The advertising design and illustration programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing, the M.B.A. program is accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, and the M.L.S. program is accredited by the American Library Association. Students may initially enroll in the A.A., B.A., and M.S.Sc. All other degrees require matriculation prior to participation. Special Programs Syracuse University Continuing Education offers a selected number of individual online credit and noncredit courses each semester. Student Services ISDP students are provided with free computer accounts and have access to the Syracuse University library and mainframe computer facilities.
Online students have access to a help desk for technical problems.
The associate degree program accepts a maximum of 30 credits to be transferred from another postsecondary institution. The baccalaureate program accepts a maximum of 90 transfer credits, which may include 66 credits from a junior college. Transfer credit is granted for most courses in which a grade of C or better has been earned, provided courses are from an accredited college and fit the ISDP degree requirements. For credit to be accepted from an international institution of higher learning, the institution must be a recognized third-level institution. A maximum of 30 credits gained through testing or through evaluation of extra-institutional or experiential learning may be applied toward an undergraduate degree program.