- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
- Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)
Student achievement goals, measures, and performance data is available at https://emu.edu/about/accreditation/student-achievement. More information on the individual accreditations and certifications is available below.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Eastern Mennonite University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, master’s, and doctorate degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Eastern Mennonite 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).
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)
The university is authorized by name to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). Students and prospective students may find the information resources of the SCHEV of use in planning for college and careers, including SCHEV’s institutional profile for each Virginia public college and university, and for each independent college or university participating in the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program. Here is EMU's SCHEV profile.
CACREP Counseling Accreditation
EMU’s MA in Counseling program is accredited in community mental health counseling by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
CAEP Teacher Education Accreditation
Our teacher education program has carried the highest national accreditation standards in the nation for more than 50 years. EMU is accredited through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
CCNE Nursing Accreditation
EMU’s undergraduate and master's programs in nursing are approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The school nurse certification program is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
CSWE Social Work Accreditation
EMU is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), which serves as the national accrediting and standard-setting agency for both graduate and undergraduate social work programs. The EMU social work program also draws on the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics to inform its goals, objectives, and ethical principles.
Seminary Accreditations
Association of Theological Schools (ATS)
Eastern Mennonite Seminary is accredited by SACSCOC as part of Eastern Mennonite University, and is also accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.
UMC Pastor Ordination
The seminary is approved by the United Methodist Church for the training of candidates for ordination.
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
The seminary’s clinical pastoral education program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., an accrediting agency in the field of clinical pastoral education recognized nationally by the U.S. Secretary of Education through the U.S. Department of Education.