Accreditations

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Western Kentucky University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS, COC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master, specialist, and doctoral degrees. For questions regarding accreditation the Commission on Colleges can be contacted at
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or phone (404) 679-4500.

SACS 2015 Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Programs Accreditation:

• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)

• American Association for School Librarians (AASL)

• American Bar Association (ABA)

• American Chemical Society (ACS)

• American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA)

• Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM)

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

• Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of American Dental Association (ADA)

• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

• Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)

• Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

• Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

• Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET)

• Kentucky’s Educational Professional Standards Board (EPSB)

• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation

• National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Commission on Accreditation

• National Association of Schools, Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACB International)

• The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Program Accreditation in Academic Discipline order:

Business: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACB International)

Chemistry: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Counseling and Student Affairs: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)

Dental Hygiene: Commission on Dental Accreditation of American Dental Association (CODA-ADA)

Dietetics: American Dietetic Association Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE-ADA)

Early Childhood: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Education: National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and Kentucky’s Educational Professional Standards Board (EPSB)

Engineering: Engineering Accreditation Commission/Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET)

Health Informatics: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM)

Journalism: Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC)

Library: American Association for School Librarians (AASL)

Music: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation

Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), and National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)

Paralegal: American Bar Association (ABA)

Public Administration: National Association of Schools, Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)

Public Health: Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)

Recreation and Parks: Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)

Social Work: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Speech Pathology: Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)

Technology, Management and Applied Engineering: The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)

Theatre: National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Commission on Accreditation