Accredited university, is it important?

juillet
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:52:26 +0000

It depends on the field. General accreditation by an organization like SACS is really important, for example, but field-by-field an accreditation can either be a really really important criterion for getting hired (like in psychology; programs need to be APA-accredited) or the accrediting body can mean pretty much nothing. You’ll have to investigate for your field - like cosmicfish said, look at job postings for forensic scientists and see if they require an MA from an accredited program, or look at the licensure application for your state and several others you may move to and see if they require an accredited program to get a license.

A bit of poking around shows that licensure requirements vary from state to state. Some states require a license whereas others do not. Most states suggest getting certified by one of the many organizations that certify forensic scientists, like the ACFEI.