The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. The University of Alabama at Birmingham also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of the University of Alabama at Birmingham 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).
Additionally, our programs are accredited by discipline-specific accrediting bodies:
Collat School of Business
Department of Accounting & Finances
School of Dentistry
School of Education
School of Engineering
Undergraduate programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
School of Health Professions
Department of Health Services
- Health Information Management - Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences
- Accreditation Review Committee on Education Programs for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
- Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
- Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology
- Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
- Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT)
- National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)
Department of Occupational Therapy
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Optometry