Accreditation and Credentialing Requirements

The University of Maine is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.

Contact the New England Commission of Higher Education:

301 Edgewater Place, Suite 210
Wakefield, MA 01880

Call 781.425.7785 for questions about the University of Maine accreditation. Certain academic programs at UMaine require additional outside accreditation to validate the degree in the work force.

• View the complete list of external accreditation authorities for programs throughout the university.
• The Maine Business School is an accredited member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
• The University of Maine College of Education and Human Development has been accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) since 2015. CAEP accreditation-eligible EPPs take steps to maintain gapless national accreditation for educator preparation. Additionally, programs are also in compliance with the Maine Board of Education (BOE).