Belmont University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Belmont 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).
Undergraduate degrees granted by Belmont University include: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) and Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.). Belmont also offers masters degrees in Accountancy (M.ACC.), Business Administration (M.B.A.), Education (M.Ed.) (M.A.T.), English (M.A.), Music (M.M.), Nursing (M.S.N.), Sport Administration (M.S.A.), and doctoral degrees in Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), Occupational Therapy (O.T.D.), and Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
Belmont University is a fully-accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) and the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
The College of Music and Performing Arts is composed of the School of Music and Department of Theatre and Dance. The School of Music offers eleven majors leading to the Bachelor of Music, the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music, the music minor, and six majors leading to the Master of Music. The Department of Theatre and Dance offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts with four areas of concentration (performance, directing, production design, theatre education) and the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Theatre, as well as the film acting minor, theatre minor and the dance minor. The college offers degrees that are designed for students who wish to prepare for professional careers in the performing arts or graduate school in performing arts-related areas as well as the general liberal performing arts degrees and minors.
The Theatre Education and Music Education degree paths lead to certification upon successful completion of degree and any certification tests. The State of Tennessee certification for Theatre Education and Music Education has teacher license reciprocity with many states. Click here for a complete list of states and territories of the United States that have teacher license reciprocity.
Belmont University is a member of the Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs of the National League for Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, and the Southern Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing. The MSN program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission and approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
Belmont University is a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the Association of Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education. It has the approval of the State Board of Education of Tennessee as a teacher education institution to meet licensure requirements.
Belmont University is a member of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Belmont University graduate and undergraduate business and accounting programs are accredited by AACSB - International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).
Belmont University has full accreditation status by the American Occupational Therapy Association's Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
The Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program at Belmont University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org | website: http://www.capteonline.org
The Belmont University Doctor of Pharmacy maintains Full Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 4100 , Chicago , IL 60603-4810, 312/644-3575; FAX 312/664-4652.
The Belmont University College of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association. Questions concerning ABA accreditation may be directed to: Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, 21st Floor, Chicago, IL 60654; Phone: 312-988-6738. Belmont University College of Law also is approved by the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners.
The Audio Engineering Technology (AET) program in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business is accredited by the ETAC Accreditation Commission of ABET (http://www.abet.org).