Accreditations
SACSCOC Accreditation
Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, bachelor, master, specialist, and doctoral degrees.
NCATE Accreditation and PSC Approval
The College of Education is fully accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); its programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) and other specialized professional associations. The last continuing accreditation joint review was held April 14-16, 2013.
CACREP Accreditation
In 2009, the Counselor Education Program attained accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in the following specialty areas: clinical mental health counseling, school counseling, and student affairs. The accreditation allows Georgia Southern students concentrating in those fields to be eligible to take the National Counselor Examination for certification when they graduate, without having to complete the additional post-graduate work normally required.
NASP Approval
In 2013, the School Psychology Program received National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) full approval for its EdS graduate program in school psychology. NASP is one of the specialized professional associations (SPAs) of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The Georgia Southern School Psychology Program is the only program in Georgia to earn this recognition at the Ed.S. level.
Last updated: 7/1/2022