Counselor Education Program Accreditation

The following agencies are responsible for accrediting the UTC Counseling Programs, and ensuring a quality education for the students in that program. You can find the current status of the UTC Counseling Program by clicking and following the "Learn More" links.

Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

CACREP was created in 1981 to be the independent accrediting arm for the American Counseling Association. From its inception, CACREP has provided an effective measure of quality assurance for counselor preparation programs. CACREP also provides leadership to programs interested in furthering their own capacity for self-evaluation.

As an independently incorporated organization, CACREP sets its own charge. That charge is clearly articulated in the Articles of Incorporation as follows: . . . to promote the advancement of education by establishing and administering a program for the accreditation of graduate programs at colleges and universities in the fields of counseling and related educational programs, and of programs in counselor education and supervision, and to engage in such other and further means as may be necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing purposes.

CACREP has granted accreditation to the following programs through March 31, 2029: 
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.Ed.), and School Counseling (M.Ed.)