Accreditation

College accreditation is a sign that the University of Wisconsin-Platteville adheres to goals and standards recognized as important to the quality of education. It also ensures that your credits will be accepted by another college (subject to their transferability guidelines) if you should transfer between schools.

UW-Platteville is regionally accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission 
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Chicago, IL 60604-1411 
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UW-Platteville teacher education programs are approved by:

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

UW-Platteville engineering programs, accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, can be found at https://www.uwplatt.edu/college/engineering-mathematics-science/accreditation.

UW-Platteville program-specific accreditation and approvals include:

Chemistry: American Chemical Society

Industrial Studies: Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering and Foundry Educational Foundation

Music Education: National Association of Schools of Music

Project Management: Global Accreditation by Project Management Institute

Memberships

• American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• American Association of Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA)
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
• American Council on Education (ACE)
• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
• College Board
• Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
• Council on Undergraduate Research
• Fulbright Association
• International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
• Project Management Institute
• Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (UWSP)
• Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL)

State Authorization

In compliance with federal and state regulations governing UW-Platteville's online programs, the status of state authorization is listed. Regulations vary by state.