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The InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico —or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in Spanish, and often referred as "''Inter''"— is an Ecumenic Christian university dedicated to uniting academic excellence with leadership and service to society. The UIPR is a private co-educational university system in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1912 in San Germán, Puerto Rico. The University has campuses in Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Fajardo, Guayama, Ponce, San Juan, and San Germán. The school also has three professional schools: the School of Optometry, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, and the School of Aeronautics. The Inter offers academic programs in 11 teaching units.〔(By Inter American University of Puerto Rico. ) Retrieved July 5, 2012.〕 The San Germán campus is also the home to the InterAmerican School, a private co-educational college-preparatory school. UIPR is the largest private university in the Western Hemisphere.〔(Puerto Rico. By Randall Peffer. Lonely Planet. 2002. Page 35. ) Retrieved February 3, 2010.〕 In 1944 it became the first institution outside the continental United States to be accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Nursing Schools of UIPR are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). UIPR is the only School of Nursing in Puerto Rico to offer the NCLEX-RN boards. UIPR is competitive with other nursing schools accredited by the ACEN in the United States of America. Some of the agencies that currently offer accreditation for the university's programs are: * Nurse Anesthesia Education Program (NAEP) (COA) * Council on Aviation Accreditation (CAA) * Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) * Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) * American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) * National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) * Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) * American Bar Association (ABA) (Faculty of Law) * Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) * Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) It has 45 exclusive programs, ranging from associate degrees in Medical Emergencies, Photography, Radiologic Technology; Bachelor's degrees in Popular Music, Medical Technology, Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial), Health Sciences/Nursing, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Humanities, Food Technology, Business Administration, Biomedical Sciences, Political Sciences, Airway Sciences, to master's degrees in Anesthesia, Medical Technology, Fine Arts, Electronic Commerce, Criminal Justice, International Business; Doctorate in History of America, Industrial Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Business Development. Besides that, it also offers professional degrees like Ed.D., J.D., and others. It is the leader in distance education with 8 academic programs offered entirely online and more than 300 online courses and the only higher education institution on the island that has an all English trimester program in the Metro Campus. ==History== The Inter American University was founded as Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico in 1912 by Rev. John Will Harris and his brother Clarence Harris. It was founded as an elementary and high school in the Lomas de Santa Marta sector of the town of San Germán in land now occupied by the University's San Germán Campus. In 1927, the first high school class graduation took place. In 1944, the institute was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, thus becoming the first liberal arts college to receive such accreditation in Puerto Rico, as well as the first outside the continental United States. This accreditation has been maintained over the years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Interamerican University of Puerto Rico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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