Accreditations & Memberships

Georgian Court University is accredited by:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
1007 North Orange St
4th Floor, MB #166
Wilmington, DE 19801
267-284-5011

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Georgian Court is licensed by:

New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
PO Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
609-292-4310

Teacher, administrator, and education services personnel certification programs are approved and registered by:

New Jersey Department of Education
PO Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
877-900-6960

Additional Accreditations & Approvals

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
The program is currently in re-accreditation review, and is aligned with the standards of:
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314

The CACREP is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Counseling Center
Accredited by:
International Accreditation of Counseling Services, Inc.
101 S. Whiting Street, Suite 211
Alexandria, VA 22304

Nursing Program
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Georgian Court University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Georgian Court University is also accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 45010, Newark, NJ 07101

The ACBSP is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

School of Education Teacher Education and Administration and Leadership Programs
Accredited by:
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
1140 19^th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036 

The CAEP is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

School Psychology Program
Approved by:
National Association of School Psychologists
4340 East West Highway, Suite 402
Bethesda, MD 20814

Social Work Program
Accredited by:
Council on Social Work Education Commission on Accreditation
1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457

The CSWE is a specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Documents describing accreditation/licensing activity can be reviewed by contacting the appropriate accreditor/licensor, or by contacting GCU’s Office of the President for information related to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, the office of the appropriate school dean for programs in the School of Business and Digital Media and the School of Education, and the department chair or program directors for other programs. Attempts to resolve complaints regarding GCU should always occur first using processes internal to GCU (see http://www.georgian.edu/heoa/ for links to specific processes). Complaints that cannot be resolved by following those processes can be filed by contacting the appropriate accrediting/licensing organizations at the addresses listed above. Students taking a GCU course by distance education can find a current list of the appropriate state agency for handling complaints in their home state at http://www.georgian.edu/heoa/.

Conference for Mercy Higher Education

The mission of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education is to preserve and develop the core Catholic identity and mission of Mercy higher education in accord with the spirit, mission, and heritage of the Sisters of Mercy through a variety of collaborative activities, programs, and initiatives. The Conference for Mercy Higher Education includes colleges and universities serving over 35,000 students in 12 states (http://www.mercyhighered.org). Members include:

• Carlow University, Pittsburgh, PA
• College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
• Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ
• Gwynedd Mercy University, Gwynedd Valley, PA
• Maria College, Albany, NY
• Mercy College of Health & Sciences, Des Moines, IA
• Mercy College of Ohio, Toledo, OH
• Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
• Misericordia University, Dallas, PA
• Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, PA
• Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, IA
• Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Standish, ME
• Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL
• Salve Regina University, Newport, RI
• Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY
• University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI
• University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, CT