Accreditations

Georgia College & State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees.  Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Georgia College & State University.

The University has college and/or program accreditation and/or approval through the following organizations:

J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology:

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

Georgia College's Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Computer Science Program Criteria.

John H. Lounsbury College of Education:

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Association for Middle Level Education

National Council for Exceptional Children

College of Arts and Sciences:

National Association of Schools of Music

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

College of Health Sciences:

American Music Therapy Association

Association for Experiential Education (Outdoor Education and The Outdoor Center at Georgia College)

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training

Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (Initial and Advanced)

National Association of Schools of Music

Georgia Board of Nursing

The University is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, the Georgia Association of Colleges, the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.