I. Information of General Interest
This section includes information related to accreditation, admission, advanced placement, transfer students, tuition and fees, financial aid, campus life and academic regulations. Similar information for graduate students may be found in Section IV. The university’s history, biographies of its presidents and descriptions of its buildings are found in Section VI.
Accreditation
Lehigh University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Both the undergraduate general and accounting programs and the master of business administration programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The engineering programs that are accredited by ABET, Inc, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone (410) 347-7700, are listed under Section III Undergraduate Studies, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, Major Programs. The bachelor of science in computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences is also accredited by ABET. The computer science and business program is accredited by both ABET and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approves for educational certification various programs within the College of Education. Programs in chemistry are approved by the American Chemical Society.
The department of theatre is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accrediting body for the field of theatre.
Policy of Equality
Lehigh University provides equal opportunity on the basis of merit without discrimination because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age, handicap, sex, sexual orientation or union membership.