Planning Board Accreditation.. Important?

[brendo486 0]

This is my first time on these boards and I'm relatively new to the field, but am currently in the process of applying to Urban Planning graduate programs. One of the schools I'm planning on applying to is Boston University but I'm concerned with the fact that it does not have planning board accreditation. Instead it's accredited by something called the "New England Association of Schools and Colleges." I guess my question is just how important is planning board accreditation and/or does anyone know anything about the quality of the BU program? Any other info that might be useful would be great too. Thanks.