Accreditations and Affiliations
The University of West Georgia is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor's, master's, education specialist's, and doctoral degrees. Accreditations also include the following:
AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
American Chemical Society
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
National Association of Schools of Art and Design
National Association of Schools of Music
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
National Association of Schools of Theatre
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Organizations in which the University holds institutional membership include the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools, the American Council on Education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the Georgia Association of Colleges, the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, the National Business Education Association, National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals, and the National Collegiate Honors Council.