JMU Accreditation
Accreditation of the University
James Madison University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist and doctorate degrees. Questions about the accreditation of James Madison University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
See more information about JMU's accreditation with SACSCOC.
Complaints
The university has various procedures in place to address student complaints, which are detailed in the Undergraduate Catalog and the Graduate Catalog.
James Madison University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Information about SACSCOC, including how to file a complaint, is available through their website at https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2019/07/complaintpolicy.pdf.
Following the exhaustion of campus-based procedures, students may direct complaints to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). Additional information is available from their website at http://www.schev.edu/index/students-and-parents/resources/student-complaints.
Accreditation of Programs
Accrediting Agencies:
- ABET, Incorporated
- AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
- American Chemical Society
- Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
- American Psychological Association
- Association for Advancement of Health Education
- Association for Information Technology Professionals
- Association of University Health Programs in Health Administration
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistants, Inc.
- Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education
- Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education, the accrediting agency for The American Dietetic Association
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation
- Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
- Council on Social Work Education (baccalaureate level)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
- Education Commission on Accreditation on Social Work
- Educational Standards Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- International Association of Counseling Services
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design
- National Association of Schools of Dance
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Association of Schools of Theatre
- Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
- Society for Public Health Education
- Virginia Board of Nursing
- Virginia State Board of Education
Memberships
Academic Memberships
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- American Council on Education
- Association of American Colleges and Universities
- Association of Virginia Colleges and Universities
- College and University Personnel Association
- Council of Graduate Schools in the United States
- Council of Southern Graduate Schools
- National Association of College and University Attorneys
- National Association of College and University Business Officers
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
- Southern Universities Research Association
Institutional and Educational Membership:
- Association of Computing Machinery
Corporate Membership:
- American Association of University Women
