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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