Alcorn State University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. It has 5 programmatic accredited programs and 1 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 CollegesAccredited1/1/1948 - Current

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Didactic Program in DieteticsAccredited6/1/1983 - 5/13/2015
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programsAccredited1/1/1982 - Current
Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate programAccredited12/1/1982 - Current
(Estimated Date)
Nursing (MNUR) - Master's programAccredited10/1/1999 - Current
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1981 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited12/1/2001 - Current