Accreditations

Eastern Kentucky University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. Degree-granting institutions also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Eastern Kentucky University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).

• AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
  • (Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology)
• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
  • (Associate Degree Nursing)
• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
  • (Didactic Program in Dietetics, B.S Food & Nutrition, Dietetics concentration)
• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
  • (Baccalaureate Degree and Masters Degree, and Doctorate Degree)
• Accredited Schools and Programs of Public Health
• American Academy of Forensic Science (B.S. in Forensic Science)
• American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
• American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation (Graduate Degree Program)
• Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
• Association for Athletic Training Education (AATE) - Founding Member
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
  • (MS in Athletic Training)
• Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions
  • (Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic)
  • (Associate Degree and Baccalaureate Programs)
• Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • (Baccalaureate, Masters and DNP Degree Programs)
• Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
• Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET
  • (Concentration in General Computer Science in Computer Science Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
  • (Baccalaureate and Master of Public Health)
• Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)
• Council on Education of the Deaf
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• Council on Social Work Education
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program BSW)
• International Council for Exceptional Children
• International Fire Service Accreditation Congress IFSAC
• International Society of Fire Services Instructors Emergency
• Kentucky Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
• Management Accreditation and Certification System
  • (Professional Qualifications Council for Industry)
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Programs)
• National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Association of School Psychologists
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
  • (Master of Public Administration Degree Program)
• National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
  • (Baccalaureate and Master’s Degree Program)
• American Association for Health Education
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education
• National Recreation and Park Association Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, PGA Golf Management Concentration.

The following programs are approved by these agencies:

• Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
  • Occupational Therapy (Master of Science Degree Program)
• American Bar Association
  • Paralegal (Associate and Baccalaureate, Minor, and Certificate Degree Programs)
• American Chemical Society
  • (Bachelor of Science)
• American Drive and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA/IUP National Teacher Credentialing Program)
• Association of Graduate Faculties in Public Health
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
  • Aviation (Professional Flight)
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• Kentucky Board of Nursing
  • Nursing (Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Programs)
• Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
  • Public Child Welfare Certification Program (PCWCP)
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education
  • Physical Education, P-12 Teaching Option (Baccalaureate Degree Program)
• National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
  • Child and Family Studies and Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• Public Relations Society of America
  • (Baccalaureate Degree Program; Public Relations Major)