Accreditation

Southern Connecticut State University is a public university accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The Board of Regents for Higher Education is the governing body for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU). CSCU encompasses 85,000 students and offers more than 1,500 degree and certificate programs.

The Board of Regents is comprised of 15 members.Thirteen members are appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, two are students chosen by their peers, and seven non-voting ex-officio members. Also serving on the Board as full voting members are the chair and vice-chair of the Student Advisory Committee. The Commissioners of the Departments of Public Health, Labor, Economic and Community Development and Education each serve as ex-officio members of the Board of Regents. For more information, the names and positions of administrative officers, and the names and principal affiliations of members of the governing board can be found at https://www.ct.edu/regents/members.

Southern Connecticut State University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).  Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the New England Commission of Higher Education indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer review process. An accredited college or university is one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.

Accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.

Inquiries regarding the university’s accreditation status by the New England Commission of Higher Education should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact the New England Commission of Higher Education by mail at 301 Edgewater Place, Suite 210, Wakefield, MA 01880,  by phone at (781) 425-7785 or online at https://www.neche.org/contact/.

Select university programs are accredited by:

• American Chemical Society
• American Library Association
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
• Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
• Connecticut State Board of Education
• Council for Accreditation of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
• Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions
• Council on Education for Public Health
• Council on Social Work Education
• National Association of Schools of Music