Accreditations

Institutional and Professional Accreditations
Murray State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Specialist degrees.

State Accreditation
Kentucky State Department of Education

Facility Accreditation
American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (Breathitt Veterinary Center)

Professionally Accredited Programs
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism
and Mass Communications (ACEJMC):
Advertising (BA/BS)
Journalism (BA/BS)
Public Relations (BA/BS)
Radio-Television (BA/BS)

American Chemical Society (ACS):
Chemistry (BS/BA)

The American Dietetic Association (ADA):
(Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education - CADE)
Didactic Program in Dietetics(approval status) (BS)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):
Speech Language Pathology (MS)

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA):
Animal Technology (BSA)

Council for Accreditation of Counseling
and Related Educational Programs (CACREP):
Community Counseling (EdS)

Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs:
Nurse Anesthetist (MS)

Council on Social Work Education (CSWE):
Social Work (BSW)

Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET):
Engineering Physics (BS)

The International Association for Management
Education (AACSB):
Accounting (includes the different options) (BSB/BAB)
Business Administration (BSB/BAB, MBA)
Computer Information Systems (BSB/BAB)
Finance (includes the different options) (BSB/BAB)
International Business (BSB/BAB)
Management (includes the different options) (BSB/BAB)
Marketing (includes the different options) (BSB/BAB)

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD):
Art (BA/BS, BFA)
Art Education (BA/BS, BFA)

National Association of Schools of Music (NASM):
Music (BA)
Music Education (BME, MME)
Music Performance (BM)

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE):
All Teacher Education programs at MSU are accredited by NCATE and approved by KY Education Professional Standards Board.
Art Education (BA/BS, BFA)
Business and Marketing Education (BA/BS)
Career and Technology Education (BA/BS)
Communication Disorders (BA/BS)
Early Elementary/Elementary Education (BA/BS, MAEd, EdS)
Guidance & Counseling (Elementary, Secondary) (MAEd, EdS)
Health and Physical Education (BA/BS)
Industrial Education (MS)
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood (MS)
Learning and Behavior Disorders (BA/BS)
Middle School Education (BA/BS, MAEd, EdS)
Music Education (BME, MME)
Physical Education (BA/BS)
Reading and Writing (MAEd)
School Administration (EdS, MAEd)
School Library Media (BA/BS)
Secondary Education (MAEd, EdS)
Special Education (MAEd)
Speech Language Pathology (MS)
Vocational Technical Education (BSVTE)

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC):
Nursing (BSN)
Nursing/Post-R.N. (BSN, MSN)

Applied Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ASAC/ABET):
Occupational Safety and Health (BS, MS)

Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET):
Civil Engineering Technology (includes the different options) (BS)
Environmental Engineering Technology (BS)