Accreditation

McNeese State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (www.sacs.org/ ) and is authorized to award associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees and post-baccalaureate, graduate, and post-master’s certificates. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of McNeese State University.

A comprehensive list of other agencies included in the Board of Regents General Policy on Program Accreditation that have accredited or approved McNeese academic programs follows:

  • AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, 7777 South Harbor Island Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa, FL 33602-5730, P- (813) 769-6500, www.aacsb.edu/.
  • ACS – American Chemical Society, 1155 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20036, P- (800) 227-5558, www.acs.org.
  • ACEND – Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, P-(312) 899-0040, ext. 5400, F-(312) 899-4817, www.eatrightacend.org.
  • CAATE- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, 2201 Double Creek Drive Suite, Round Rock, TX 78664, P-(512) 733-9700, F- (512) 733-9701, www.caate.net.
  • CAC/ABET Inc. – Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, P- (410) 347.7700, www.abet.org.
  • CCNE- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for American Association of Colleges of Nursing, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, P- (202) 887-6791, www.aacn.nche.edu/index.htm
  • EAC/ABET Inc. – Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc., 415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, P- (410) 347-7700, www.abet.org.
  • JRCERT – Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60606-3182, P- (312) 704-5300, www. jrcert.org.
  • NAACLS – National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 5600 N. River Rd., Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119, P- (773) 714-8880, www. naacls.org.
  • NASAD- National Association of Schools of Art and Design, 11250 Roger Bacon Dr., Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190, P- (703) 437-0700, http://nasad.arts-accredit.org/.
  • NASM – National Association of Schools of Music, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248, P-(703) 437-0700, http://nasm.arts-accredit.org.
  • NCATE – National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, 2010 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, P- (202) 466-7496, www.ncate.org.
  • NLNAC – National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006, P- (800) 669-1656, www.nln.org.

Other agencies that have approved or certified programs include:

  • AAHPERD/NASPE – American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance/National Association for Sport and Physical Education
  • ABAI – Association for Behavior Analysis International
  • ACEI – Association for Childhood Education International
  • CACREP – Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
  • CAATE – Commission on Accreditation of Athletiv Training Education
  • CDR – Commission on Dietetic Registration
  • ISTE – International Society for Technology Education
  • BESE – Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • ELCC – Educational Leaders Constituency Consortium
  • LBEDN – Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
  • LSBN – Louisiana State Board of Nursing
  • NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • NCSS – National Council for Social Studies
  • NCTE – National Council of Teachers of English
  • NCTM – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  • NSTA – National Science Teachers Association