The terms “specialized accreditation,” “professional accreditation,” and “programmatic accreditation” have the same meaning. Each of these terms means that a specific program within a college has earned an accreditation from a non-profit international accrediting organization. International programmatic accreditation is an honor to a program. It communicates to current students, prospective students, and professionals in the field that a particular program has been examined by its peers and found to of high quality.
