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The University of West Georgia is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [SACS] (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist's degrees, and an education doctorate degree. In addition, most degree programs offered by the university have received other accreditation as well.
All graduate degree programs in teacher education are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The Department of Counseling & Educational Psychology has received accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs (CACREP). The Master of Business Administration and the Master of Professional Accounting degree programs are accredited by the AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
In addition, the MPACC has received separate accreditation from the AACSB International, making it one of only three colleges/universities in the state of Georgia to hold this accreditation. The Master of Public Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) and the MA program in Psychology is accredited by the Council for Humanistic & Transpersonal Psychologies (CHTP) [formerly known as CDPP: The Council for Diversified Psychology Programs].
The Music Department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the Art Department has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Department of Nursing's masters program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Department of Special Education and Speech-Language Pathology’s masters degree program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA).