ACCREDITATION AND INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
A listing of programs and their accrediting agencies follows:
The program of Industrial Technology is accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology;
The Media Program is accredited by the Association of Educational Communications and Technology;
The undergraduate programs in agricultural, architectural, electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering, leading to the B.S. degree, are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology;
The undergraduate program in Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board;
The School of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing, Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs;
The Teacher Education Programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education;
The Department of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society;
The School of Business and Economics is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business;
The undergraduate business programs of the School of Business and Economics are accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business;
The Department of Accounting is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business;
The undergraduate accounting program of the Department of Accounting is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business;
The Social Work Program of the Department of Sociology and Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education;
The Department of Home Economics is accredited by The American Home Economics Association;
The Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music;
The Theater Arts Program in Acting is accredited by The National Association of Schools of Theater; and
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Below is a listing of professional organizations that the University is a member:
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American College Public Relations Association
American Council for Construction Education
Associated Schools of Construction
American Council on Education
American Public Welfare Association
American Library Association
Association of American Colleges
Association of Collegiate Deans and Registrars
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
College Language Association
National Association of Business Teacher Education
American Personnel and Guidance Association
National Association of Industrial Technology, International Association of Technology Education
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Association of College Unions International
National Association of College and University Food Service
National Commission on Accrediting
National Institutional Teacher Placement Association
National League for Nursing, Council of Member Agencies, Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs
North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities
North Carolina League of Nursing
North Carolina Library Association
National Association of College and University Business Officers
Southeastern Library Association
Southern Regional Education Board Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing
Graduates of the University are eligible for membership in the American Association of University Women