Accreditation & Affiliations

Moravian University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Moravian University and Theological Seminary’s accreditation status is accredited. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 21, 2018, was to reaffirm this status. The complete list of accreditation actions and credentials approved by MSCHE for Moravian University can be found here.

MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.

Additional accreditations

Moravian University offers programs that are accredited by the following accrediting bodies recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA):

Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
8101 College Blvd. #100
Overland Park, KS 66210

Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Commission on Accreditation of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
10 Summit Park Drive
Pittsburgh PA 15275-1110

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
2001 K Street NW, 3rd Floor North
Washington, DC 20006

Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100 
Alexandria, VA | 22305-3085

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
655 K Street NW, Suite 750
Washington DC 20001

The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard, #310
Rockville, MD 20850

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) [in candidacy]
333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314

National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248

Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges

Moravian University is a member of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC), alongside Cedar Crest College, DeSales University, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, and Muhlenberg College. The LVAIC offices are located on Moravian’s campus, in Bethlehem, PA. Under the leadership of a board of directors and an executive director, LVAIC's mission is to broaden educational opportunities for students, offer professional development for faculty and staff, achieve greater economy and efficiency of operation, establish a structure for regional planning, and provide a vehicle for relating to the community.

As a member of LVAIC, Moravian University is able to offer our students, faculty, and staff access to select courses at partner institutions, educational conferences, collaborative programs, and more. We believe in and support the vision of LVAIC, which is that each member institution becomes stronger and more distinctive as a result of our partnership.