Accreditation

Accreditation is an important credential to look for when choosing a university. If you have credits to transfer, you want to make sure both universities are accredited and allow transfer of credits.

Accreditation is also important for your degree to be recognized by employers and professional associations. Accreditation is an assurance to students and the public that an institution meets or exceeds standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, learner services, and fiscal stability.

Institutional Accreditation

The University of South Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Telephone number 404-679-4501
http://www.sacscoc.org/

Program Accreditation

Specialized and professional accrediting organizations accredit specific programs or schools such as law and business schools, or programs in educational administration and teacher education.

College of Arts & Sciences

Within the College of Arts and Sciences, the following programs are accredited:

        Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling
        Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE)

        Social Work
        Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)