Georgia Southern University

Comprehensive List of Accreditations and Certifications
as of 2/25/08

Unit/Program Accrediting Organizations First Year Accredited Most Recent Accreditation Next Year of Review
Georgia Southern University Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097
404-679-4501 www.sacscoc.org
1936 2005 2015
Athletics Program National Collegiate Athletic Association 1995 2005 2015
Career Services Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education 2000 2000 2008
Child Development Center National Association for the Education of Young Children
1993 2007 2012
Counseling Center International Association of Counseling Services 1986 2006 2007
Museum American Association of Museums 1999 1999 2009
Business Administration
Undergraduate and Graduate Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 1977
1982
2003
2003
2013
2013
Accounting Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 1994 2007 2012
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 1954 2006 2011
Georgia Professional Standards Commission 1996 2006 2013
Health & Human Sciences
Coaching Education National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education Level 3 2002 2002 2007
Interior Design Council for Interior Design Accreditation 2000 2004 2010
National Association of Schools of Art and Design 2005 2005 2012
Nursing (Undergraduate and Graduate) Georgia Board of Nursing 1987 2005 2010
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education 1998 2002 2012
Nutrition & Food Science (Didactic Program in Dietetics) Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education 1972 2004 2014
Recreation (Community Leisure Services, Natural and Cultural Resources, Therapeutic Recreation, and Tourism and Commercial Recreation) National Recreation and Park Association / American Association for Leisure and Recreation Council on Accreditation 1 1983 1998 2008
1 Sponsored by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) in cooperation with the American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)
Sport Management (Undergraduate and Graduate) North American Society for Sport Management
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
1995 2002 2009
Sports Medicine (Athletic Training Education) Commission on Accreditation of
Athletic Training Education
20012 2006 2011
2 Originally accredited under Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Art (Undergraduate and Graduate) National Association of Schools of Art and Design
1996 2002 2012
Graphics Communication Management National Association of Industrial Technology 1983 2005 2011
Music (Undergraduate and Graduate) National Association of Schools of Music
1967 3 2001 2010
3 Associate Membership in 1967; full membership in 1972.
Public Administration National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration 1990 2004 2011
Information Technology
Computer Sciences Computer Sciences Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board 1993 2003 2009
Information Technology Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology
retroactive to 2003 2005 2009
Science & Technology
Construction Management American Council for Construction Education 1995 2006 2009
Chemistry American Chemical Society 1990 20054 20105

4 Approval pending. After receiving an extension, submitted materials in 2006 and waiting to hear.

5 A program certified by the American Chemical Society.

Civil Engineering Technology Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology 1977 2000 20066
Electrical Engineering Technology Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology 1980 2000 20066
Mechanical Engineering Technology Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology 1980 2000 20066
 
6 Approval pending. Waiting to hear.

Source: Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - March 25, 2008