Nicholls State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs and 3 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on CollegesAccredited1/1/1964 - Current

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Didactic Program in DieteticsAccredited5/1/1979 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programsAccredited6/1/1974 - 5/1/2010
(Estimated Date)
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate programAccredited10/1/1987 - 12/31/2010
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited10/3/2003 - Current
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levelsAccredited9/27/2008 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1997 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1982 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipPre-Accredited3/13/2017 - Current
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipPre-Accredited7/1/2003 - 10/12/2006
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited10/12/2006 - 5/31/2009