Accreditation
Institutional Accreditation
Purchase College, State University of New York, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education:
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Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2680
(267) 284-5000 | www.msche.org
Institution Directory Listing | Statement of Accreditation Status: June 28, 2012 (PDF)
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Specialized Accreditation
Purchase College is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD):
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National Association of Schools of Art and Design
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-0700 | nasad.arts-accredit.org
Accreditation Listing
NASAD is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Registered Programs
All majors and credit-bearing certificate programs offered by Purchase College are listed on the Inventory of Registered Programs maintained by the New York State Education Department. The number assigned to each major and credit-bearing certificate is referred to as the HEGIS Code (Higher Education General Information Survey Code). All major programs and credit-bearing certificate programs at Purchase College are registered; thus students at Purchase College may pursue any major or credit-bearing certificate offered by Purchase College without jeopardizing their eligibility for student aid awards.
List of Registered Programs
Program Title | HEGIS Code | Award |
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Acting | 1007 | BFA |
Anthropology | 2202 | BA |
Art History | 1003 | BA, MA |
Arts Management | 1099 | BA |
Arts Management † | 5012 | Certificate † |
Biochemistry | 0414 | BA |
Biology | 0401 | BA, BS |
Chemistry | 1905 | BA |
Communication* *Revised program, effective Jan. 1, 2016 Formerly offered program: BA in liberal studies: communications/media studies |
4903 | BS |
Creative Writing | 1507 | BA |
Dance | 1008 | BFA, MFA † |
Early Childhood Development | 5503 | Certificate |
Economics | 2204 | BA |
Entrepreneurship in the Arts | 1099 | MA |
Environmental Studies | 0420 | BA |
Film | 1010 | BFA |
Gender Studies | 4903 | BA |
Graphic Design | 1009 | BFA |
History | 2205 | BA |
Journalism | 0604 | BA |
Language and Culture | 1199 | BA |
Latin American Studies | 0308 | BA |
Liberal Arts | 4901 | BA |
Liberal Studies | 4901 | BA |
Liberal Studies: Arts † | 4903 | BA † |
Liberal Studies: Communications/Media Arts* *See revised program leading to a BS in communications, effective Jan. 1, 2016 |
4903 | BA |
Liberal Studies: Legal Studies | 4903 | BA |
Literature | 1502 | BA |
Mathematics/Computer Science | 1799 | BA |
New! Media Arts and Culture This program will launch in fall 2018 |
1099 |
MFA |
Media Studies* *formerly Media, Society, and the Arts (name change approved March 1, 2017; effective fall 2017) |
2299 |
BA |
Music | 1004 | MusB, MM |
Music Composition | 1004.10 | MusB |
Music Performance: Instrumental | 1004 | MusB |
Music Performance: Jazz Studies | 1004 | MusB |
Music Performance: Vocal | 1004 | MusB |
Music [Studio] Production | 1099 | MusB |
Music Studio Composition | 1099 | MusB |
Music/Artist Diploma: One Year | 1004 | Advanced Certificate |
Music/Artist Diploma: Two Year | 1004 | Advanced Certificate |
Music/Performers Certificate: One Year | 1004 | Advanced Certificate |
Music/Performers Certificate: Two Year | 1004 | Advanced Certificate |
New Media | 1009 | BA |
Painting and Drawing | 1002 | BFA |
Philosophy | 1509 | BA |
Photography | 1011 | BFA |
Playwriting and Screenwriting | 1007 | BA |
Political Science | 2207 | BA |
Printmaking | 1009 | BFA |
Psychology | 2001 | BA |
Sculpture | 1002 | BFA |
Sociology | 2208 | BA |
Theatre Design/Technology | 1007 | BFA |
Theatre Design † | 1007 | MFA † |
Theatre Technology † | 1007 | MFA † |
Theatre and Performance | 1007 | BA |
Visual Arts | 1002 | BS, BFA, MFA |
† The BA program in liberal studies: arts and the credit-bearing certificate program in arts management are closed to admission. The MFA programs in dance and theatre design/technology are currently under revision (also closed to admission). |