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Accreditation and State Authorization Information
Accreditation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates and baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate 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 North Carolina A&T State University. SACSCOC (SACSCOC.ORG)
State Authorizations
State Authorization is a legal issue dealing with a university’s adherence to state requirements for universities to secure authorization to offer instruction in that state. Compliance with individual state requirements is now part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, Amended in 2010. Institutions offering distance education courses or programs must provide current and prospective students with the contact information for filing complaints with the university, its accrediting agency, and the state agencies that handle complaints in the students' state of residence.
North Carolina A&T State University has been approved by the State of North Carolina to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). NC-SARA is a voluntary, agreement among its member states and U.S. territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered in other states, to give them confidence that programs in other states are properly authorized and thus to improve the quality of online education.
The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) oversees SARA. Forty-nine (49) states (all except California) and the District of Columbia currently participate in NC-SARA, (NC-SARA Mission Statement). NC-SARA operates under the authority of four regional education compacts: the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, the New England Board of Higher Education, the Southern Regional Board, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. North Carolina is one of 16 states in the Southern Regional Board compact.
North Carolina A&T State University was approved in August 2017 by SARA-North Carolina to participate in NC-SARA. Though California is not a member of SARA, North Carolina A&T State University is able to offer online education in this state by means of exemption from authorization.
For general inquiries regarding state authorization, please contact:
Telephone: 888-498-6752 or 336-256-0355
Email: distance@ncat.edu
Professional Licensure Disclosures
Professional Licensure Disclosure (All DL Programs Except RN-BSN)
North Carolina A&T State University participates in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA). Participation in NC-SARA allows the University to provide distance learning programs and coursework to residents of states and territories outside North Carolina. However, NC-SARA does not grant automatic reciprocity with other states or exempt N.C. A&T from the professional licensing requirements required by other states or territories.
N.C. A&T’s programs and courses meet the licensure requirements for professional organizations in North Carolina. The University is in the process of determining the licensure requirements for its professional licensure programs, but has not yet determined whether its online degree programs meet the requirements for professional licensure in every U.S. state and territory.
Current Students: Your advisor will contact you to determine the professional licensure requirements for the state in which you are located or hope to work.
Prospective Students: An enrollment advisor will provide the professional licensure requirements prior to your enrollment.
Learn more about professional licensure at https://www.nc-sara.org/resources/professional-licensure.
Professional Licensure Disclosure (RN-BSN Students Only)
North Carolina A&T State University participates in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA). Participation in NC-SARA allows the University to provide distance learning programs and coursework to residents of states and territories outside North Carolina. However, NC-SARA does not grant automatic reciprocity with other states or exempt N.C. A&T from the professional licensing requirements required by other states or territories.
N.C. A&T’s programs and courses meet the licensure requirements for professional organizations in North Carolina. The University is in the process of determining the licensure requirements for its professional licensure programs in every U.S. state and territory.
Current and prospective students are encouraged to contact their respective advisor for questions or additional information.
Program | Program Director | Email Address | Phone Number | Mailing Address | North Carolina Licensing Board | National Licensing Board |
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN Completion Option) |
Racquel Ingram, Ph.D. | nursing@ncat.edu | 336-334-7750 | North Carolina A&T State University School of Nursing 230 Noble Hall Greensboro, NC 27411 |
North Carolina Board of Nursing 4516 Lake Boone Trail (919) 782-3211 (Phone) |
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (312) 525-3600 (Phone) |
Learn more about professional licensure at https://www.nc-sara.org/resources/professional-licensure.
North Carolina A&T State University Student Complaint Procedure
North Carolina A&T State University desires to resolve student grievances, complaints, and concerns in an expeditious, fair, and amicable manner. Students residing outside of the State of North Carolina while attending North Carolina A&T State University who desire to resolve a grievance should follow the Steps for the Student Complaint Form and complete the University Student Complaint Form. If you have questions or need additional information, you may contact:
Melody C. Pierce, Ph.D. & Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Division of Student Affairs
Murphy Hall, Suite 100
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Telephone: 336-334-7696
Fax: 336-334-7103
Email: studaff@ncat.edu
Website: https://www.ncat.edu/campus-life/student-affairs/index.php
The University of North Carolina System Post-Secondary Education Student Complaint Procedure
If an issue cannot be resolved internally through the University's complaint procedure, you may file a complaint with the University of North Carolina System Office. Please review the Student Complaint Process, print and complete the Student Complaint Form and submit the complaint to:
North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
c/o Student Complaints
University of North Carolina System Office
910 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2688
(919) 962-4550
Email: studentcomplaint@northcarolina.edu
Website: https://www.northcarolina.edu/post-secondary-education-complaints/
SACSCOC Complaint Procedure
If for some reason the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved, the next step would be to file a complaint with the University's accrediting agency. North Carolina A&T State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award certificates and baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Students who file a complaint with the accrediting agency should follow the SACSCOC Complaint Procedure. The contact information for SACSCOC is:
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
Telephone: 404-679-4500
Website: http://www.sacscoc.org
SARA-NC Student Complaint Process
Students may also file a complaint through SARA-NC. The primary objectives of SARA NC are to make it easier for institutions in North Carolina to provide online and distance education options to students in other states and to provide basic protections for those students. Students should follow the SARA-NC Student Complaint Process and use the SARA-NC Student Complaint Form.
SARA-NC Contact Information:
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)
c/o SARA North Carolina Director
P.O. Box 14103
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Toll-Free Telephone: (855) SARA-1-NC (727-2162)
Telephone: (919) 549-8614, Ext. 4667
Email: complaint@saranc.org
Website: www.saranc.org
State Contact Information
Pursuant to the United States Department of Education’s Program Integrity Rule, each institution of higher education is required to provide all prospective and current students with the contact information of the state agency or agencies that handle complaints against postsecondary education institutions offering distance education within that state. Students are encouraged to follow North Carolina A&T's Student Student Complaint Procedure and to utilize the University Student Complaint Form prior to filing a complaint with a state agency. To access a list of contact information for each state's post-secondary education licensing agency, please visit the State Contact Information for Online Students page.