Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (www.sacscoc.org) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctor's degrees.

Professional education programs leading to licensure are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

In addition, degree programs also seek to attain area accreditation from discipline accrediting agencies where available.

For information about the accreditation status of a particular program, please contact the department.

2007 NCATE/DPI accreditation visit planning documents:

• Teacher Education Program Listing (PDF)
• Accreditation Steering Committee (PDF)
• Two-Year Accreditation Plan (PDF)
• Guidelines for Writing the Specialty Area Report (Aug 2005 version) (PDF)
• Writing the Specialty Area Report (PowerPoint)
• Accreditation 2007 FAQ (PDF)
• Accreditation 2007 Visit

Western Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.sacscoc.org/) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctor's 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 Western Carolina University.