Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog


Volume 55

Accreditation

Charleston Southern University (CSU) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level 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 Charleston Southern University. 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 program is nationally recognized by CAATE (Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education) as an accredited athletic training  program. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) offered through the CSU College of Business have received specialized accreditation through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). The College of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Charleston Southern University 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). The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation - Provisional status to the Physician Assistant Program. 

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