ACEJMC Accreditation

Chico State’s Department of Journalism and Public Relations is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).

What does being accredited mean?

A team of professionals and academics comes to our campus and talks to faculty, students and administrators. They look through our files, read our syllabi, tour our facilities, really dig into all aspects of our curriculum to ensure we teach important professional values and competencies. When we say, “we’re an accredited program,” that’s saying we have the seal of approval from ACEJMC.

What does this mean to an employer?

Your boss will be hiring someone with deep training in the fundamentals of good journalism including intense skills instruction as well as a broadly based liberal arts experience. In short, the company will be hiring someone who is ready to take on the professional world in news or strategic communications – but also ready to excel in the world at large.

What does this mean to you?

As a graduate you can set yourself apart from other prospective candidates by putting on your resume that you’re a graduate from a nationally accredited program.

Here’s an example:

California State University, Chico • Spring 2022
Department of Journalism and Public Relations
ACEJMC Nationally Accredited Bachelor of the Arts Degree,
News or PR Options
Minor