Accreditation

Samford University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097; (404) 679-4501, to award associate, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. This status was most recently affirmed in 2007, continuing a relationship that Samford has enjoyed with SACS since 1920. The appropriate professional schools at Samford are accredited by:

• American Bar Association
• American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
• American Dietetic Association
• Association of Theological Schools
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
• Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
• National Association of Schools of Music
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education