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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog


Volume 53

Accreditation

Charleston Southern University (CSU) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033: Telephone number 404-679-4500), to award bachelor’s and master’s level degrees. Inquiries to the Commission on Colleges should be restricted to those concerning the University’s accreditation status. All other inquiries, including requests for general admissions information should be directed to Charleston Southern University, 9200 University Boulevard, P.O. Box 118087, Charleston, SC 29423-8087: Telephone number 843-863-7000. The athletic training education program is nationally recognized by CAATE (Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education) as an accredited athletic training education program. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) offered through the CSU School of Business have received specialized accreditation through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). The School of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Horton School of Music is accredited by National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Therapy program is approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). The Nursing program has full approval of the South Carolina Board of Nursing (SCBON) and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).  The Bridge Program is accredited by National Association of Developmental Education (NADE). In the Department of Computer Science, the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). The University is a member of the American Council on Education, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, the South Carolina Association of Colleges, South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the South Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the South Carolina College Council, the National League for Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. CSU is a full member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA).

In accordance with Regulation 668.44 (a) (5), a copy of all documents describing the accreditation, approval, and licensing of Charleston Southern University is on file in the Executive Offices in Jones Hall of Charleston Southern University.

9200 University Boulevard
P.O. Box 118087
Charleston, South Carolina 29423-8087
Telephone: 843-863-7000
www.charlestonsouthern.edu