Yes — South University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, and its Master of Science in Nursing programs are separately accredited by CCNE. SACSCOC is one of the recognized regional accreditors — the category most state universities hold — so a South University degree carries regional accreditation and the broad credit-transfer recognition that usually comes with it.
The SACSCOC regional accreditation
South University holds institutional accreditation from SACSCOC, a regional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, covering degrees from the associate through the doctoral level. Regional accreditation is the most widely recognized category in U.S. higher education, which is what gives a South degree its standing.
CCNE for the nursing programs
On top of the institutional accreditation, South's Master of Science in Nursing programs are accredited by CCNE. For nursing students this programmatic accreditation is the one licensing boards and employers specifically look for, so if you are here for an MSN, it matters alongside the SACSCOC accreditation.
What regional accreditation means for you
Because South is regionally accredited, its credits and degrees are generally recognized the way other regionally accredited institutions' are — including, in most cases, for transferring credits to other regionally accredited schools and for further study. Regional accreditation avoids the transfer friction that national-only accreditation can create, though any specific transfer still depends on the receiving school's policy.
How to verify it yourself
Confirm South's standing directly on the SACSCOC website and South's own accreditation page, and check the CCNE listing for the nursing programs. All are linked in the sources below, and verifying an accreditor claim yourself is a good habit for any online program.
Sources and verification
Facts on this page come from official sources; confirm current policies with South University:
- www.southuniversity.edu: South University's official site
- South University accreditation: the official accreditation page
- sacscoc.org: the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, South's regional accreditor
- CCNE accreditation: the accreditor of South's MSN nursing programs