Accreditation
Middle Georgia State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, and master'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 Middle Georgia State University.
Middle Georgia State University also has the following specialized accreditations.
The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Program in the School of Information Technology is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET http://www.abet.org. (415 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 [410] 347-7700).
The Associate and Bachelor of Science programs in Nursing in the School of Health Sciences are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, [404] 975-5000) and approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing (237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Ga. 31217-3858 [478] 207-2440).
The Occupational Therapy Assistant program in the School of Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, SUITE 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’S telephone number, C/O AOTA, is (301) 652-AOTA and its Web address is www.acoteonline.org.
The Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy in the School of Health Sciences is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) (1248 Hardwood Road, Bedford, TX 76021 [817] 283-2835).
The School of Education is accredited through the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) (200 Piedmont Avenue, SW, Suite 1702, West Tower, Atlanta, GA 30334-9032 [404] 232-2500) and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 [202] 223-0077). Providers accredited under NCATE standards, as well as those accredited under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) standards, are now served by the single specialized accreditation system for educator preparation in the United States, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). More than 900 educator preparation providers participate in the CAEP accreditation system.
Direct inquiries about programs, services, or admissions to Middle Georgia State University at (478) 471-2700.