Accreditation
Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, specialists, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 (http://www.sacscoc.org) for questions about the accreditation of Georgia Southern University.
Normal inquiries about the institution, such as admission requirements, financial aid, educational programs, etc., should be addressed directly to the institution and not to the Commission’s office. The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.
Degree and Program Accreditation
Dietetic Internship: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition & Dietetics (ACEND)
Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and Georgia Board of Nursing
Coaching: National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education Level III
Health Administration: Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
Medical Laboratory Science: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
(NAACLS)
Communication Sciences and Disorders: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Radiologic Sciences-concentration in Radiation Therapy: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Radiologic Sciences-concentration in Cardiovascular Interventional Sciences: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
Athletic Training: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Didactic Program in Dietetics: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
Respiratory Therapy: Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Physical Therapy: Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
Radiologic Sciences-concentration in Radiography: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
Radiologic Sciences-concentration in Nuclear Medicine: at Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), 820 W. Danforth Rd, #B1 / Edmond, OK 73003; phone 405-285-0546; mail@jrcnmt.org; www.jrcnmt.org. This program is currently on probation but it is accredited. For more information go to JRCNMT online directory of accredited programs and read the accreditation letter linked to the program’s directory listing (https://www.jrcnmt.org/find-a-program/). Implications of attending a program that is on probation are available at https://www.jrcnmt.org/students/program-on-probation-faqs/.
Last updated: 1/3/2023