Accreditation & Licensing at South University

South University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of  South University.

The South University Associate of Science Degree in Medical Assisting is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).

The Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies and Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies offered at South University’s Savannah, West Palm Beach, Montgomery and Columbia campuses are approved by the American Bar Association (541 North Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL 60611; 1-312-988-5616).

The Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone: 1.703.706.3425; email: accreditation@apta.org; Web site: www.capteonline.org.

South University's Tampa campus' Physical Therapist Assisting program has been granted initial accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 1-703-684-2782.

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program on the Savannah campus is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449-5788; 1.715.389.3785. ARC-PA, 12000 Findley Road, Ste. 240, Johns Creek, GA 30097, phone: 770.476.1224, fax: 770.476.1738, www.arc-pa.org. This accreditation status qualifies graduating students to take the national certifying examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). The Physician Assistant program is a member of the Association of Physician Assistants Programs, the national organization representing Physician Assistant education programs.

The Physician Assistant Studies program offered at South University - Tampa is provisionally accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc., 1200 Findley Road, Suite 240, Johns Creek, GA 30097, phone: 770.476.1224, www.arc-pa.org.

South University’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109, TEL (312) 664-3575, FAX (312) 664-4652, URL www.acpeaccredit.org

The School is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

The Anesthesiologist Assistant program has received initial accreditation for the maximum five-year period beginning in January 2005 from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP) through their Accreditation Review Committee for Anesthesiologist Assistant Programs (ARC-AA). ARC-AA in care of CAAHEP, 35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1970, Chicago, IL 60601; 312-553-9355.

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at South University is authorized to operate by the Florida State Board of Nursing, the Alabama Board of Nursing, and the South Carolina Board of Nursing.

The baccalaureate degree program in Nursing at West Palm Beach and at Tampa are also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One DuPont Circle, NM, Suite 530, Washington DC 20036-1120; 202-887-6791; http://www.aacn.nche.edu/.

The Master of Science in Nursing degree program offered in only the online delivery format through the South University West Palm Beach campus is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), One DuPont Circle NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120; http://www.aacn.nche.edu/; telephone: 202.887.6791

A nonsectarian, co-educational institution of higher education, South University in Savannah, Georgia, is authorized under the Georgia Non-public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990 to confer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate’s degrees. South University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; 1-404-679-4501) to award associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. The Savannah campus is approved for training veterans and other individuals by the State of Georgia Department of Veterans Services, State Approving Agency, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

The South University Tampa campus is licensed to confer associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees through the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines St., Ste 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850.245.3200 or http://www.fldoe.org/cie). The Tampa campus is approved for training veterans and other eligible individuals by the State of Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, Division of Veterans' Benefits and Assistance, Bureau of State Approving for Veterans' Training.

South University’s West Palm Beach campus is licensed to confer associate’s, bachelor's, and master's degrees through the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines St., Ste 1414, Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850.245.3200 or http://www.fldoe.org/cie).  The campus is approved for training veterans and other eligible individuals by the State of Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs, Division of Veterans' Benefits and Assistance, Bureau of State Approving for Veterans' Training.

The Montgomery campus of South University is chartered as an educational institution in the state of Alabama, and is authorized under Act No. 80-272, Regular Session, Alabama Legislature, 1980, to conduct programs within the state of Alabama. The University is authorized by the State Approving Agency to train veterans under chapters 31, 34, and 35.

South University’s Columbia campus is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (1333 Main Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29201; 1-803-737-2260) to award bachelor’s and associate's degrees and certificates. The Columbia campus is chartered by the State of South Carolina and approved by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Veterans Education Section, for the training of veterans and other eligible persons.

South University's Virginia Beach campus is certified by The State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (James Monroe Building, 101 North Fourteenth Street, Richmond, VA 23219; 804-225-2600) to operate in Virginia.

South University's Richmond campus is certified by The State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (James Monroe Building, 101 North Fourteenth Street, Richmond, VA 23219; 804-225-2600) to operate in Virginia.

South University - Novi is pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges.

South University - Novi is pending approval under the laws of Michigan.

Students interested in obtaining more information about institutional accreditation should contact the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the South University campus of interest.