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Accreditation

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 and Human Sciences

 

School of Engineering

Undergraduate programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

 

School of Health Professions

Department of Health Services

Department of Clinical & Diagnostic Sciences

Department of Occupational Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy

 

School of Medicine

 

School of Nursing

 

School of Optometry

 

School of Public Health

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