ACCREDITATION AND 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

Source: NCA&T Bulletin

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Last updated: April 15, 2008