Accreditation and Membership
Fairfield University is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, which accredits schools and colleges in the six New England states. Accreditation by one of the six regional accrediting associations in the United States indicates that the school or college has been carefully evaluated and found to meet standards agreed upon by qualified educators.
Additional accreditations include:
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (Charles F. Dolan School of Business)
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (School of Engineering)
Computer Engineering program
Electrical Engineering program
Mechanical Engineering program
Software Engineering program
American Chemical Society (College of Arts and Sciences)
B.S. in Chemistry
Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, GSEAP)
Marriage and Family Therapy program
Connecticut State Department of Higher Education (GSEAP)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Professions (GSEAP)
Counselor Education programs
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (School of Nursing)
Undergraduate Nursing programs
Graduate Nursing programs
International Association of Counseling Services
Counseling & Psychological Services Center
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (GSEAP)
Academic program approvals include:
Connecticut State Department of Higher Education
Elementary and Secondary Teacher certification programs
Graduate programs leading to certification in specialized areas of education
School of Nursing programs
Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing
Undergraduate Nursing programs
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Certifications include:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Supplemental First Responder, State of Connecticut (Department of Public Safety)
Infirmary License, State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
Institutional Memberships
The University is an institutional member of these organizations:
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
America East Athletic Conference
American Association for Employment in Education
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Council for Higher Education
American Council on Education
American Society for Engineering Education
APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities
Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education Association for Student Affairs at Catholic Colleges and Universities
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Association of College Unions International
Association of Governing Boards
Association of Higher Education Campus Television Administrators
Association of International Education Administrators
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Catholic Campus Ministry Association
Connecticut Association of Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
Connecticut Council for Higher Education
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Connecticut Education Network
Connecticut Library Consortium
Council for Opportunity in Education
Council of Connecticut Academic Library Directors
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bridgeport Regional Business Council
Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
National Association for Campus Activities
National Association of College and University Attorneys
National Association of College and University Business Officers
National Association of Colleges and Employers
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Catholic Educational Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education
National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association
New England Business and Economic Association
New England Library Information Network
Northeast Regional Computer Program
Online Computer Library Center
Society for College and University Planning
The College Board
The Forum on Education Abroad