14.4 REPRESENTATION TO OTHER AGENCIES

The institution (a) represents itself accurately to all U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting agencies with which it holds accreditation and (b) informs those agencies of any change of accreditation status, including the imposition of public sanctions.

Judgment

x Compliance o Non-Compliance o Partial Compliance

Narrative

A. Federally recognized agencies that currently accredit the institution

UL Lafayette is represented on the U.S. Department of Education’s Accreditation Database as accredited as an institution by SACSCOC; the University is represented as holding programmatic accreditation from four current USDOE-recognized accreditors, as listed in Table 14.4 – 1.

Table 14.4 — 1: Reports to Accreditors of UL Lafayette Programs

Recognized in the USDOE Accreditation Database

Accreditor Webpage	UL Lafayette Program	Report
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	(MS and PhD programs)	Report
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education	(CNDNP and CNURED programs)	Report
National Association of Schools of Art and Design	Commission on Accreditation (Art and Design programs)	Report
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation	(MUS program)	Report

Each of these listings with USDOE-recognized accreditors is accurate and consistent with the others. As noted on the USDOE database, the University voluntarily withdrew its accreditation of the now-discontinued Dietetics program from accreditation by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Per the Louisiana Board of Regents Program Accreditation Report by Institution with Review Dates the University has 65 programs eligible for accreditation. Of these, 61 are accredited by the relevant professional accrediting agency. There are 51 programs with mandatory accreditation, of which all 51 hold professional accreditations. There are 14 programs that are recommended to have professional accreditations; of these, 12 have professional accreditations. Table 1.4. — 2 lists accredited programs at UL Lafayette, their accreditors, contact information, and year of most recent review.

Table 14.4 — 2: Accredited Programs at UL Lafayette and Their Accrediting Bodies

Program	Accreditor	Contact Information	Most Recent Review
Architecture	National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)	1735 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 – telephone: (202) 783-2007	2014
B.I. Moody College of Business Administration	International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)	777 South Harbor Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, Florida 33602 – telephone: (813) 769-6500	2016
Business Administration, Accounting	International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)	777 South Harbor Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, Florida 33602 – telephone: (813) 769-6500	2016
Chemistry	American Chemical Society	1155 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (800) 333-9511	2016
Computer Science	Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Communication	Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications	201 Bishop Hall, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848	2018
Education, Counselor Education	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education	1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (202) 223-0077	2014
Education, Curriculum and Instruction	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education	1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (202) 223-0077	2016
Education, Educational Leadership	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education	1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (202) 223-0077	2016
Education, Non-Public Schools Administration	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education	1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (202) 223-0077	2016
Engineering, Chemical	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Engineering, Civil	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Engineering, Electrical	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Engineering, Mechanical	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Engineering, Petroleum	Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET	415 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 – telephone: (410) 347-7700	2019
Health Care Administration	International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)	777 South Harbor Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, Florida 33602 – telephone: (813) 769-6500	2016
Health Information Management	Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)	233 N. Michigan Ave, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60601-5800 – telephone: (312) 233-1134	2016
Hospitality Management	Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration	P.O. Box 400 Oxford, MD 21654 – telephone: 410-226-5527	2016
Industrial Design	National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)	11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248 – telephone: (703) 437-0700	2018
Industrial Technology	The Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)	3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 190, Raleigh, NC 27607 – telephone: (919) 935-8335	2018
Interior Design	National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)	206 Grandville Avenue, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4014 – telephone: (616) 458-0400	2018
Music	National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)	11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248 – telephone: (703) 437-0700	2018
Nursing	Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)	655 K Street, NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20001– telephone: (202) 887-6791	BSN: 2013 MSN: 2013 DNP: 2018
Professional Land and Resource Management	American Association of Petroleum Landmen	800 Fournier Street Ft. Worth, TX 76102 – telephone: (817) 847-7700	2017
Speech Pathology and Audiology	Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology	2200 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850-3289 – telephone: (800) 498-2071	2018
Teacher Education	National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)	1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 – telephone: (202) 223-0077	2016
Visual Arts	National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)	11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248 – telephone: (703) 437-0700	2018

Relevant departmental and college units produce the individual accreditation reports, in response to specific requirements and standards. In order to ensure the representation of the University is accurate and consistent, as well as centralized in the Provost’s Office, the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs – Academic Programs reviews accreditation reports and subsequent responses thereto prior to the Provost’s and President’s endorsements and signatures. The SACSCOC Liaison apprises SACSCOC of any change in status with another agency.

B. Change of Accreditation Status

UL Lafayette represents itself to all accreditors as a four-year public institution of higher education, accredited by SACSCOC. The University has not undergone any changes of accreditation status as an institution, nor have public sanctions been imposed.

Termination of Accreditation

There have been no terminations of accreditation of any of the accredited programs by a federally recognized accrediting agency.

Voluntary Withdrawal of Accreditation

UL Lafayette notified SACSOC of intent to voluntarily withdraw the accreditation status of the undergraduate Athletic Training program from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) on January 3^rd, 2017. CAATE, along with the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), have mandated a shift in the Athletic Training degree level from the Bachelor’s to the Master’s degree. The University’s best response to this mandate was to withdraw undergraduate accreditation and apply for re-accreditation at a later time as a newly designed graduate program. This withdrawal becomes effective May 31, 2020, and the cohort of students who enrolled in the Fall 2016 semester are the last to graduate from the accredited program. No new students are to be admitted into the undergraduate program from that point forward. Student records have been kept on file in the School of Kinesiology, in accordance with the withdrawal policies set forth by CAATE, and the University has maintained all other yearly procedures, fees, and documentation required by CAATE in order to keep the program in good standing; the University has agreed to allow all of the students enrolled in the current program to graduate, through a detailed teach-out plan.

Voluntary Inactive Status of Accreditation

The UL Lafayette Didactic Dietetics Program (DDP) has recently been granted inactive status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). During its January 27-29, 2016, meeting, the ACEND board voted to approve the University’s request for the program to be on inactive status from January 4, 2016, to May 20, 2018. This means that no students were allowed to enroll or transfer into the program during the aforementioned duration, but students already enrolled in the program were allowed to complete their degrees. The University hired an external consultant from another ACEND dietetics program to make recommendations on developing a new curriculum/program that meets the new ACEND standards. In 2016, based on much deliberation and discussion of external and internal reviews, declining enrollment, and suboptimal student pass rates on the RD exam over the previous five years, then UL Lafayette Provost Dr. James Henderson requested that admissions into the Dietetics program (DPD) be discontinued, beginning with the Spring 2016 semester. The Board of Regents approved the termination of the BS in Dietetics on May 22, 2018. Twenty-five Dietetics majors were enrolled during the Spring 2018 semester. Of those, 14 students graduated in May 2018. Of the 11 seniors remaining in the program (all upper division students), 10 graduated in May 2019, and the 11^th failed core courses in the program and is not currently pursuing any degree at UL Lafayette. With ACEND’s approval, UL Lafayette notified SACSCOC of its discontinuance and received approval; the program remained accredited through May 2019.