Accreditation

Florida Gulf Coast University had its regional accreditation reaffirmed (December 2005) by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools through the year 2015 and was recently (December 2007) granted a request to move to Level V from Level III to offer the Doctor in Physical Therapy and the Education Specialist degrees.

In addition, the university strives to achieve specialized accreditation for all its eligible programs. Currently, the following programs/units have earned specialized accreditation from professional accrediting agencies (non-state government agencies):

Lutgert College of Business - AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business   

Master of Science in Nursing Anesthesia - Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational programs

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy - American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

Master of Science in Physical Therapy - Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, American Physical Therapy Association

M.A. or M.Ed. in Counseling (Concentrations in Mental Health and School Counseling) - Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs/American Counseling Association                                               
B.S.N. and M.S.N. (in Nursing) - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Master of Science in Social Work - Council on Social Work/Division of Standards and Accreditation

B.S. in Resort and Hospitality Management Professional Golf Management Concentration - Professional Golf Association of America 

B.S. in Athletic Training - Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education/Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Athletic Training

In addition, the university is actively seeking accreditation for its College of Education, U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering, its Master of Public Administration, its Bachelor of Science in Social Work, its Bachelor of Science in Resort and Hospitality Management, and its Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science.