2024-2025
Jacksonville State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. Jacksonville State University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Jacksonville State University 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 (www.sacscoc.org).
In addition to JSU's regional accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees, the university offers many programs that have received specialized accreditation from state, regional and/or national professional associations and boards. The names, addresses and phone numbers are listed below:
AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
777 South Harbour Island Blvd, Suite 750
Tampa, FL 33602
Telephone: (813) 769-6500
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (800) 877-1600
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)
2101 Knight Hall
7765 Alumni Drive
College Park, MD 20742
Telephone: (301) 405-1527
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
50 North Ripley Street
P.O. Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36104
Telephone: (334) 694-4900
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
1410 King Street 2nd Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 706-4600
Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board (ABAI)
550 W. Centre Ave
Portage, MI 49024
Telephone: (269) 492-9310
The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
PMB 219
8865 Norwin Ave STE 27
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
Telephone: (724) 201-6477
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
264 Precision Boulevard
Telford, TN 37690
Telephone: (817) 283-2835
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
2001 K Street NW, 3rd Floor North
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (512) 733-9700
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
655 K Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: (202) 887-6791
Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (CAC of ABET)
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone: (410) 347-7700
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
500 Montgomery Street, Suite 350
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 535-5990
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 223-0077
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
333 John Carlyle Street, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
Telephone: (703) 683 -8080
National Association of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
1029 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-3517
Telephone: (202) 628-8965
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 437-0700
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 437-0700
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST)
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 437-0700
Program Approval of the American Chemical Society Approval (ACS)
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 1-800-333-9511