Accreditation

Alcorn State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist 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 Alcorn State University.

Accrediting Agencies:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

The University also holds membership in the following organizations:

National Association of College and University Business Officers
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Council on Education
Association of State Colleges and Universities
Family and Consumer Sciences Association
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Honors Council
The Southern Association of College Registrars
Association of Institutional Research
Southern Regional Honors Council
Southern Association of College and University Business Officers