Accreditations and Memberships

Tennessee State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Tennessee State University.

Program Accreditations

College of Agriculture

Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences)
Family and Consumer Sciences, Dietetics Track (B.S.: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics)

College of Business

Business (B.B.A., M.B.A.: The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business)

College of Education

Education (B.S., M.S., M.A.Ed., Ed.S. Ed.D: Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation - CAEP)
Psychology (B.S., Ph.D with concentration in Counseling: American Psychological Association - APA)

College of Engineering

Applied & Industrial Technology (B.S.: The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering)
Architectural & Mechanical Engineering (B.S.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
Civil & Environmental Engineering (B.S.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
Electrical & Computer Engineering (B.S.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
Computer Science (B.S.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

College of Health Sciences

Cardio-Respiratory Care Sciences (B.S.: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)
Dental Hygiene (A.A.S., B.S.: Commission on Dental Accreditation)
Health Care Administration and Planning (B.S.: Association of University Programs in Health Administration)
Health Information Management (B.S.: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management)
Nursing (AASN, BSN, MSN) Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Occupational Therapy (MOT: The Master in Occupational Therapy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association)
Physical Therapy (DPT: The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education)
Public Health (B.S., MPH) Council on Education for Public Health)
Speech Pathology and Audiology (M.S.: Council of Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

College of Liberal Arts

Art (B.S.: National Association of Schools of Art & Design)
Music (B.S.: National Association of Schools of Music)

College of Life and Physical Sciences

Chemistry (B.S.: American Chemistry Society)

College of Public Service

Public Administration (M.P.A.: The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration)
Social Work (B.S., M.S.W: The Council on Social Work Education)

Office of International Affairs

Intensive English Center (Commission on English Language Program Accreditation)

Accrediting Agencies

ABET/CAC
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE)
ACS
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
The Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA)
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
Commission on Education for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)

Institutional Memberships

Tennessee State University is a member in good standing of the following associations:

American Council on Education
American Psychological Association (APA)
The Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences-Higher Education Unit
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Association of Administrators of Human Sciences
Association of Colleges and Schools of Education in State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (ACSESULAC)
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI)
The College Board
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
Council for Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP)
Council of Graduate Schools
Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools
Council of 1890 Family and Consumer Sciences
Council of 1890 Presidents
Council of the Great City Colleges of Education
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
National Association for Business Teacher Education
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC)
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National Society of Allied Health
National University Extension Association
Ohio Valley Conference
Organization of Black Airline Pilots (OBAP)
Southern Business Administration Association
Southern Regional Education Board
Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities
Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Tennessee Aviation Association (TAA)
Tennessee College Association
Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools
University Aviation Association (UAA)
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI)