Accreditation

Regional / University

• Nicholls State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master and specialist levels. Inquiries relating to the accreditation status of Nicholls State University can be mailed to Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097, or may be directed to (404) 679-4501 via telephone.

Academic, College, Departmental, and Program

• The College of Business Administration’s baccalaureate and master’s degrees are accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
  
  
• The College of Education is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The specialist degree program in School Psychology has the full approval of the National Association of School Psychologists.
  
  
• The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Council for Accreditation.
  
  
• The Department of Mass Communication is accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
  
  
• The Division of Art is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
  
  
• Each of the eligible programs within the Department of Allied Health Sciences is fully accredited. The Cardiopulmonary Care Science program and the advanced course offerings in Respiratory Therapy have full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care; the Cytology program is accredited by CAAHEP in cooperation with the Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology; the Emergency Medical Services Paramedic program is accredited by CAAHEP in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Training Education Programs; and the Dietetics program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.
  
  
• The degree program in Chemistry is approved by the American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training.
  
  
• The Computer Science curriculum is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board.
  
  
• Degree programs in Music are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
  
  
• Both of the degree programs in the Department of Nursing, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program and the Associate of Science Nursing Program, are fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing; additionally, the BSN Program is accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Nicholls State University College of Nursing and Allied Health is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
  
  

Administrative

• The Tutorial and Academic Enhancement Center is certified by the National Tutoring Association and the College Reading and Learning Association.
  
  
• The University Counseling Center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services, Inc.