Accreditation and Memberships
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting
Association in Washington, D.C. and is recognised by the United States Office of
Education as an approved centre of higher education, for the purpose of loans
and grants. The University is also recognised by the Canada Student Loan and the
Alberta Student Assistance Programme.
The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) has certified that Northern Caribbean
University is a legitimate tertiary degree-granting institution and has
accredited the following undergraduate programmes: Biological Sciences,
Counselling and Psychology and Business programmes (A.Sc. and B.Sc.); the B.A.
in Primary Teacher Education, the B.A. and B.Sc. in Secondary Teacher Education;
English (A.A. and B.A.) and B.Sc. in Biology Education and Computer Information
Science (A.Sc. and B.Sc.). In addition, the UCJ has accredited graduate
programmes in Business Administration (MBA) and Education (M.A. and Ph.D.).
The Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE) of Jamaica accredits the Primary and
Secondary Education diploma programmes. The Nursing Council of Jamaica certifies
the degree programme in Nursing. The Medical Technology and Dietetics programmes
are approved by the Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine.
Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan; Loma Linda University in
California; La Sierra University in California and Southern University in
Tennessee, among others, accept NCU baccalaureate degrees at face value, as
minimum requirement for entry into their master's programmes.
Loma Linda University accepts NCU biology graduates into its School of Dentistry
and graduate science programmes. Students who have taken the bachelor's degree
in Nursing at the University and who are certified registered nurses are
accepted into its master's programmes. Loma Linda also conducts advanced
graduate laboratories on its California campus for NCU’s graduate science
students.
By formal agreement, Walla Walla College, in the state of Washington, accepts NCU
students who have completed the Associate of Science in Engineering into its
accredited baccalaureate programme, without reservation. These students are
required to do at least one and one half years at Walla Walla College before
qualifying for the bachelor's degree.
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona accepts NCU Biology graduates into
its medical school and the St Augustine Campus of UWI accepts A.Sc. Engineering
students from NCU into its B.Sc. in Engineering Programme.
Northern Caribbean University is a member of the Joint Committee for Tertiary
Education (JCTE), and the Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions (ACTI).
The President of the University is a member of the Board of the University
Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and has served as chairman of the Joint Committee for
Tertiary Education (JCTE).
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