VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY

Location Valparaiso, Indiana--Population 25,000

45 Miles Southeast of Chicago; 13 Miles South of Lake Michigan

Campus Size 310 Acres, 70 Buildings

Control Independent

Religious Affiliation Lutheran

Major Academic Divisions (Approximate Enrollments, Fall 2003)

College of Arts and Sciences --2120 College of Business Administration--430 College of Engineering--345 College of Nursing--140

Christ College (Honors)--325 Graduate Division--255 Law School--575

ACCREDITATION

Accredited_The Higher Learning Commission; Member_North Central

Association (All Programs), 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL, 60602- 2504; Tel: 312-263-0456; Fax: 312-263-7462; www. ncahigherlearningcommission.org

The American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036;

Tel: 202-872-4600 or 1-800-333-9511; help@acs.org

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC, 20036-1023; Tel: 202-466-7496; Fax: 202-296-6620; ncate@ncate.org

Indiana State Department of Education_Indiana Professional Standards Board, 251 East Ohio Street, Suite 201, Indianapolis, IN, 46204-2133; Tel: 317-232-9010;

Fax: 317-232-9023

National Association of Schools of Music, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA, 20190; Tel: 703-437-0700; Fax: 703-437-6312

The Council on Social Work Education, 1600 Duke Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA, 22314-3421; Tel: 703-683-8080; Fax: 703-683-8099

AACSB International, 600 Emerson Road, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO, 63141-6762; Tel: 314- 872-8507

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD, 21202; Tel: 410-347-7700; Fax: 410-625-2238

State of Indiana Health Professions Bureau_Indiana State Board of Nursing, 402 W. Washington St., Room 041, Indianapolis, IN, 46204; Tel: 317-232-2960; Fax: 317-233-4236

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC, 20036-1120; Tel: 202-887-6791; www.aacn.nche.edu

The Association of American Law Schools, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20036-2605; Tel: 202-296-8851; Fax: 202-296-8869; aals@aals.org

The American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60611;

Tel: 312-988-5000; info@abanet.org

MAJOR AFFILIATIONS

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing

The American Council on Education

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens

The American Schools of Oriental Research

The American Society for Engineering Education

The Associated New American Colleges

The Association of American Colleges and Universities

The Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

The Center for Research Libraries

The Council of Applied Masters Programs in Psychology

The Lutheran Education Association