Regional Accreditation
William Carey University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award bachelor, master, education specialist, and doctoral 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 William Carey University.
All normal inquiries regarding the operation of the university, including admissions, financial aid, educational programs, and other operational matters should be addressed directly to the university and not to the Commission. The Commission should be contacted only if there is evidence of significant non-compliance with the requirements or standards for accreditation.
Business
The School of Business offers programs accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education.
Education
The School of Education at William Carey University is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), www.ncate.org. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs at Hattiesburg and Biloxi. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes.
Medicine
The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) received full accreditation on May 3, 2014 by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Contact the Commission on Osteopathic Colleges at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611 for more information about the accreditation of William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Music
The Donald and Frances Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The music therapy program is accredited by the American Music Therapy Association.
Nursing
The baccalaureate degree in nursing and the master's degree in nursing at William Carey University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, 202-887-6791; by the Board of Trustees, and the Institutes of Higher Learning of the State of Mississippi.
Physical Therapy
Effective August 2016, William Carey University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation and may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Candidate for Accreditation is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation.
Health Information Management
The Health Information Management (HIM) Baccalaureate Degree Program received Initial Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) on March 21, 2018.
Pharmacy
William Carey University School of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program has been granted Candidate status by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), 190 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL 60603, 312/644-3575; FAX 866/228-2631, web site www.acpe-accredit.org
