Western
Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist,
and doctoral degrees. http://www.wcu.edu/UnivCatalog/Catalog/univ/accred.htm
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 discipline
area.
2007 NCATE/DPI accreditation visit planning documents can be found on the left-hand links section.
Western
Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866
Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone number
404-679-4501; www.sacscoc.org)
to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and
doctoral degrees.
