ACCREDITATION
Francis Marion University is fully accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) to award bachelor's and master's level degrees. Upon request,
accreditation documents may be viewed in the Office of the Provost
during normal business hours. The University is approved by the
South Carolina State Board of Education and is a member of the
American Council on Education and the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities.
In addition, several individual academic programs have been recognized
by specialized accrediting organizations. The business programs
are accredited by the AACSB International-The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. The teacher education programs
are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) and approved by the South Carolina State Board
of Education under standards developed by the National Association
of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
The chemistry program is approved by the Committee on Professional
Training of the American Chemical Society. The graduate psychology
program is accredited by the Master's in Psychology Accreditation
Council (MPAC) and meets the standards of training approved by
the Council of Applied Master's Programs in Psychology (CAMPP).
The theatre arts program is accredited by the National Association
of Schools of Theatre (NAST). The visual arts and art education
programs are accredited by the National Association of Schools
of Art and Design (NASAD).
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