Accreditation
According to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA, a private, nonprofit national organization that coordinates accreditation activity in the United States):
Accreditation in higher education is a collegial process of self-review and peer review for improvement of academic quality and public accountability of institutions and programs. This quality review process occurs on a periodic basis, usually every three to ten years. Typically, it involves three major activities:
- A self-evaluation by an institution or program using the standards or criteria of an accrediting organization;
- A peer review of an institution or program to gather evidence of quality; and
- A decision or judgment by an accrediting organization to accredit, accredit with conditions, or not accredit an institution/program.
All of the State universities of Florida are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The following documents comprise a survey of the accreditation status of academic programs in the State universities of Florida:
Accreditation Status of Academic Programs in the State University System [149.5 KB XLS] (Updated Summer 2010)
The following documents provide statistical analysis of accreditation in Florida's public universities:
Graduates from Accredited Programs in the State University System of Florida [27.5 KB XLS]
Summary of Accreditation Statistics for State University System of Florida [39.0 KB XLS]
