Kentucky State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Kentucky State University.
Credits earned at Kentucky State University are accepted by other accredited institutions of higher education throughout the country for transfer credit, graduate study, professional placement, and employment opportunities. The University also holds full membership in and/or accreditation from the following state, regional, and national educational or professional organizations:
Academy of Criminal Justice and Science
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing
American Association for Higher Education
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American College Health Association
American Library Association
Associated Collegiate Press
Association for Institutional Research
Association for Student Judicial Affairs
Association of American Colleges and Univers
Association of College and University Auditors
Association of Gerontology in Higher Education
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Association of Public and Land-Grant Colleges Universities
Association of Research Directors of 1890 Land Grant Universities
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
Black College Communication Association
Broadcast Education Association
The College Board
College Broadcasters Incorporated
The Cooperative Center for Study Abroad
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Council for the Accreditation of Preparation (Educator Preparation)
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
Council of National Alumni Associations, Inc.
Council on Social Work Education
HBCU Library Alliance
International Student Association
Kentucky Academy of Science
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