If a particular school of study is accredited, a student's place after graduation may be better solidified. Students in PUC's school of education are recommended for teaching licenses right away. This would not be possible to do if the school were not accredited. Those students in the school of technology can also be recommended for licensing in some states, such as Indiana, due to accreditation. This would not be possible if not for the accreditation, same as the school of education.
Accreditation is based on evaluations in several areas of the program.
For the school of education there are six standards of measurement. The standards are candidate or student performance, assessment of the school's performance, field experience, diversity of the program in both students and teachers, faculty qualification and performance and the government and resources of the school. Once accreditation is achieved, it is not a permanent status. The university's blanket accreditation is good for 10 years. The accreditation for the school of technology is good anywhere from two to six years.