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Accreditations

The eleven academic units of Inter American University of Puerto Rico are authorized by the Board of Postsecondary Institutions of Puerto Rico and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to offer university studies of the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, as the case may be. Likewise, the University is committed to the professional accreditation of its academic programs. For this reason, some academic units have programs accredited by organizations, such as:

1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
   • Bayamón Campus (BS)
2. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing”) (ACEN)
   • Aguadilla, Arecibo and Metropolitan campuses (BSN)
   • Aguadilla and Metropolitan Campus (AAS)
3. Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
   • Bayamón Campus (BBA)
4. Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE)
   • School of Optometry (OD)
5. American Bar Association (ABA)
   • School of Law (JD)
6. Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)
   • Bayamón Campus (BS)
7. Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
   • Ponce Campus (AS)
8. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
   • Baranquitas, Bayamón, Guayama, Ponce, and San Germán campuses (BSN)
9. Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
   • Aguadilla (TEAC), Arecibo, Fajardo, Metropolitan, and Ponce campuses 
10. Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Program (COA)
    • Arecibo Campus (MS)
11. Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
    • Aguadillla, Arecibo and Fajardo campuses (BA)
    • Metropolitan Campus (BA, MSW)
12. International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)
    • San Germán Campus: Specialized accreditation for its Business Administration undergraduate and graduate programs.
13. International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)
    • Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Fajardo, Guayama, Metropolitano, Ponce and San Germán campuses
    • School of Law
    • School of Optometry
14. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
    • Ponce and San German campuses (AAS)
15. National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
    • Metropolitano and San Germán campuses (BS, Professional Certificate)
16. Network of International Business Schools (NIBS)
    • Metropolitan Campus (Division of Economic and Administrative Sciences)
17. UWNTO.TEDQUAL- World Tourism Organization
    • Fajardo Campus – BBA Tourism Management
18. ISO 9001- International standard for a quality management system (“QMS”)
    • Metropolitan Campus – Quality of academic and administrative processes