University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a coeducational public university located in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.

ULM offers highly successful and popular majors such as Accounting, Biology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Education, Health Sciences, Kinesiology, Nursing, and more.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctorate degrees. The College of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB-the International Association for Management Education. The Accounting program also has separate accreditation by AACSB International. The School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and is also approved as a Vocational Teacher Training department. The teacher preparation programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and specialist degree level are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The Department of Communications is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The School of Construction is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education. Many of the other departments and curriculum are also accredited by specialized or professional accrediting agencies.

The University is a member in good standing of the National Association of Schools of Music. The College of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

It has been chosen by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as one of 12 colleges and universities to participate in a nationwide genomics course that will involve first-year college students in authentic research.

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- Listed in Tier 2 in the category "Regional Universities (South)" by US News & World Report (2011).

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