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Academic Program Approval

Approval Guidelines

• Revision to Board of Higher Education Program Change Guidelines (.PDF)
• Changes to Regulations for Out-of-State and Independent Institutions (.PDF)
• 2006 Review of State College Business Programs (.PDF)
• 2009 Review of State College Business Programs (.PDF)

Academic Programs by Institution

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• Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology: Associate in Science in Opticianry (.PDF)
• Becker College: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (.PDF)
• Bentley College: Doctor of Philosophy in Accountancy, Doctor of Philosophy in Business (.PDF)
• Berkshire Community College: Associate in Science in Criminal Justice under the Guidelines for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academic Programs (.PDF)
  
• Bethel University: Master of Divinity, the Master of Arts in Theological Studies, and the Certificate of Theological Studies (.PDF)
  
• Boston Architectural Center: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (.PDF)
• NEW Boston Architectural College: Master of Landscape Architecture (.PDF)
• Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis: Master of Arts in Psychoanalytic Counseling (.PDF)
• Bridgewater State College: Criminal Justice Programs (.PDF)
• Bridgewater State College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• Bristol Community College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• Bunker Hill Community College: Associate in Science in Clinical Laboratory Science (.PDF)
• Bunker Hill Community College: Associate in Science in Respiratory Therapy (.PDF)
• Bunker Hill Community College: Associate in Science in Engineering—Engineering Transfer and Biomedical Engineering Options, Associate in Science in Biological Sciences—Biology Transfer and Biotechnology Options (.PDF)
• Bunker Hill Community College: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)


• Cape Cod Community: Renewal of College Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• Caritas Labouré College: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (.PDF)
• College of Saint Catherine: Montessori Elementary Credential Certificate, Montessori Early Childhood Credential Certificate, Master of Arts in Education with an American Montessori Society (AMS) Montessori Teaching Credential (.PDF)
• Curry College: Master of Science in Nursing (.PDF)


• Dean College: Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management (.PDF)


• NEW Endicott College: Master of Arts in Interior Design, Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design, and Master in Science in Nursing (.PDF)
• Endicott College: Master of Science in Information Technology (.PDF)


• Fisher College: Bachelor of Science in Human Services (.PDF)
• Fisher College: Bachelor of Science in Communication and Media Studies (.PDF)
• Fitchburg State College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• Framingham State College: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (.PDF)
  
• Framingham State College: Master of Business Administration (.PDF)
• Framingham State College: Master of Nursing (.PDF)


• Greenfield Community College: Criminal Justice Program (.PDF)
  
  
• Holyoke Community College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)


• ITT Technical Institute: Bachelor of Science in Digital Entertainment and Game Design, Bachelor of Science in Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Security (.PDF)


• Lasell College: Master of Communications (.PDF)
• Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Inc., a Private Two-Year College: Associate in Applied Science in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts (.PDF)


• Massachusetts College of Art and Design: Master of Architecture (.PDF)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Bachelor of Arts in Art (.PDF)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Policy (.PDF)
• Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Inc. Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology (.PDF)
  
• Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology (.PDF)
• Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (.PDF)
• Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions: Doctor of Nursing Practice (.PDF)
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy: Master of Science in Emergency Management (.PDF)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management (.PDF)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training (.PDF)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
  
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design Master of Arts in Teaching - Art Education (.PDF)
  
• Massasoit Community College Associate in Science in Polysomnography (.PDF)
  
• Mount Wachusett Community College: Associate in Science in Clinical Laboratory Science (.PDF)
• Mount Ida College Master of Science in Management (.PDF)
  
• Mount Wachusett Community College: Commonwealth Honors Program
• Mount Wachusett Community College: Certificate in Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing, Associate in Science in Biotechnology/Bio-manufacturing (.PDF)


• New England College of Finance: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (.PDF)
• New England College of Finance: Master of Business Ethics and Compliance (.PDF)
• New England College of Finance: Master of Science in Finance (.PDF)
• New England Institute of Art: Associate in Science in Photography, Bachelor of Science in Photography, Bachelor of Science in Advertising (.PDF)
• New England Institute of Technology: Associate in Science in Business Management Technology at EMC Corporation, Bachelor of Science in Business Management Technology at EMC Corporation (.PDF)
• Nichols College: Associate in Arts in General Studies, Master of Organization Leadership (.PDF)
• Northern Essex Community College Associate in Applied Science in Laboratory Science (.PDF)
• Northern Essex Community College: Associate in Science in Paramedic Technology (.PDF)
• Northern Essex Community College: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• North Shore Community College: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
  
  
• Pine Manor College: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (.PDF)


• Quincy College: Certificate in Surgical Technology (.PDF)
• Quinsigamond Community College: Associate in Science in Computer Science (.PDF)
  


• Salem State College: Master of Science in Criminal Justice at under the Guidelines for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Academic Programs (.PDF)
  
• Salem State College: Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (.PDF)
• Salter School: Associate in Science in Accounting, Associate in Science in Office Administration, Associate in Science in Network Administration, Associate in Science in Medical Assisting, Name Change to Salter College: A Private Two-Year College, LLC (.PDF)
• Springfield College Master of Business Administration (.PDF)
  
• Springfield Technical Community College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)


• University of Massachusetts Amherst: Doctor of Nursing Practice (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst: Doctor of Audiology (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Sciences (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies (.PDF)
  
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Bachelor of Arts in Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Master of Science Information Technology (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Doctor of Nursing Practice (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Boston: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Bachelor of Arts in Crime and Justice Studies (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Master of Public Policy (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Master of Science/Doctor of Philosophy in
  Mathematics Education (.PDF)
  
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Ph.D. in Nursing (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: Ph.D. in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Lowell: Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Lowell: Doctor of Nursing Practice (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Lowell: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Worcester: Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (.PDF)
• University of Massachusetts Worcester: Doctor of Nursing Practice (.PDF)
• University of New Haven: PCIPP Criminal Justice Program (.PDF)


• Wentworth Institute of Technology: Master of Architecture (.PDF)
• Westfield State College: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (.PDF)
• NEW Westfield State College: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (.PDF)
• Westfield State College: Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis (.PDF)
• Westfield State College: Master of Science in Accountancy (.PDF)
  
• Westfield State College: Master of Social Work (.PDF)
• Westfield State College: Renewal of Membership in the Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
• Western New England College: LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law (.PDF)
• Western New England College: Doctor of Philosophy in Behavior Analysis (.PDF)
• Worcester State College: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Visual and Performing Arts (.PDF)
  
• Worcester State College: Commonwealth Honors Program (.PDF)
  
  
• Zion Bible College: Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies (.PDF)
• Zion Bible College: One-Year Certificate in Biblical Studies (.PDF)