▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Middle ▁States ▁Commission ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Univers ities ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁for ▁Te acher ▁Education , ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Acc red itation ▁of ▁Edu c ator ▁Pre par ation , ▁( CA EP ). ▁All ▁education ▁programs ▁are ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁lead ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁prov is ional ▁cert ification ▁after ▁passing ▁the ▁written ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Te acher ▁Cert ification ▁Ex am ination ▁after ▁students ▁pass ▁the ▁exam ination . ▁York ' s ▁Occ up ational ▁Ther apy ▁Program ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁for ▁Occ up ational ▁Ther apy ▁Education ▁( AC OT E ) ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Occ up ational ▁Ther apy ▁Association ▁( A OT A ); ▁The ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant ▁Studies ▁Program ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Acc red itation ▁Review ▁Commission ▁on ▁Education ▁for ▁the ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant , ▁Inc .; ▁York ' s ▁Social ▁Work ▁program ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁Social ▁Work ▁Education ; ▁and ▁the ▁N urs ing ▁Program ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁for ▁N urs ing . ▁A ▁degree ▁in ▁Account ing ▁at ▁York ▁College ▁includes ▁all ▁the ▁educational ▁requirements ▁to ▁sit ▁for ▁the ▁Un iform ▁Cert ified ▁Public ▁Account ing . ▁ ▁Gr adu ation ▁rate ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7