Accrediting and Authorizing Bodies for Complaints

The following charts display contact information for relevant accrediting and authorizing bodies that students may wish to contact with complaints or concerns about FDU. Students are urged to first attempt to resolve any complaints internally first. Please click here to view information on how to do so.

Academic Program / EntityAccrediting / Oversight BodyComplaint / Concern Process (with link)
Allied HealthNAACLS • JRCDMS • JRCERT • CAAHEPNAACLS complaints overview: How NAACLS handles complaints

JRCERT: Report allegations / complaints

CAAHEP: File a complaint

JRCDMS: JRCDMS Policies & Procedures PDF (see “Appeals and Complaints” section):
ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)1ACS Guidelines
Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, Construction Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering TechnologyABET – Engineering Accreditation Commission & Engineering Technology Accreditation CommissionComplaints against an accredited program or ABET
Clinical Mental Health CounselingCACREPComplaint Policy and Procedure
Clinical Psychology (PhD), Clinical Psychopharmacology (MS) & Psychology (Psychopharmacology)American Psychological Association (APA) – Commission on AccreditationFile a complaint / thirdparty testimony
Computer Science & Information TechnologyABET - Computing Accreditation Commission2Complaints against an accredited program or ABET
Dyslexia StudiesIMSLEC; Recognition noted by International Dyslexia Association - IDAIMSLEC Standards & “Download Complete Description of Accreditation Process”
EducationCouncil for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)CAEP Complaint Procedure
Hospitality Management & Hospitality and Tourism Innovation and ExcellenceAccreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA); Hotel Schools of Distinction (HSD)Submit a Complaint / Complaints Against Applicant and Accredited Programs
NursingAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN); New Jersey State Board of NursingStudents/Public – Complaints
Occupational TherapyAccreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) (AOTA)Compliments & Complaints
PharmacyAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)Complaints (PharmD program-related)
Physician AssistantARCPAFormal concerns/complaints process
Reading / Literacy ProgramsThe International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC)Download complete accreditation process
School PsychologyNational Association of School Psychologists (NASP)Resolving Complaints
Silberman College of BusinessAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)AACSB Complaint Policy
1 Applies only to the Bachelor of Science program offered by the Maxwell Becton College of Liberal Arts and Education at the Florham Campus, Madison, New Jersey.
2 Applies only to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology offered at the Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, New Jersey.

 

Oversight EntityScope of AuthorityWhen to ContactComplaint Website
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)Institutional accreditation and complianceAfter internal processes and programmatic accreditor review fail to resolve the issuehttps://www.msche.org/complaints/
New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE)Statelevel oversight of higher education institutionsIf concerns remain unresolved after institutional and accreditor pathwayshttps://www.nj.gov/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml