除 以上大学层面的认证外,美国还有各个大学的专业协会的认证,获得专业协会的认证,代表该专业的教学质量得到了广泛的认可,同时获得这些专业认证也意味着要 定期接受这些认证协会的审核。美国几乎所有专业都有认证协会,以下是部分专业认证协会:商科:Association toAdvanceCollegiate Schools ofBusiness(AACSB)工科:Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology(ABET)法律专业:AmericanBarAssociation教育专业:NationalAssociation for the Education ofYoungChildren(NAEYC)建筑专业:TheNationalArchitecturalAccreditingBoard园林设计专 业:American Society ofLandscapeArchitects(ASLA)LandscapeArchitecturalAccreditationBoard(LAAB) 传媒专业:TheAccreditingCouncilonEducation in JournalismandMassCommunications室内设计专业:Council for InteriorDesignAccreditation(CIDA)