Accreditation

About Accreditation

Accreditation is a process of external quality review used by higher education to scrutinize colleges, universities, and educational programs for quality assurance and quality improvement. Institutions and programs seek accreditation to assure their academic quality to students and the public (Council of Higher Education Accreditation [2016]).

Two types of accreditation are regional and programmatic. Regional accreditation is granted to entire institutions of higher education. Specialized or programmatic accreditation focuses on a single educational program and is related to a specific discipline. North Carolina Central University holds both types of accreditation.  In addition, five administrative units at the university are accredited by their respective accrediting agencies.

Regional or Institutional Accreditation

North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, master, 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 for questions about the accreditation of North Carolina Central University.

Academic Programmatic or Specialized Accreditation

Visit school or departmental websites for additional information.

Business

• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Counseling: Career, Mental Health, School (School of Education)

• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs

Chemistry

• American Chemical Society

Communication Disorders (School of Education)

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

Criminal Justice

• North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Dietetics (Department of Human Sciences)

• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

Education

• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE)

Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences

• Geospatial Intelligence
• National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council

Hospitality and Tourism (School of Business)

• Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration

Law

• American Bar Association
• Association of American Law Schools

Library and Information Sciences

• American Library Association

Nursing

• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

Parks and Recreation Management (Department of Kinesiology and Recreation Administration)

• National Recreation and Park Association / American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation

Social Work

• The Council on Social Work Education

Theatre

• National Association of Schools of Theatre

Administrative Unit Recognition

Child Development Laboratory (School)

• National Association for the Education of Young Children

Student Health Center Laboratory

• Council on Laboratory Accreditation

University Police Department

• Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Animal Resource Complex, a part of the Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute

• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International

Counseling Center

• International Association of Counseling Services

Contact the Office of University Accreditation at 919-530-6900 for any additional information.