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:
American Chemical Society
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.