Accreditation and State Licensure Information
Bellarmine University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. Bellarmine University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Bellarmine University 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).
Bellarmine University is licensed to operate as an independent institution in Kentucky by the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education (CPE). To file a complaint against an institution licensed by CPE, please submit your complaint in writing to Jevonda Keith, Executive Director, Postsecondary Licensing, Council on Postsecondary Education, 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort, KY 40601 or via email at jevonda.keith@ky.gov. For more information, visit cpe.ky.gov.
Bellarmine University is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), which grants authorization through the four regional education compacts to deliver distance education courses and programs across state lines, to students in 48 participating states plus California and Puerto Rico. To see if your state is also a member, which would allow you to enroll in Bellarmine’s distance education programs, visit the NC-SARA website.
The full list of Bellarmine’s institutional and professional school and programmatic accrediting bodies and licensure agencies is provided below.
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Notice for Programs Leading to Licensure
Bellarmine University offers a number of programs leading to professional licensure in Kentucky. However, some states maintain different requirements for professional licensure, and these requirements can change. Students not living or located in Kentucky who wish to pursue licensure outside of Kentucky should consult the professional licensing board in the state in which they plan to seek licensure to determine specific requirements or guidelines for reciprocity, in order to better understand whether completion of a program at Bellarmine University would satisfy licensure requirements in a different state. Bellarmine continually makes all reasonable efforts to determine whether offered programs meet educational requirements of professional licensure boards in other states, and during the admissions process, staff will work with applicants to understand individual implications, based on the university's efforts to determine whether or not Bellarmine's program meets the requirements of the state from which the applicant applies.
At the following link, for each of Bellarmine’s programs that typically lead to licensure, you can find licensure contacts for each state, as well as information about whether a program is understood to satisfy licensure requirements in other states.