Assessment, Accreditation, Approvals and Quality Standards 

Madonna University is committed to the highest quality standards for Higher Education. The University uses its own measures of quality as well as standards required by professional and accrediting organizations. Many organizations review the curriculum and facilities, instruction and administration, and the results of student outcomes as part of the approval and accreditation process. The University has designed a comprehensive assessment plan that measures and reports on student achievement as part of this process. Approval by accrediting agencies and professional organizations exist at international, national, regional and state levels. These organizations have varying cycles of review that can be anywhere from one to ten years. The following is a list of approvals and accreditation: 

American Bar Association, 1984, 1990, 1994, 2000
American Dietetic Association Approvals
Plan IV, 1977, 1982
Didactic Program, 1990, 1995
American Dietetic Association Accreditation, 2000 (Council on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, The American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606-6995. 1-800-877-1600).
Council on Social Work Education, 1982, 1988, 1995
Michigan Board of Education:
Approval of four-year degrees, 1947
Teacher certifications, 1954, 1969, 1996
Vocational certification and authorization, 1969, 1974, 1996
Learning disabilities certification, 1974, 1974, 1999
Reading, 1977, 1996
Master of Science in Administration, 1982, 1996
Computer Science, 1984
Master of Science in Nursing, 1987
Michigan Board of Nursing, 1967
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North Lasalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602; 1959, 1968, 1978, 1982 (Graduate Studies), 1988, 1998
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 1972, 1981, 1992, 1996
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 1970, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1999 
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530 Washington DC 20036-1120; Phone (202) 887-8456. 2006

NOTE: Accreditation materials are available for review in the Madonna University Library. 

Academy of Certified Social Workers
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Association for Counseling & Development
American Association for Higher Education
American Association for Paralegal Education
American Association for Physics Teachers
American Conference of Academic Deans
American Correctional Association
American Council on Education
American Diabetes Association
American Dietetic Association
American Educational Research Association
American Folklore Society
American Home Economics Association
American Library Association
American Personnel and Guidance Association
American Physics Society
American Society on Aging
American Society of Allied Health Professions
American Society for Industrial Security
American Sociological Association
Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic Campus Ministry
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Association for Business Communication
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Association of College and University Telecommunication Administrators
Association of Departments of English
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Association on Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post Secondary Education
Association for Systems Management
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Michigan
Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association for Quality & Participation (AQP)
Career Educational Association
Catholic Library Association
College Art Association
College Composition and Communication
College Placement Council
College Sports Information Directors Association
College and University Personnel Association
Comparative and International Education Society
Conference of Interpreter Trainers
Consortium of College and University Media Centers
Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges
Cooperative Education Association
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Council for Exceptional Children
Council of Independent Colleges
Council for Liberal Learning
Council on Social Work Education
Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs
C.R.E.A.D., The Inter-American Distance Education Consortium
Detroit Area Consortium of Catholic Colleges
Educational Teleconsortium of Michigan
Faculty Exchange Center
Fashion Group
Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education
Gerontological Society of America
Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Historical Society of Michigan
Institute of Food Technology
Institute for International Education
International Association of Business Communicators
International Association of Chiefs of Police
International Reading Association
International TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Learning Disabilities Association
Legal Assistants Association of Michigan
Livonia Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters
Michigan Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Programs
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
Michigan Association of College Admissions Counselors
Michigan Association of Colleges of Nursing
Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Michigan Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Michigan Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Michigan Association of Social Workers in Health Care
Michigan Association of Teachers of English
Michigan Campus Compact
Michigan Catholic Campus Ministry Association
Michigan Catholic Guidance Council
Michigan College English Association
Michigan College and University Placement Association
Michigan Colleges Foundation
Michigan Collegiate Telecommunication Association
Michigan Committee for Jobs and Energy
Michigan Computer Users for Learning
Michigan Consortium on Substance Abuse Education
Michigan Council on Human Service Education
Michigan Criminal Justice Educators Association
Michigan Developmental Education Consortium
Michigan Dietetic Association
Michigan Home Economics Association
Michigan Honors Association
Michigan Intramural Recreational Sports Association
Michigan Library Consortium
Michigan Music Teachers' Association
Michigan Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Michigan Society of Gerontology
Michigan Student Financial Aid Association
Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Michigan Teachers' National Association
Michigan Women's Studies Association
Michigan Writing Centers Association
Mid-America Association of Education Opportunity Program Personnel
Midwest Alliance for Nursing
Midwest Association of Graduate Schools
Midwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Midwest College Art Association
Midwest Consortium for Study Abroad (MCSA)
Midwest Modern Language Association of America
Modern Language Association of America
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
National Academic Advising Association
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
National Association of College Directors of Athletics
National Association of College Marketing Administrators
National Association of College and University Attorneys
National Association of College and University Business Officers
National Association of the Deaf
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Educators for Vocational Home Economics
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Legal Assistants
National Association of Social Work
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
National Catholic Office of the Deaf
National Commission for Cooperative Education
National Council on the Aging
National Council of Educational Opportunity Associations
National Council of Family Relations
National Council of International Studies Program Administrators (NCISPA)
National Council of Senior Citizens
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Fire Protection Association
On-Line Audiovisual Cataloguers
Optical Society of America
Senior Coordinating Agency Network
Sign Language Instructors Guidance Network
Society of American Archivists
Society for Nutrition Education
Society for Technical Communication
Southeastern Michigan Television Education Consortium
Television Licensing Center
University Continuing Education Association