Concordia University Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCACS).

Academic Accreditations

• American Council on the Teaching of a Foreign Language (ACTFL)
• Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP, formerly NCATE)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
• National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP)
• Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE)
•  State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) - Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Academic Affiliates & Associations

• Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
• Acadeum
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
• Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA)
• Association of Illinois Music Schools (AIMS)
• Association of Lutheran College Faculties (ALCF)
• Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)
• Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
• Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities (FIICU)
• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Lutheran College Washington Consortium
• National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC)
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
• Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE)

Athletics Program Affiliation

• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - Division III
• ​Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC).  

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Music Education
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing 

Undergraduate Colleges

• College of Theology, Arts & Humanities
• College of Health, Science & Technology 
• College of Business
• College of Education

Undergraduate Colleges and their Majors 

College of Theology, Arts and Humanities

• BA Art                                                            
• BA Christian Ministry
• BA Classical Liberal Studies
• BA Deaconess
• BA English
• BA History
• BA Interdisciplinary Studies
• BA Mathematics
• BA Music
• BA Philosophy
• BA Pre-Art Therapy
• BA Spanish
• BA Theological Languages
• BA Theology 

College of Health, Science and Technology 

• BA Biology
• BA Computer Information Systems
• BA Computer Science
• BA Criminal Justice
• BA Exercise Science
• BA Kinesiology
• BA Natural Science
• BA Political Science
• BA Psychology
• BA Social Work
• BA Sociology
• BS Biology
• BS Computer Science
• BS Health Science
• BS Kinesiology
• BS Mathematics – Actuarial Science Specialization
• BS Mathematics – Data Science Specialization
• BS Mathematics – Natural Science Specialization
• BS Mathematics – Pure Math Specialization
• BSN-Nursing 

Early Acceptance Programs (With Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine)

• Health Sciences: LECOM Dentistry
• Health Sciences: LECOM Medicine
• Health Sciences: LECOM Pharmacy

Pre-Professional Programs

• Pre-Art Therapy
• Pre-Seminary

Professional Programs

• Deaconess
• Health Services 
• Social Work

Undergraduate Programs – College of Business

Accelerated Degree Programs

• BA Accounting
• BA Healthcare Administration
• BA Human Resource Management
• BA Organizational Management
• BA Sports Management

Business Programs 

• BA Accounting
• BA Communication-Human Communication and Culture
• BA Communication - Media
• BA Communication - Strategic Communication
• BA Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• BA Journalism
• BA Management
• BA Marketing
• BA Sports Management & Business
• BS Accounting
• BS Business Intelligence & Analytics
• BS Management
• BS Marketing
• BS Sports Management & Business

Undergraduate Programs – College of Education

• BA Director of Christian Education (DCE)
• BA Director of Christian Education Certification with Elementary Education Licensure (DCED)
• BA Spanish Education PK-12
• BA Visual Arts Education PK-12
• BME Music Education grades PK-12
• BS Early Childhood Education
• BS Elementary Education
• BS Middle Grades Education-English/Language Arts
• BS Middle Grades Education- Mathematics
• BS Middle Grades Education - Science: Biology
• BS Middle Grades Education - Social Science: History 
• BS Physical Education grades PK-12
• BS Secondary Education – English/Language Arts
• BS Secondary Education – Mathematics
• BS Secondary Education – Science: Biology
• BS Secondary Education – Social Science: History
• BS Special Education ages PK-12

Church Professional Programs

• Classical Lutheran Educator
• Deaconess
• Director of Christian Education
• Director of Parish Music
• Lutheran Teacher Education
• Pre-Seminary

Undergraduate Credit-Based Certificate Programs

• Coaching (Certificate)
• Gerontology (Certificate)
• Writing (Certificate)
• Criminal Justice: Certificate in Policing (Certificate)
• Deaconess Certificate, Undergrad Level (after completion of BA –Theology)
• Piano Pedagogy (Certificate)
• Spoken Word Pedagogy (Certificate)