Regional Accreditation
Academic excellence at Governors State
University (GSU) demands that we meet the most rigorous standards. Governors
State University is accredited by The Higher
Learning Commission
(hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education.
Governors State University’s last
reaccreditation visit by the Higher Learning Commission was in 2020, and its
accreditation status has been continued.
The Higher Learning Commission can be
contacted at:
Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
Phone: 800.621.7440/312.263.0456
Fax: 312.263.7462
info@hlcommission.org
Any
complaints regarding Governors State University may also be submitted via email
at: complaints@hlcommission.org or via their web
portal at: https://www.hlcommission.org/Student-Resources/complaints.html
As a public university in the State
of Illinois, Governors State University is also authorized by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). IBHE maintains profiles of all recognized
institutions and can be accessed via http://ibheprofiles.ibhe.org/.
IBHE can also be contacted at:
1 North Old State Capitol Plaza,
Suite 333
Springfield, IL 62701-1377
Phone: 217.782.2551
Fax: 217.782.8548
TTY: 888.261.2881
info@ibhe.org
Any complaints regarding GSU may be
submitted via the IBHE Institutional Complaint Hotline (217.557.7359) or online
via their Online Institutional Complaint System (http://complaints.ibhe.org/).
For copies of documents describing
Governor State University’s accreditation with The Higher Learning Commission,
please contact:
Governors State University
Office of the Provost
1 University Parkway
Room G351
University Park, IL
Phone: 708.534.4980
Fax: 708.534.8399
provost@govst.edu
Accredited Programs
Additionally, the following programs
at GSU have earned recognition by the identified accrediting agencies:
Please note: GSU is actively working
to update the "Accreditation Through Year" column with the most
current accreditation information and dates.
Program(s) | Accrediting Organization | Accreditation Through
Year |
Addictions Studies Bachelors of Health Science in Community Health Master of Health Science in Addiction Studies | National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC) | Awaiting final results
of 2021 accreditation visit |
Chemistry, BS | American Chemical
Society
(ACS) | 2024 |
Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry,
English, and Mathematics) | Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Biology and Chemistry –
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) English – National
Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Mathematics – National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) | CAEP Accreditation –including NSTA – NCTE – NCTM 2025 |
Public
Administration, MPA | National Association of
Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) | 2025 |
Accounting, Business
Administration, Business
and Applied Science, Management Information Systems/ Business Analytics (BA,
BS, MBA, MS) | The Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AASCB) | 2022 |
Communication
Disorders, MHS | Council on Academic
Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech -Language Pathology - ASHA | 2023 |
Health
Administration, BHA | Association of
University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) | 2026 |
Health
Administration, MHA | Commission on
Accreditation of Health Management Education (CAHME) | Awaiting results of 2021
accreditation visit |
Nursing, BSN/MSN | Accreditation Commission
for Education in Nursing (ACEN) | MSN – 2022 BSN - 2026 |
Occupational Therapy,
MOT | Accreditation Council
for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) | 2029 |
Physical Therapy, DPT | Commission on
Accreditation in Physical Therapy (CAPTE) | Awaiting results of 2021
accreditation visit |
Social Work, BSW/MSW | Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE) | 2023 |
Elementary Education,
BA, Early Childhood
Education, BA Principalship, MA, Superintendent,
Ed.D. | Council for the
Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Elementary Education –
Association for Childhood Education – for Elementary Teachers (ACEI) Early Childhood
Education – National Association for
the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) School Leadership –
Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) | CAEP Accreditation – including ACEI – NAEYC – ELCC 2025 |
Counseling (Clinical Mental Health,
Marriage and Family, School Counseling), MA, Counselor Education and
Supervision, Ed.D. | Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | 2022 |
For copies of documents describing
GSU’s programmatic accreditations with the accrediting agencies listed above,
please contact:
Governors State University
Office of the Provost
1 University Parkway
Room G351
University Park, IL
Phone: 708.534.4980
Fax: 708.534.8399
provost@govst.edu
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