Accreditation is an effort to maintain the quality of academic institutions and programs.
Accreditation indicates that the accredited institution or program meets academic and other standards set by the accrediting agency. There are two basic kinds of accreditation for any BSW program. First there is the institutional accreditation maintained by the academic institution conferring the BSW degree. Eastern Connecticut State University is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. This means that a bachelor degree with a major in social work from Eastern is an accredited undergraduate degree.