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.
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.