Accreditation and Memberships
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees. ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website ().
Program Accreditation
In addition to the institutional accreditation, many of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s programs are accredited by specialized professional accrediting agencies. These nationally recognized programmatic accrediting agencies include:
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
- American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)().
- Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET,
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) - formerly National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,
- Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET,
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
- National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Memberships
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
- American Association of State Colleges and University
- American Council on Education
- Council of Graduate Schools
- Higher Education Unit - American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- Ohio Valley Conference
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
- Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
- Tennessee College Association
