Accreditation and Affiliations

Virginia State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the  Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 by using information available on SACSCOC's website (www.sacscoc.org) or call (404) 679-4500. 

Normal inquires about Virginia State University, such as admissions requirements, financial aid, education programs, etc., should be addressed directly to the institution and not to the Commission's office.

College and Program Accreditations

AACSB  - Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

ABET - Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics

ACPHA - Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration

ATMAE - Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering

CSWE - Council on Social Work Education

NASAD - National Association of Schools of Art and Design

NASM - National Association of Schools of Music

CAEP - Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation

Major affiliation and memberships of the University include:

• American Association for Higher Education

• American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

• American Association of State Colleges and Universities

• American Association of University Women

• American Home Economics Association

• American Society for Engineering Education

• American Society for Mechanical Engineering

• American Society of Quality

• Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business

• Association for Computing Machinery

• Association for Continuing Higher Education

• Association of American Colleges

• Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

• Association of Institution Research

• Association of International Education
• Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges
• Association of Virginia Colleges
• Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
• Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
• Council of 1890 Presidents/Chancellors
• Council of Cooperative College Projects
• Council on Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Education
• Council on Social Work Education
• HBCU Summit on Retention
• International Technology Education Association
• Nation Academic Advising Association
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• National Association of African-American Honors Program
• National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates
• National Association of Business Teacher-Education
• National Association of College Admissions Counseling
• National Association of College Deans, Registrars and Admissions Officers
• National Association of Mentors in Higher Education
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• National Association of Student Affairs Professionals
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• National Commission for Cooperative Education
• National Collegiate Honors Council
• National Citizens Commission on Alcoholism of the National Council on Alcoholism, Inc.
• National Honor Society
• National Orientation Directors Association
• National Society of Black Engineers 
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities          
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
• Southern Education Foundation
• Southern Regional Educational Board
• Southern Regional Honors Council   
• Southern Universities Research Association
• Technology Education Collegiate Association
• Technology Student Association
• The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
• The Association for General and Liberal Studies
• The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• The College Board
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• The Society of Automotive Engineers
• The University Center in Virginia
• Virginia Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers
• Virginia Collegiate Honors Council
• Virginia Social Science Association
• Virginia Technology Education Association