of Collegiate Registrars
and Admissions Officers
American Association of Higher Education
American Association of University Professors
American Association of University Women
American College Health Association
American College Personnel Association
American Council on Education
American Council of Learned Societies
Association of American Colleges
Association of College and University Housing
Officers - International
Association of College and University Telecommunication
Administrators
Association of College Unions International
Association of Continuing Higher Education
Association of Fraternity Advisors
Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs
Association of Higher Education Cable Television
Administrators
Association of Student Judicial Affairs
Association of Texas Colleges and Universities
Association of Texas Graduate Schools
Board of Higher Education of the Christian
Church
College Entrance Examination Board
College Placement Council
Consortium of College and University Media
Centers
Council for the Advancement and Support of
Education
Council of Church Boards of Education
Council of Graduate Schools of the U.S.
Council on International Educational Exchange
Fulbright Association
Independent Colleges and Universities of
Texas Inc.
Institute of Asian Studies
Institute of European Studies
Institute of International Education
International Association for Continuing
Education and Training
International Council of Fine Arts Deans
National Association of College Activities
National Association of College Admissions
Counseling
National Association of Colleges and Employers
National Association of Foreign Advisors:
Association of International Educators
National Association of Foreign Student Affairs
National Association of Independent Colleges
and Universities
National Association of Student Financial
Aid Administrators
National Association of Student Personnel
Administrators
National Council of Educational Opportunity
Associations
National Council of University Research Administrators
National Wellness Association
Network of Colleges and Universities Committed
to the Elimination of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Inc.
Professional and Organization Development
Network in Higher Education
Southern University Conference
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Program-related Memberships and Accreditations:
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(Department of Engineering) *
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication (Department of Journalism) *
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business (M. J. Neeley School of Business, undergraduate and graduate programs
and accounting) *
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
(Harris College of Nursing) *
American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education (School of Education)
American Chemical Society (Department of
Chemistry) *
American Mathematical Society
American Political Science Association (Department
of Political Science)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders) *
Association of Colleges and Schools of Education
in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and Affiliated Private Universities
(School of Education)
Association of Departments of English (Department
of English)
Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges
for Teacher Education (School of Education)
Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of
Texas (Harris School of Nursing) *
Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health
Education Programs (Athletic Training Program) *
Commission on Accreditation/Approval for
Dietetics Education of The American Dietetic Association (Coordinated Program
in Dietetics,Didactic Program in Dietetics)
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(Harris School of Nursing) *
Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (Department of Computer Science) *
Council on Social Work Education (Department
of Social Work) *
Foundation for Interior Design Education
Research (Department of Design, Merchandising, and Textiles) *
Mathematical Association of America
Modern Language Association of America (Department
of English)
National Association of Schools of Music (School of Music) *
Southern Association of Independent Schools
(Starpoint School)